The Latest Breaking News from Russia

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: After peace negotiations broke down abruptly, Ukraine’s European allies must go further and faster to provide the support America won’t

March WTI crude oil (CLH26 ) on Wednesday closed up +2.86 (+4.59%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26 ) closed up +0.0536 (+2.80%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Wednesday amid mounting geopolitical risks. The likelihood of the Russian-Ukrainian war continuing is bullish for oil prices as it will...

Russia is back in love with the Games and a return to athletes competing under their own flag at LA in two years’ time seems highly likely

COMMENT: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been powered by lies and backed up by the US. World affairs editor Sam Kiley meets some of Putin’s Russian-speaking victims in Pavlohrad, eastern Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky calls out Trump’s ‘unfair’ treatment of his country

March WTI crude oil (CLH26 ) today is up +2.06 (+3.30%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26 ) is up +0.0438 (+2.29%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today on geopolitical risks. The likelihood of the Russian-Ukrainian war continuing will keep restrictions on Russian crude and limit global oil...

Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics after a row over his war tribute helmet

Ukraine and Russia wrapped up the second day of the US-brokered talks in Geneva on Wednesday after just two hours of negotiations. Zelenskyy said on the military track "progress" was made, while on the political track there was "dialogue".

Hungary and Slovakia said they have suspended diesel exports to Ukraine after Russian oil flows via the Druzhba pipeline were disrupted. Both governments accuse Kyiv of failing to restore the pipeline, but the European Commission said their energy security is not at risk.

Hungary is halting diesel shipments to Ukraine as a dispute over interrupted Russian oil flows through Ukraine drags on