The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Russia-Ukraine war: decoding how African countries voted at the UN

In recent weeks the world has witnessed the most tense moments in international relations since the end of the Cold War. This was evident in the deliberations and voting by members of the United Nations on resolutions calling on Russia to halt its invasion and withdraw its forces from Ukraine.

The Conversation · Mar 8, 2022

A digital curtain descends across Europe

Episode 397 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason · Mar 8, 2022

Yale professor releases list of companies staying in Russia as pressure mounts on Western companies

Major companies including McDonald’s, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are coming under fire as they continue to refuse to take a stand against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Soldiers defending Ukraine's Odessa give flowers for Women's Day

They fear a Russian attack is imminent, but soldiers in Ukraine's Odessa took time to buy friends and family flowers for Women's Day on Tuesday even though life in the Black Sea port has been turned upside down.

Reuters · Mar 8, 2022

Shell Intends To Halt Operations In Russia, Apologizes For Russian Oil Purchase

Shell PLC (NYSE: SHEL) on Tuesday announced its intentions to withdraw from Russian energy and oil in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 

Benzinga · Mar 8, 2022

Russian airstrike leaves 21 dead including children in 'crime against humanity'

Images taken at the scene in the Ukrainian city of Sumy showcase the devastating aftermath of the Russian attack, with small bodies being pulled from the rubble.

Daily Record · Mar 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin tested Conor McGregor’s whiskey for poison before drinking it

The UFC star said that he gave the 'very first bottle' of Proper Twelve Irish Whiskey to the President of Russia in 2018

Dublin Live · Mar 8, 2022

Focus on Kyiv deadlock obscures Russia’s success in south Ukraine

Analysis: Advance of Putin’s war machine through key southern cities likely to have major impact on war’s outcome

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022

US banning Russian oil imports as Biden warns of ‘costs’

The action follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to U.S. and Western officials to cut off the imports, which had been a glaring omission in the massive sanctions put in place on Russia over the invasion.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2022

Deluded Putin says 'all of Russia' proud of army despite scores of anti-war arrests

Vladimir Putin has clamped down on the free press and arrested thousands of protesters with the media not allowed to call the Ukraine invasion a war

Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022