The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Chernobyl hero who 'saved the world' runs for his life as his home is blitzed by Russia

Alexei - or Oleksiy - Ananenko, 62, waded through radioactive water to successfully prevent a second cataclysmic explosion at the stricken Chernobyl nuclear reactor

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Russia issues four key demands Ukraine must follow to halt invasion ahead of peace talks

Dmitry Peskov claimed that under Russia’s demands Ukraine could be an ‘independent state’ with ‘conditions of neutrality’

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

'No one is coming to help us': The international students trapped near the Russian border

Hundreds of international students, most from India or the African continent, have been trapped in the Ukrainian university town of Sumy, located about 50 kilometres from the Russian border, since the war there began. The students told the FRANCE 24 Observers team that they have been trapped in their dorms…

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022

Russia snubs UN court hearing in case brought by Ukraine

Ukraine seeks emergency order from ICJ to halt hostility on its territory, arguing Russia falsely applied genocide law.

Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2022

Why has Z become a symbol of Russian aggression and what does it mean?

A Russian gymnast’s “shocking” decision to wear a “Z” linked to support for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine while on the podium has drawn global attention to the symbol.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine’s foreign ministry says Russian shelling prevents evacuation, aid deliveries

Russian shelling is preventing the evacuation of civilians from Kyiv, Mariupol, Sumy, Kharkiv, Volnovakha and Mykolayiv, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Londoner’s Diary: Theatres told not to work with Russian state-backed counterparts for a year

BRITISH theatre companies have been warned that collaborating with Russian state-backed partners is not “appropriate” for at least a year following the invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022

More than 1.7 million Ukrainians have fled, UN says as tide of refugees grows

More than 1.7 million Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion have so far crossed into Central Europe, the United Nation's refugee agency said on Monday, as thousands more streamed across the borders.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Insiders Buying These 4 Penny Stocks

US crude oil futures surged to their strongest levels since 2008 early this morning, amid the risk of Western ban on Russia’s oil imports. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades

Benzinga · Mar 7, 2022

Lawmakers poised to block imports of Russian energy, end other favorable tariffs - Roll Call

The U.S. could join Canada in raising tariff rates on imported Russian goods if Congress revokes Russia's most-favored-nation status.

Roll Call · Mar 7, 2022