The Latest Breaking News from Russia

PM to host Canadian and Dutch leaders for Ukraine talks

Meanwhile, ministers are scrambling to go “faster and harder” with sanctions levelled against the Kremlin.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Iran says Russian demand at nuclear talks 'not constructive' - report

Iranian officials said Russia's demands at talks on Iran's nuclear deal in Vienna are "not constructive", Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, citing an article in The Guardian newspaper.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

More than 261,000 Ukrainians fled to Romania since Russian invasion

A total of 261,445 Ukrainians have fled to Romania since a Russian invasion on Feb. 24, including 33,969 on Sunday, border police data showed on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Russia Announces Opening of Several Humanitarian Corridors in Ukraine

Russia said Monday it will open humanitarian corridors to allow the evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities experiencing heavy fighting, including the capital Kyiv and the besieged port city of Mariupol. "Russian forces, for humanitarian purposes, are declaring a 'regime of silence' from 10:00 am on 7 March and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2022

Fury as big-name brands continue to trade with Russia despite Ukraine invasion

Global brands which haven’t joined the Russian trade boycott were facing a customer backlash last night.

Irish Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Russia pledges to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine cities after heavy night of shelling

Intelligence indicates Russia's military likely made "minimal ground advances over the weekend," U.K. officials said.

Axios · Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine war: Russia ‘steps up shelling’ as UK ambassador says invasion is ‘more and more a callous assault on civilians’

Kharkiv and the outskirts of Kyiv are among the areas which Ukraine said came under renewed attack overnight

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022

Russia Hits Ukraine from Air, Land and Sea with Civilians Trapped

Russian forces pummeled Ukrainian cities from the air, land and sea on Monday, with warnings they were preparing for an assault on the capital Kyiv, as terrified civilians remained trapped in besieged Mariupol. The relentless fire has pushed more than 1.5 million people across Ukraine's borders as refugees, though many…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2022

Tennis-Djokovic offers financial help to Ukraine's Stakhovsky amid war

Novak Djokovic has offered financial support and any other help required to Ukrainian former world number 31 Sergiy Stakhovsky, who has enlisted in his country's reserve army amid Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Now we know: Russia’s horrific past could become our future under Putin

My generation never suffered Soviet era repression, but now we face the dilemma: to acquiesce or fight back, says the Russian novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022