The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Residents fleeing town near Kyiv caught in shelling

Ukrainians fleeing the town of Irpin just outside Kyiv were caught in shelling by Russian forces on Sunday and forced to dive for cover, Reuters witnesses said.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022

Ukraine invasion: Why Canada should rethink its approach to economic sanctions

Western countries have imposed massive sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The West has increasingly relied on economic sanctions to punish or change the policies of foreign governments in the last several decades. The conventional wisdom is that economic sanctions are an effective and peaceful foreign policy tool.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2022

Mastercard and Visa suspend Russian operations after invasion of Ukraine

Visa and Mastercard announced suspensions in Russia on Saturday.

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2022

Thousands arrested across Russia at anti-war protests

OVD-Info says 4,366 arrests made in 56 cities including Pacific port city of Vladivostok and Siberian city of Irkutsk.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2022

Russia ‘is planning to stage public executions in Ukraine to shatter morale’

Leaked documents reportedly show Russia’s plans to begin public executions in Ukrainian cities, which have been captured, in a bid to break morale.

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2022

Scotland must stick with renewables despite energy security fears, insists Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said the transition towards renewable energy should continue as Europe reconsiders its reliance on Russian gas.

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2022

Pope Francis says Ukraine conflict is "not a military operation but a war"

Pope Francis on Sunday rejected Russia's assertion that it is carrying out a "a special military operation" in Ukraine, saying the country was being battered by a war.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022

We cannot forget saving our planet despite energy security risks – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said the transition to renewable energy should continue.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

Talk of Russian Nuclear Escalation Is Brinkmanship, Says UK’s Raab

British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab described talk of the threat of Russia using nuclear weapons in its invasion of Ukraine as brinkmanship and rejected President Putin's statement that likened Western sanctions to a declaration of war. A week ago Putin ordered his military command to put Russia's deterrence forces…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2022

Awaiting Govt., RBI guidelines on SWIFT transactions with Russian entities: PNB

On March 2, the EU prohibited certain Russian banks from accessing the SWIFT financial messaging system in view of Russia's "unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine".

The Hindu · Mar 6, 2022