The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukraine president says he spoke to Biden, discussed security, financial support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had spoken to U.S. President Joe Biden and discussed security, financial support for Ukraine and the continuation of sanctions against Russia.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022

Match your words with action over Ukraine, PM to tell world leaders

Boris Johnson is due to set out a six-point plan in an essay in the New York Times.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

Expectant mothers in a Kyiv maternity bunker

More than a million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded last week, but those who were pregnant were left with few good choices, writes Siobhan O’Grady

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion

Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

'McDonalds must join others and put principals before profit to boycott Russia'

Many companies have been trying to do their bit by depriving Russian consumers of their goods or closing their Russian stores, to heap pressure on Putin’s regime

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022

Brace for more Russian plot twists, geopolitical strategist says

When assessing what a political leader is going to do, Marko Papic doesn’t give much weight to the person’s desires. Rather, he looks at what he calls “material constraints.” In other words, what factors will limit the leader’s ability to get what he or she wants.

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2022

Don’t underestimate the West, Wallace tells Putin

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said if allies stuck together, Vladimir Putin would fail.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

AP PHOTOS: Day 10, Russian shelling batters encircled towns

In war-torn areas of Ukraine, residents fled on footpaths and grief-stricken parents mourned dead children as Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

As it happened: Over a million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into Poland, say authorities

Pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine's National Guard accused each other of failing to establish a humanitarian corridor out of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Sunday, in a second attempt by both parties to evacuate civilians. Russian President Vladimir Putin faces ongoing global condemnation of his army's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine,…

France 24 · Mar 5, 2022

'World must find a way to stop Putin and avoid nightmare nuclear scenario'

Could President Xi of China, the only world leader Putin respects, negotiate a settlement? Or it is possible that the Russian president's own people might get rid of him

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022