The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Elon Musk supports increasing oil output in wake of Ukraine invasion

‘Sustainable energy solutions simply cannot react instantaneously to make up for Russian oil & gas exports’

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

West ramps up support for Ukraine but refuses its main ask: A no-fly zone

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed their offensive against key Ukrainian cities Friday in a heavy bombing and shelling campaign that has led to a ballooning humanitarian disaster, spurred a growing exodus of people and raised fears of a wider calamity after Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant was set ablaze.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2022

PM warns of nuclear disaster risk after Ukrainian power plant shelled

Boris Johnson said ‘however long it takes, however arduous’, Russian president Vladimir Putin ‘must fail’.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

Will old Christian prophecy protect Ukraine?

Kateryna Yushchenko, the Chicago-born wife of the ex-Ukrainian president, called attention to a mosaic of the Virgin Mary in Kyiv that legend has it protects the country from atop its perch in St. Sophia cathedral.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 5, 2022

Ukrainian Navy scuttles flagship as Russia advances on Mykolaiv

Defence minister says Kyiv ‘building new fleet’

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

North Korea fires 'projectile' into sea days after refusing to denounce Russia

A suspected ballistic missile has been launched by North Korea into the sea, according to a statement by the South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff which is the ninth missile launch this year

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022

We feel abandoned by the West: Ukrainian MP condemns UK and US response to war

Inna Sovsun said the rollout of sanctions against Russia ‘isn’t on the same speed as the rollout of the atrocities of the war’.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

‘The worst possible nightmare’: voices from Ukrainian football as war rages

Four players and a coach with Ukrainian clubs reveal how their lives have been turned upside down by Russia’s invasion

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2022

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 5 March 2022

The latest IPCC report dropped on the same day that eastern Australia was swamped by the worst floods in years. While we must include all the usual caveats (no one meteorological event is caused by climate change, etc.), you can still don your detective's cap.

inkl Originals · Mar 5, 2022

Binance founder says cryptocurrencies won’t help Russia evade sanctions

Trading platform boss says "‘crypto is too small for Russia’ and more focus should be placed on the banking system

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022