The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukraine to confront Russia at Int'l Court of Justice on Monday

Ukraine and Russia will face off Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a hearing on emergency measures sought by Kyiv to order Moscow to suspend military operations, with Russia's legal team weakened by the resignation of a key lawyer.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

UN votes to investigate alleged Russian rights abuses in Ukraine

Thirty-two of the 47 UN Human Rights Council members voted in favour of the resolution brought by Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2022

Austria Sends Old Helmets To Ukraine And Gives New Ones To Own Troops

Far-right Freedom Party wrongly implies government leaving soldiers without protective headgear.

Zenger · Mar 4, 2022

Has War In Ukraine Crash Landed EUR/GBP?

Who knows is the honest answer! War in Ukraine has dominated markets since February 24 and unfortunately, war, especially this one, can prove unpredictable. Obviously, currency markets have played to the euro area’s greater geographic and economic linkages to Russia and Ukraine. But the United Kingdom, despite Brexit, is still geographically…

Benzinga · Mar 4, 2022

Sainsbury’s becomes first supermarket to rename chicken kiev to kyiv

It has also removed Russian products from its shelves

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Factbox-Ukraine has one of Europe's largest nuclear power sectors

Russian troops on Friday seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. Ukraine is heavily dependent on nuclear energy and has 15 operative nuclear reactors that generate roughly 54% of the country's electricity needs.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

Russia: the oligarchs and business figures on western sanction lists

We take a look at those blacklisted by the US, EU and UK so far

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

IPC chief Andrew Parsons makes plea for peace as Paralympics open in Beijing

Russian and Belarusian athletes have been excluded from the Games

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Sainsbury’s renames chicken kievs and pulls Russian-made vodka

UK’s second biggest supermarket switches Soviet-era spelling of capital city to preferred Ukrainian version

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Russia introduces 15 year jail time for anyone caught intentionally spreading fake news

The Putin regime has outlined a scale of punishments for anyone deemed to have discredited the armed forces, with stiffer penalties for those who intentionally spread fake information or called for unsanctioned public action

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022