The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Russian state-owned media stopped from advertising or monetising on Facebook

Authorities in Moscow earlier announced a ‘partial restriction’ on the site after Facebook limited the accounts of several Kremlin-backed outlets.

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

US Says Will Continue to Engage with Russia over Iran

The United States will continue to engage with Russia over efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, even though Moscow's invasion of Ukraine had made it a "pariah on the world stage," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday. Price said US officials would now only engage with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

Biden signs memo to give Ukraine £448m in immediate military assistance

Authorities in Kyiv urged residents to seek or remain in shelters early on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

China is Russia's best hope to blunt sanctions, but wary

China is the only friend that might help Russia blunt the impact of economic sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, but President Xi Jinping’s government is giving no sign it might be willing to risk its own access to U.S. and European markets by doing too much

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

Ukraine claims Russia 'did not take a single city' during night as fight for Kyiv continues

'Active combat actions are taking place on the streets of Kiev'

Wales Online · Feb 26, 2022

Fake viral footage is spreading alongside the real horror in Ukraine. Here are 5 ways to spot it

Amid the alarming images of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the past few days, millions of people have also seen misleading, manipulated or false information about the conflict on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Telegram.

The Conversation · Feb 26, 2022

Battle for Kyiv as Ukrainians attempt to hold off Russian forces

Defence forces wage ferocious resistance in the capital as Zelenskiy says ‘we will not lay down our arms’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2022

‘Noise, speed, chaos and fuss everywhere’: diary of evacuation from Kyiv

Larisa Kalik documents the Russian invasion of Ukraine and being forced to leave the city she loves

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022

The antisemitism animating Putin’s claim to ‘denazify’ Ukraine

The Russian leader’s pretext for invasion recasts Ukraine’s Jewish president as a Nazi and Russian Christians as true victims of the Holocaust

The Guardian - US · Feb 26, 2022

Ukrainians in Bristol speak out as Russian troops enter Kyiv - 'my friends are hiding underground'

'Hiding from bombs in the 21st century in your own home is unacceptable'

Bristol Post · Feb 26, 2022