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Russia banned from competing at Eurovision Song Contest 2022 after Ukraine invasion

Organisers said Russia's inclusion could bring the competition into disrepute "in light of the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine"

Irish Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Mark Drakeford says Wales 'has a part to play' taking in refugees from Ukraine amid price rise warning

Russian forces have reached the capital city of Kyiv

Wales Online · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine crisis: 'Slightly longer flight time on some India routes,' says Virgin Atlantic

NEW DELHI: A few international flights to and from India also could get marginally longer with some countries barring Russian planes from their airspace and then asking their airlines to avoid parts of Russian airspace.

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: 7 ways the UK is - and isn’t - helping in invasion crisis

With Britain not deploying troops in Ukraine or enforcing a no-fly zone, many feel helpless in the face of the onslaught from Russia. We take you through the basics of how the UK is, and isn't, helping in the region and why

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Russia is banned from Eurovision after invasion of Ukraine

After a U-turn, organisers say Russia’s inclusion could ‘bring the competition into disrepute’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

How the war in Ukraine will fuel a sharp hike in inflation

With global economy hooked on fossil fuels economists are drawing parallels with the the oil shocks of the 1970s

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

NATO making more deployments in east after Russian invasion

NATO leaders said on Friday they were deploying more troops to eastern Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine, saying that Moscow had lied about its intentions.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Russian Invasion of Ukraine ‘Justified’, Says Myanmar Junta

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is "justified" and demonstrates Moscow's position as a world power, Myanmar's junta said on Friday, backing its major ally and arms supplier. The dawn invasion of troops and tanks accompanied by airstrikes on Ukrainian cities has sparked outrage across the world, with the United States…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022

Thousands of Ukrainians sign up to fight for their country as Russian invasion continues

Long lines of Ukrainians ready for battle, a father saying goodbye to his daughter, civilians donating blood to wounded soldiers … These are the images on social media as thousands of civilians in Ukraine mobilise to protect their country from the Russian invasion. Early on Friday morning, President Volodymyr Zelensky…

France 24 · Feb 25, 2022

Sanctions against Russian oligarchs held up by London law firms, Liz Truss tells MPs

‘Name and shame’ lawyers working for Putin’s cronies, says Labour’s Ben Bradshaw

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022