The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Sporting world turns on Russia after Ukraine invasion

This season’s Champions League Final will be played in Paris, after UEFA this morning stripped St Petersburg of the game.

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2022

NATO leaders meet to reassure allies near Russia, Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are aiming to reassure member countries on the alliance’s eastern flank that their security is guaranteed in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Formula 1 cancel Russian Grand Prix in wake of Ukraine invasion

F1 said the race, which is scheduled to be held in Sochi on 25 September, is ‘impossible to hold in the current circumstances’

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine invasion could see Merseyside’s cost of living crisis deepen

Households across Merseyside were already braced for a huge spike in energy prices in April, but war in Ukraine could push the cap as high as £3000

Liverpool Echo · Feb 25, 2022

Longer flight times after Russia bans UK airlines from airspace

Move in retaliation for Aeroflot sanction will affect some long-haul flights to destinations further east

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

Departing from protocol, pope goes to Russian embassy over Ukraine

Pope Francis went to the Russian embassy to the Vatican on Friday to relay his concern over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to Moscow's ambassador, in an unprecedented departure from diplomatic protocol.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Sky News journalist runs for cover on live TV as mortar fire rains down in Ukraine

British Sky News reporter Alex Rossi ran for their life on live television as they came under mortar fire while reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Haas drops Russian sponsorship at F1 testing

American-owned F1 team Haas dropped the sponsorship of Russian company Uralkali on its car on the final day of preseason testing in Barcelona where Mercedes and Red Bull were the fastest in action

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

President Zelensky's speech in full as Russian death squads hunt secret location

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky gave an impassioned speech to the Russian population, pleading with them to see Ukraine as a friend, not an enemy - read the full address here

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine asks tough questions of ESG

‘Our job is to navigate with the world as it is, not as we would like it to be’

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2022