The Latest Breaking News from Russia

UK set to send more troops in Russia crisis - but won't enter Ukraine or set up no-fly zone

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said 'we may need to provide more both in land, sea and air' but warned any UK fighting in Ukraine itself could provoke an 'existential' war with nuclear-armed Russia

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Biden sounds like a wartime president. Putin may force him into some 'very, very difficult choices' - Roll Call

Joe Biden faces the challenge of sounding like a wartime president who is clear he will not send U.S. troops to Ukraine to fight Russia.

Roll Call · Feb 25, 2022

Syrian president Assad backs Putin on Ukraine - Syrian presidency

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and supported his position regarding Ukraine, the Syrian presidency said in a statement on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Russia Ukraine war: how crisis affects UK life from petrol to cost of living

The financial impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine could rise prices of petrol, energy and food.

Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022

Moment Ukrainian troops lie in wait for Russian invasion only 5 miles from Kyiv

WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES Ukrainian deputy defence minister Anna Maliar said enemy troops had driven two Ukrainian army trucks into Kyiv, followed by a convoy of military trucks

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine tells citizens to make Molotov cocktails to fight Russia and lifts age limits on army recruitment

‘Make Molotov cocktails, neutralise the occupier’

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Kremlin says sanctions will cause Moscow problems but they can be solved

The Kremlin said on Friday that Western sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine would cause problems for Moscow, but not insurmountable ones, with Russia set to widen its trade and economic ties with Asian countries.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Oleksandr Usyk calls for ‘no war’ after returning to Ukraine amid Russian invasion

The heavyweight champion is preparing for a rematch with Anthony Joshua, whom he dethroned last year

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Factbox-Turkey's ties to Russia, Ukraine limit its room to manoeuvre

President Tayyip Erdogan has developed strong economic and political relations with both Moscow and Kyiv in recent years, which leave Turkey facing a delicate balancing act in its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Commentary: Sanctions alone won’t deter Russia. NATO must step in

In justifying his invasion into Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has consistently pointed to one culprit as the main driver for the crisis: NATO’s expansion into Eastern Europe and its military cooperation with Ukraine, including providing billions of dollars in training and equipment.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2022