The Latest Breaking News from Russia

'Hell let loose' after Arctic Convoy hero set sail from Liverpool

Local veterans remember the Arctic Convoys 80-years after their voyages to keep the Russian army and its people afloat during WW2

Liverpool Echo · Feb 25, 2022

Russia Says Will Only Talk to Ukraine once Ukraine's Military Lays Down Arms

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would be ready to hold talks with Kyiv, but only once Ukraine's military had laid down its arms. He also said that Moscow did not want "neo-Nazis" to govern Ukraine, Reuters reported. Russia launched its invasion by land, air and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022

Footballer in Spain vows to pause career to go to war for Ukraine against Russia

Russia declared war on Ukraine on Thursday with the situation in the nation deteriorating with plenty of ramifications across the world of football and particularly Ukrainian nationals

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Russian minister makes bizarre Ireland argument in attempt to justify Ukraine invasion

Russia have been firing missiles and airstrikes all through Thursday night and Friday morning, with tanks rolling through the streets of Kyiv

Irish Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

EU sanctions will ‘hit hard’ at Russia but will not stop the attack – Taoiseach

EU leaders agreed a fresh set of sanctions against Russia following an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

What is SWIFT and why were some Russian banks excluded from it?

Disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT payment system could cripple its ability to trade with most of the world.

Al Jazeera · Feb 25, 2022

Black Ukrainian lawmaker shows plight of small but visible population born out of the Cold War

Thousands of Black Ukrainians are in peril. The nation's only Afro Ukrainian lawmaker is calling on his countrymen to stand against Russia.

Axios · Feb 25, 2022

Cold War map shows 20 UK towns and cities Russia could hit with a nuclear bomb

UK defence officials once released a list of targets if Russia were to launch a nuclear attack on Britain, with 106 locations markers as "probable targets"

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Russia's Lavrov says Moscow wants Ukrainian people to be independent

Russia wants the Ukrainian people to be independent and have the possibility to freely define their destiny, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

‘A dark day for Europe’: How UK newspapers reported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Several of Friday’s papers compared Mr Putin’s behaviour to that of Hitler in the Second World War

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022