Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Russia

China has important ties with both Ukraine and Russia, but how long can it stay quiet on crisis?

China remains wedged in an awkward position in the Ukraine crisis, choosing to remain "chillingly silent" on where its support lies. With deep strategic and business partnerships with both Russia and Ukraine, just how much is at stake if Beijing is forced to favour a side?

ABC News

AP PHOTOS: Life in Ukraine on the edge amid war fears

Ordinary Ukrainian civilians take part in military drills to prepare for possible war, handling automatic rifles or advancing in formation as the country lives under the threat of a feared Russian invasion.

The Independent UK

US will not consider recognising Crimea as part of Russia, Blinken says

Move affirms US support for Ukraine

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Russia-Belarus drills near Ukraine border are being extended

Russia and Belarus will extend their biggest joint military drills in years, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said, as frictions spike with the West over Russia’s military buildup near the Ukraine border.

Tribune News Service

As Ukraine tension accelerates and Kamala Harris departs Europe, Russia extends troop exercises

MUNICH, Germany — With tens of thousands of Russian troops canceling withdrawal plans near Ukraine’s northern frontier, and as tensions intensified in the country’s eastern Donbas region, Western and Russian leaders continued to engage in a high-stakes dance Sunday mixing equal parts diplomatic bickering and military puffery — but with…

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris departs Europe as Ukraine tension accelerates, Russia extends troop exercises

MUNICH, Germany — Vice President Kamala Harris concluded a trip to Munich on Sunday aimed at shoring up alliances amid a barrage of shelling in eastern Ukraine and other signs that diplomatic efforts to forestall the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II were failing.

Los Angeles Times

The long, bloody history of proxy wars should be a warning to Johnson in Ukraine

It’s easy to see the prime minister starting a western-backed insurgency that, knowing him as we do, he will not finish, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

U.S. defends decision to wait on Russia sanctions despite Zelenskiy plea

The Biden administration on Sunday refused to unleash sanctions on Russia ahead of a widely anticipated Russian invasion of Ukraine despite mounting criticism from Kyiv and domestic rivals.

Reuters

French Ambassador to UN to Asharq Al-Awsat: Political Process in Syria Has Become a 'Joke'; Iran's Nuclear Program Is a 'Top Priority'

The Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, Nicolas de Riviere, stressed that the war in Ukraine, if it occurred, would be a "disaster" for the European people. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he expressed his "pessimism" regarding the current situation in Syria, describing the political and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Putin ‘moving forward’ with invasion plans, says Blinken

‘My job as a diplomat is to leave absolutely no stone unturned and see if we can prevent war’

The Independent UK

Ukraine claims Russian bias among frontline monitors after western pull-out

Unease inside and outside OSCE mission after US, UK and Canada withdraw representatives from conflict zone

The Guardian - UK

Russia launches ‘Operation Z’ as tanks and trucks marked with symbol head to Ukrainian border

The entourage of military transport travelled towards Ukaraine's border giving another signal of imminent war with a 'Z' marked on all the military and supply vehicles

Daily Mirror

‘All you can do is cry’: Donbas evacuees face uncertain future in Russia

Border regions appear unprepared for hundreds of people arriving from separatist-controlled areas in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin says "daily" Western predictions of Ukraine invasion are provocative

Repeated Western predictions of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are provocative and may have adverse consequences, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Macron, Putin disagree on responsibility for eastern Ukraine tensions - French official

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin disagreed in their phone call on Sunday over who was responsible for tensions in eastern Ukraine, a French presidential adviser said.

Zenger

VIDEO: Russian Tries To Flush 33 Pounds Of Cannabis As Police Raid His Home

Both medical and recreational cannabis are illegal in Russia. Large amounts carry stiff penalities.

The Independent UK

‘It is ordinary people who are left to suffer’: Increased shelling takes its toll in eastern Ukraine

The Ukrainian army and separatist forces trade accusations about deadly attacks as western leaders worry about ‘false flag’ operations by Russia. Kim Sengupta reports from Novoluhanske

Reuters

Russia's foreign ministry says Lavrov and France's Le Drian to speak on Monday - TASS

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold a phone call on Monday, the TASS news agency quoted the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Sunday.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

US intelligence believes Russia has ordered Ukraine invasion – reports

CBS and New York Times cite analysis behind Biden statements while Blinken says meeting with Lavrov off if war begins

France 24

As it happened: Macron pushes for diplomacy, US warns Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday agreed to work for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Macron's office said. The two leaders also agreed on "the need to favour a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis and to do everything to achieve one", the Élysée said,…

Radio France Internationale

Putin, Macron agree to 'intensify' diplomatic efforts on Ukraine

Following separate Sunday telephone conversations with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukranian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, French leader Emmanuel Macron has said all parties are prepared to work towards a ceasefire in east Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Biden says ‘good to see you’ when asked about Ukraine as Kamala Harris meets with Zelensky

Comes as Vice President Harris meets with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky

Reuters

Putin and Macron discuss need to step up Ukraine diplomacy -Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the need to step up the search for diplomatic solutions to the escalating crisis in eastern Ukraine in a phone call on Sunday, the Kremlin said in a statement.

Reuters

Blinken says all signs suggest Russia on the brink of invading Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said everything that's happening on the ground in Ukraine, including the announcement of an extension of military exercises by Russia and Belarus, suggest the world is on the brink of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Biden, Putin agree to summit, France says, after US officials warn of imminent Ukraine invasion

An estimated 30,000 Russian troops are in Belarus, north of Ukraine, as the US embassy in Moscow warns shopping centres and train stations in Moscow and St Petersburg have been threatened with attacks.

1 … 3213 3214 3215 3216

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.