The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukraine crisis: Satellite images show new military deployment in southern Belarus close to Kiev

Satellite images show deployment of 100 military vehicles and dozens of troop tents in southern Belarus

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Details of Russia sanctions set to be confirmed, says Irish Finance Minister

Paschal Donohoe said that he understood the concerns of business, as the EU, UK and the US begin to impose punitive sanctions on Russia.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Putin says Russia is open to diplomacy but won't compromise on its security

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was always open to diplomacy but put its own national security interests first and would continue to strengthen its military in the face of what he called a difficult international situation.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine-Russia war: What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea blocked by chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Has Ukraine joined Nato? Why Putin is against the country’s membership

Russian leader is vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to the military alliance

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Keir Starmer urges Boris Johnson to end ‘era of oligarch impunity’ – as it happened

Latest updates: Labour leader questions prime minister about level of sanctions after Russia sent troops into Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022

Russian minister dismisses western sanctions after Putin sends troops to eastern Ukraine: ‘We’re used to it’

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov brushes off prospect of ‘mother of all sanctions’ from the west

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Welsh morning headlines: News, coronavirus, sport, weather and roads updates as over £5bn lost through furlough scheme

Fraud and error resulted in £5.3bn being lost through the UK Government furlough scheme, it has been revealed.

Wales Online · Feb 23, 2022

Dan Walker ambushes Liz Truss with damning photo during BBC Breakfast interview

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker blindsided Liz Truss with a photo showing Russian links with the Conservative government

Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine crisis: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kiev in 2014

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022