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

Ukraine receives second batch of U.S. weapons in Russian stand-off

Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Sunday the country had received a second consignment of weapons from the United States as part of defensive aid totalling $200 million.

Reuters

Ukraine: Man named by UK as Putin’s choice to run Kyiv puppet regime says claim ‘fake news’

Yevhen Murayev says he will sue over London’s assertion he is colluding with the Kremlin

The Independent UK

US orders families of Ukraine embassy staff to leave on war fears

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken resists imposing immediate sanctions arguing it would remove their deterrent effect

Al Jazeera

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

Russia hits back after UK alleges anti-Kyiv plot

Russia hit back on Sunday after the U.K. alleged that Moscow is plotting to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv, with the West continuing to warn that Moscow could yet invade Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader

The U.K. government made the claim based on an intelligence assessment, without providing evidence to back it up.

Chicago Sun-Times

New NYPD documents shed light on former Gov. Spitzer’s 2016 encounter with Russian woman in Plaza Hotel room

NEW YORK — Newly obtained investigative documents reveal former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer name-dropped a powerful friend named “Bill” to cops investigating a bloody encounter with a Russian woman in Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel in 2016.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine taking UK claim of Russian invasion plot seriously, says adviser

Warning greeted with shock and some scepticism in Kyiv but aide says it fits ‘logical chain’

The Guardian - UK

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

Russia sets another daily virus record amid omicron surge

New coronavirus infections in Russia have reached an all-time high, the third consecutive daily record as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads through the country

The Independent UK

Blinken says too early to step up Russia sanctions over Ukraine

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected pressure to immediately escalate sanctions on Russia for its military buildup around Ukraine, saying it would limit the West's options in the future.

Tribune News Service

Ukrainian politician mocks 'stupid' UK claims he could lead Kremlin puppet government

Former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev derided British allegations that he could be installed as leader of a Kremlin puppet government in Kyiv, and told Reuters in an interview that he was considering legal action.

Reuters

No 10 casts Johnson as head of anti-Russian alliance over Ukraine

Analysis: Press release depicts a leader gripping a crisis, not a broken man unable to shed travails at home

The Guardian - UK

Iran Urges People to Dress Warmly to Cut Gas Use

Iran's oil ministry on Sunday urged people to wear warm clothes to reduce a surging demand for gas, as people turn up their heaters to cope with bitterly cold winter temperatures. Iran has the world's second largest gas reserves after Russia, and the fourth largest oil reserves.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Rebuffs Sanctioning Russia Now, Wants to Preserve Deterrence

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rebuffed calls to immediately impose economic sanctions on Russia, saying that doing so would undercut the West's ability to deter potential Russian aggression against Ukraine. Russia's massing of troops near its border with Ukraine has sparked Western concerns that it may invade.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

In eastern Ukraine, trench warfare grinds on against backdrop of invasion fears

AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — In his raspy smoker’s voice, the middle-aged Ukrainian soldier urged a visitor to hurry through a stretch of muddy trench that traversed an open clearing.

Los Angeles Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

US vows ‘swift, severe and united response’ if Russia invades Ukraine

Anthony Blinken rejects calls for preemptive sanctions but says ‘massive consequences’ await as US orders families of embassy staff out of Kyiv

France 24

‘We’re at war’: The ‘Lithuanian Elves’ who take on Russian trolls online

For "Hawk", Russia declared war against Europe already seven years ago, when it first threatened Ukraine and invaded and annexed the Crimean peninsula. Since then, the war never really ended, at least not online. In Lithuania, Russia’s neighbour and the first Soviet republic to declare its independence from the bloc…

Reuters

Germany urges 'prudence' in potential sanctions against Russia over Ukraine

Germany's leader has urged Europe and the United States to think carefully when considering sanctions against Russia for any aggression against Ukraine in a crisis pitting Berlin's main gas supplier against its biggest security allies.

Reuters

U.S. rebuffs sanctioning Russia now, wants to preserve deterrence

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rebuffed calls to immediately impose economic sanctions on Russia, saying that doing so would undercut the West's ability to deter potential Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

The Biden doctrine: Ukraine gaffe sums up mixed year of foreign policy

On Russia and Putin, the president said the quiet part loud. Re-engagement has been welcomed but the exit from Afghanistan was a disaster. Analysts see much to do to rebuild US credibility

The Guardian - UK

Blinken says Nato united on Ukraine as EU ministers prepare to meet

US secretary of state says Germans ‘share our concerns’ after navy chief’s comments rattle alliance

The Guardian - UK

German navy chief quits after saying Putin deserves respect over Ukraine

Kay-Achim Schönbach said it was ‘nonsense’ that Russia wanted to invade its neighbour and that Kyiv would never win back Crimea

The Independent UK

‘Very significant’ risk of Russia invading Ukraine – Dominic Raab

Liz Truss has said the Russian plotting showed the lengths to which the Kremlin was prepared to go to undermine the government in Kyiv.

Al Jazeera

In Russia, Indigenous land defenders face intimidation and exile

Pressure on communities comes as regional elites and big companies look to develop resource-rich Indigenous lands.

The Independent UK

Ukraine says Russia waging ‘hybrid war’ after cyberattack on government websites

Threat of Russian invasion looms as 100,000 troops gather near border

The Independent UK

US intelligence says Russia planning false flag operation to justify Ukraine invasion

‘We saw this playbook before, including the widespread effort to push out misinformation, not just in Europe but around the global community’

1 … 3292 3293 3294 3295

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.