The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Exclusive-Senior separatist urges Russia to send 30,000 troops to east Ukraine

An influential separatist commander in eastern Ukraine has urged Russia to send 30,000 soldiers to reinforce rebel forces fighting in the breakaway Donetsk region and to operate new weapons systems he hopes Russia will supply.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

UK to send up to 350 troops to Poland as tensions with Russia rise amid Ukraine invasion fears

The UK will send up to 350 additional troops to Poland as tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, defence secretary Ben Wallace has said.

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2022

Separatist leader says full-scale war in east Ukraine could break out any time

A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said on Monday that full-scale war could break out there at any time and his forces might need to turn to Moscow for support.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

Russia and China's growing 'friendship' is more a public relations exercise than a new world order

Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin posed for pictures with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2022 Winter Games, declaring their opposition…

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2022

NATO mulls longer-term military posture in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says

NATO is considering a longer-term military posture in eastern Europe to strengthen its defences, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, as tensions remained high over Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

All six Royal Navy destroyers in port for engine repairs amid heightened tensions with Russia

The Defence Select Committee warned in December 2021 that availability of the ships was a ‘major cause for concern’

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2022

U.S. officials head to Europe to coordinate sanctions options for Russia

A delegation of senior U.S. officials is in Europe this week to discuss coordinating potential sanctions and export-control measures the United States and its allies could take in the event that Russia invades Ukraine, an administration official told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

Today at the Winter Olympics: Bronze at best for GB curlers after last-four loss

Russia’s Kamila Valieva made figure skating history by becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump at an Olympic Games.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

How do young Ukrainians and Russians feel about another war?

While tensions between Moscow and Kyiv reach boiling point, young people on both sides of the border hope for peace.

Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2022

UK sends 350 troops to Poland as fears mount that Russia will invade Ukraine

There will now be 450 British troops in Poland as fears continue to mount about large numbers of Russian troops massed near the Ukrainian border

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2022