Russia bans UK flights amid fallout from Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine Defence Secretary Ben Wallace it was a retaliation to Britain’s decision to ban Aeroflot flights from UK airports Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2022
Biden orders Russian sanctions "This is going to impose severe cost on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time," says Biden Salon · Feb 25, 2022
AP News Digest 3:55 a.m. Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org. The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022
Piers Morgan makes sarcastic comment over Prince Harry and Meghan's Russia statement The former GMB presenter Piers Morgan was not impressed with the statement. Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022
Ukraine demands tougher sanctions against Russia as rocket strikes hit Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelensky shared a call with Boris Johnson after fighting closed in on the capital city. The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022
Defence Secretary compares Putin to Hitler warning he is not in his 'right mind' UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned Russia's President Vladimir Putin is acting 'irrationally' by invading Ukraine - and suggested his warning about echoes of the 1938 Munich conference had been proven right Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022
Ukraine slams ‘horrific’ strikes on Kyiv amid Russian advance Blasts are heard as Ukraine’s capital comes under increasing threat from invading Russian forces. Al Jazeera · Feb 25, 2022
Russia sanctions: Aeroflot banned from flying to the UK Russian airline Aeroflot was banned from flying to the United Kingdom on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine. Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2022
Everything we know from first day of Russian Ukraine war There are warnings Russian forces are closing in on the Ukraine capital of Kyiv Liverpool Echo · Feb 25, 2022
Ukraine Crisis Reshaping Biden’s Presidency Russia’s expanding invasion of Ukraine has opened a new and perilous chapter in Joe Biden’s presidency, testing his aspirations to defend democracy on a global level and thrusting him into a long-term struggle to restore European security. It’s a far different trajectory than he imagined when his administration began last… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022
EU reveals new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine invasion Ursula von der Leyen says move demonstrates unity of bloc The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022
Putin Waves Nuclear Sword in Confrontation with the West It has been a long time since the threat of using nuclear weapons has been brandished so openly by a world leader, but Vladimir Putin has just done it, warning in a speech that he has the weapons available if anyone dares to use military means to try to stop… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022
Morrison turns blowtorch on China for being soft on Russia Scott Morrison and his ministers have strongly attacked China over its failure to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or to use its influence to press President Putin to pull back. The Conversation · Feb 25, 2022
Russia’s civil aviation authority bans UK flights; oil and gas prices retreat – as it happened Brent crude back below $100 a barrel as global shares rebound and Russian stocks, bonds and rouble recover, even as Russian troops advance on the Ukrainian capital The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022
Wales Online · Feb 25, 2022 Day 2 of Russia's attack on Ukraine: What we know so far Footage shows Ukraine shooting down a Russian aircraft over Kyiv
Irish Mirror · Feb 25, 2022 Security expert answers 10 questions Ireland has about Russian invasion of Ukraine and if a world war is next? Putin faces so many variables, risking troop deaths, partial or total failure, and a long and economically crippling war.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022 Biden Takes Veiled Swipe at China in Condemning Russia Backers on Ukraine US President Joe Biden on Thursday said any country that backed Russia's onslaught in Ukraine would be "stained by association," after China rejected calling Moscow's move an invasion and instead urged all sides to exercise restraint. Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides after Moscow mounted an assault on…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022 What’s going on inside Putin’s mind? His own words give us a disturbing clue The Russian president’s dangerous sense of victimhood draws on 20th-century ideas of his country’s frustrated potential, says Miche Eltchaninoff, author of Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin
Radio France Internationale · Feb 25, 2022 Macron says useful to 'leave path open' for dialogue with Putin French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday it was useful to keep alive the chance of dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin after he launched an invasion of Ukraine.
Reuters · Feb 25, 2022 UK says Russia plans to take whole of Ukraine but is failing Russia intends to take the whole of Ukraine but the Russian army failed to deliver it main objectives on the first day of President Vladimir Putin's invasion, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Friday.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2022 Australia has virtually zero economic leverage over Moscow Experts say Australia has few options for sanctions against Russia given the negligible trade between the two nations
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022 Can Germany function without Vladimir Putin’s gas? Nord Stream 2 was meant to deliver 70% of country’s gas and switch to renewable energy sources has been slow
Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022 Ukraine: Fresh strikes hit Kyiv amid warnings Russian forces closing in on capital The Ukrainian foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said in a tweet just before 4am on Friday that "horrific rocket strikes" hit the city.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022 Klitschko Brothers to Take up Arms and Fight for Ukraine Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko said he would take up arms alongside his brother and fellow Hall of Famer Wladimir Klitschko to fight in what is a "bloody war" following Russia's invasion of their country Ukraine. Russia launched its invasion by land, air and sea on Thursday following a…
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022 Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian troops sweep in Russian forces have moved to the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital as U.S. officials warn that President Vladimir Putin may be intent on installing a new, more Russia-friendly government