Europe braces for further strife as Ukraine crisis escalates Europe braced for further confrontation after tensions over Ukraine escalated dramatically The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
UK will stop Russia selling sovereign debt in London, says Liz Truss Foreign secretary says measure to restrict Putin’s access to finance is part of sanctions package The Guardian - 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 crisis: What are the Minsk agreements? Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’ The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Britain ready to inflict maximum economic pain on Russia, says Truss The Foreign Secretary said Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be ‘hell-bent’ on a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Independent UK · 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
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
What sanctions could Russia face if it invades Ukraine? Western nations including the US and UK could hit Russia with a mix of tough economic and financial sanctions The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Why is Russia threatening to invade Ukraine? UK warns Vladimir Putin ‘bent on full-scale invasion’ of western neighbour The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine explained UK warns Vladimir Putin’s invasion of eastern Donbas is underway The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Vladimir Putin's childhood explained - from 'miracle baby' to power-crazed president Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad, now St Petersburg, a city that had been under siege for 900 days in the Second World War. Putin was a street kid, small for his age and bullied Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022
Irish Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 Conor McGregor was given warning during Vladimir Putin meeting before describing Russian President as a 'great leader' The Dubliner posed for a photo with the Russian President
Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022 Editorial: Vlad the impaler: What is Putin’s endgame here? Vladimir Putin is wily, they say; he’s steps ahead of naive Western counterparts, ruthless at wielding his power for maximum advantage. And sure enough, there was the former KGB colonel Monday signing a piece of paper that Russia has recognized two breakaway Ukrainian regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, as independent —…
Chicago Tribune · Feb 23, 2022 Editorial: Putin wants to undermine Western unity. Here’s why US and NATO cannot let that happen Every so often Vladimir Putin draws back the shades and gives the West a portal into what he’s thinking. He did so Monday, unspooling a rambling hourlong monologue that served as revisionist red meat for the former Soviet KGB agent’s domestic audience, and a gauntlet on the floor for President…
Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2022 Uefa set to strip Russia of Champions League Final after Ukraine escalation with Wembley considered to host Russia is set to be stripped of this season’s Champions League Final after president Vladimir Putin sent troops into eastern Ukraine.
Irish Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 Donald Trump calls Vladimir Putin a 'genius' over Russia's 'invasion' of Ukraine The crisis escalated on Monday when Mr Putin announced he would recognise the two breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk
Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 Map shows how much of UK could be destroyed if Russia launched nuclear bomb on London As Vladimir Putin sends his troops into eastern Ukraine, the world's nuclear super powers find themselves facing off in a way not seen since the end of the Cold War
Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 UK warns of more sanctions over Ukraine - but Tories won't return £2m Russia-linked cash Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Vladimir Putin was 'hell-bent' on invading Ukraine and tougher sanctions were 'in the locker' if Moscow mounts a full-scale assault
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022 ‘Nothing off the table’: Liz Truss refuses to rule out sanctions on Tory donors with Russia links Russians living in UK ‘not necessarily friends of Putin’, says foreign secretary
Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 Russia Ukraine war: Family's terror hiding in basement from shells and gunfire A Ukrainian family have told how they have been left hiding in a neighbour's basement from shell fire and are without electricity as they fear Russian troops in the separatist area of Ukraine
Radio France Internationale · Feb 23, 2022 Russia hit by barrage of sanctions as France, US foreign ministers cancel Lavrov meeting Western nations and Japan have started implementing sanctions against Russia following President Vladimir Putin's deployment of troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. Diplomatic overtures have been suspended and the Nordstream 2 pipeline halted as sanctions could be expanded further if Moscow launches an all-out invasion.
Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2022 Russia's interests 'non-negotiable', Trump hails 'genius' Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the country's interests were non-negotiable, as Moscow massed more than 150,000 troops on the borders with Ukraine and the West punished Russia with new sanctions.