EU ambassadors agree to freeze assets of Putin and Lavrov
The European Union is planning a third package of sanctions against Moscow, EU officials said on Friday, as Ukraine’s president pleaded with the bloc for faster and more forceful ...
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Russia facing more resistance than it expected in Ukraine says US official
Russia is facing more resistance than Moscow anticipated in its invasion of Ukraine, including in its advance on the capital, Kyiv, and appears to have lost some of its momentum, ...
Kyiv girds for assault as ‘enemy wants to put the capital on its knees’
Russian missiles pounded Kyiv on Friday, families cowered in shelters and authorities told residents to prepare Molotov cocktails to defend Ukraine’s capital from an assault that the mayor said ...
Barca to face Galatasaray, Sevilla play West Ham in Europa League
Barcelona will face Turkish side Galatasaray in the last 16 of the second-tier Europa League, while six-times champions Sevilla will play English Premier League club West Ham United after the draw ...
Kyiv residents told to make Molotov cocktails as they await Russian assault
People in Kyiv were told to make Molotov cocktail petrol bombs on Friday as they hid in makeshift shelters and basements, awaiting a Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital.
Missiles ...
Formula One cancels 2022 Russian Grand Prix
Formula One on Friday said it will not race in Russia this season, saying it was “impossible” to do so after the country launched an invasion on neighbouring Ukraine.
The ...
Invasion could drive five million Ukrainians to flee abroad – UN
Fuel, cash and medical supplies are running low in parts of Ukraine after Russia’s invasion, which could drive up to 5 million people to flee abroad, U.N. aid agencies ...
Erdogan says NATO, Western reaction to Russian attack not decisive
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that reaction from NATO and Western countries to Russia’s assault on Ukraine had not been decisive, adding he hoped a NATO summit ...
Quake rattles Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 7 people
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed at least seven people and injured dozens more when it struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, with tremors also ...
China’s business and economic interests in Ukraine
Ukraine, which is locked in a security crisis with Russia, has seen growing investment from China in recent years.
China has a strategic interest in Ukraine because of its location, ...
Oil prices surge as Russian invasion of Ukraine rings supply alarm bells
Oil prices jumped on Friday by nearly 3 per cent on concerns of global supply disruptions from the impact of trade sanctions on major crude and fuel exporter Russia after it ...
Cutting Russia off SWIFT is “very last resort” -France’s Le Maire
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday the option of cutting off Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system remained open, but that he viewed this only ...
Ukraine ready for talks with Russia on neutral status – official
Ukraine wants peace and is ready for talks with Russia, including on neutral status regarding NATO, Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak told Reuters on Friday.
“If talks are possible, they ...
UEFA moves Champions League final from St Petersburg to Paris
UEFA has moved this year’s Champions League final from St Petersburg to Paris in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European soccer’s governing body said in ...
EU to settle Russia sanctions, weigh cost of war
European Union foreign ministers will thrash out details on Friday of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine after leaders of the bloc agreed on a robust package of ...
Russia’s economic defences likely to crumble over time under sanctions onslaught
Russia has spent the past seven years building up formidable financial defences, yet in the long run, its economy is unlikely to withstand the onslaught of coordinated sanctions from the ...
Russian world No.1 Medvedev calls for peace after ‘roller-coaster day’
New world number one Daniil Medvedev defeated Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-3 in Acapulco on Thursday to storm into the semi-finals of the ATP 500 event, where he will take ...
Barca hammer Napoli, Rangers oust Dortmund in Europa league
Barcelona hit top gear to trounce Napoli 4-2 away from home on Thursday and sail into the last 16 of the Europa League 5-3 on aggregate.
Jordi Alba gave Barca the ...
Cyprus games writer denies links to malware found before Russian invasion
By Michele Kambas and James Pearson
A 24-year-old videogame designer who runs his small business out of a home next to an old Cypriot church in a quiet suburb of ...
UK says Russia wants whole of Ukraine but army failing (Update)
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 ...
Ukraine’s president vows to stay put as Russian invaders approach (Update 2)
Missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital on Friday as Russian forces pressed their advance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so ...
EU says “Putin must and will fail” as it agrees new sanctions
President Vladimir Putin “must and will fail,” top European Union leaders said on Friday as they agreed new sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine, saying he was trying to bring ...
Russia invades Ukraine in Europe’s ‘darkest hours’ since WWII (Update 13)
Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides on Thursday after Moscow mounted an assault by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since World ...
EU to hit Russia with new sanctions over ‘barbaric attack’ on Ukraine (Update)
European Union leaders said on Thursday they would slap harsh new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, targetting Russia elites and hitting its economy hard.
The new sanctions ...