Russia blames US for Bucha footage ‘atrocities’ (Update)
Russia’s foreign ministry said that footage of dead civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha had been “ordered” by the United States as part of a plot to blame ...
The chip challenge: Keeping Western semiconductors out of Russian weapons
When Silicon Valley chipmaker Marvell learned that one of its chips was found in a Russian surveillance drone recovered in 2016, it set out to investigate how that came to be.
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Missiles hit ‘critical infrastructure’ in Odesa, Greek FM heads humanitarian mission
By Issam Abdallah
Russia missiles struck “critical infrastructure”, most likely a fuel depot, near Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday but there were ...
Russia says peace talks not ready for leaders’ meeting – chief negotiator
Russia said on Sunday that peace talks with Ukraine had not progressed enough for a leaders’ meeting and that Moscow’s position on the status of Crimea and Donbas remained ...
Russia’s rouble rebound is not as real as it seems
The rouble has staged a lightening-fast recovery to levels last reached in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine, defying predictions that the war would launch it into freefall.
The dramatic ...
Series of explosions heard in Ukrainian port of Odesa
A series of explosions was heard and smoke was seen in Ukraine‘s southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
Odesa was ...
Pope Francis for the first time implicitly criticises Putin over Ukraine
By Philip Pullella
Pope Francis said on Saturday he was considering a trip to Kyiv and implicitly criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine, saying a “potentate” ...
Red Cross trying again to escort evacuation convoy out of Ukraine’s Mariupol
The Red Cross was renewing efforts to evacuate civilians in a convoy from the besieged port of Mariupol on Saturday as Russian forces looked to be regrouping for fresh attacks ...
Europe pursues unified Russian gas payment response as supply threat eases
European governments and companies were working on Friday on a common approach to President Vladimir Putin’s demand that they pay for Russian gas in roubles as the threat of ...
Moscow accuses Ukraine after logistics hub hit
A fuel depot was ablaze at one of Russia’s main logistics hubs for its Ukraine war effort on Friday, after what Moscow described as a cross-border air raid by ...
In tears at border, Ukrainians held on until they had to flee
Valery Petrovich Sorokin, 66, didn’t want to leave his home outside of Kharkiv. He suffers from arthritis and struggles to move. But, a month into the war, as Russian bombs ...
Biden says Putin seems to be self-isolating
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be self-isolating in Russia and may have fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers.
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World heritage at risk amid Ukraine war, UNESCO says
Dozens of valuable churches, historical sites and museums have been damaged by the war in Ukraine, the United Nations’ cultural agency said on Friday, adding that it was particularly worried ...
Banks tell Britain that curb on all Russian savers won’t work
Banks in Britain have warned the government that a plan to ban all Russians from holding more than 50,000 pounds ($65,430) in their accounts is illegal and unworkable, five sources said.
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Russia eases some curbs on transferring money abroad
Russia’s central bank said on Friday it was softening restrictions on foreign fund transfers for individuals for a six-month period.
The bank said the measures, which raise an earlier ...
Ukraine unable to get supplies to Mariupol or evacuate civilians – mayor’s aide
An aide to the mayor of Mariupol said on Friday the besieged southern Ukrainian city remained closed for anyone trying to enter and was “very dangerous” for anyone trying to ...
Putin ally warns agriculture supplies could be limited to ‘friends’
One of President Vladimir Putin’s allies warned on Friday that Russia, a major global wheat exporter, could limit supplies of agriculture products to “friendly” countries only, amid Western sanctions ...
Since Ukraine invasion, Russians switch to internet privacy apps from makeup filter apps
In early February, the most downloaded app from the App Store in Russia was ‘Persona’, a makeup filter app, followed by video conferencing provider Zoom and the online retailer AliExpress (...
Ukraine strikes fuel depot in Russia’s Belgorod, regional official says
Two of Ukraine‘s military helicopters struck a fuel storage facility in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday after crossing the border at low altitude, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov ...
Europe’s Russian gas in jeopardy, Ukraine braces for new assaults (Update 3)
President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency, his strongest economic riposte so far ...
Kremlin ‘concerned’ about US ‘complete misunderstanding’ of Putin
Suggestions by US officials that President Vladimir Putin’s advisers are afraid to tell him awkward truths about Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine show how little they understand him ...
UK sanctions Russian media organisations, targeting disinformation
Britain on Thursday announced sanctions on 14 more Russian entities and people, including state media organisations behind RT and Sputnik and some of their senior figures, saying it was targetting those ...
Erdogan says Turkey ready in principle to act as Ukraine’s guarantor
Turkey is ready, in principle, to act as a guarantor country for Ukraine, but the details of such a format need to be worked out, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited ...
Convoy of buses on way to besieged Mariupol, Ukraine says
A convoy of Ukrainian buses set out for the southern port city of Mariupol on Thursday to try to deliver humanitarian supplies and bring out civilians, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna ...