Pentagon calls Putin’s actions ‘unconscionable’ and his justifications for the invasion ‘BS’; Zelenskiy describes Russian missile attacks on Kyiv as ‘deliberate and brutal humiliation’ of UN Zelenskiy was nearly captured at start of war – report Russia carries out airstrike on Kyiv during UN chief’s visit Foreign Office looking into […]
Month: April 2022
Two cruise missiles strike Ukrainian capital, injuring at least ten; officials respond to attack At a glance: what we know on day 65 of the invasion Russia bombs Kyiv with cruise missiles during UN visit to Ukraine capitol ‘We’re not attacking Russia’, says Biden in push for extra aid Briton […]
The attack occurred hours after US president Biden requested a $33bn package in military, economic and humanitarian aid Russia hit Kyiv with cruise missile strikes in a menacing display of defiance while the UN secretary general was visiting the city and a few hours after Joe Biden had announced a […]
British army also deploying tanks in joint action with Nato and Joint Expeditionary Force Russia-Ukraine war: live updates About 8,000 British army troops will take part in exercises across eastern Europe to combat Russian aggression in one of the largest deployments since the cold war. Dozens of tanks will be […]
Foreign Office says support being provided to families of two British citizens, one killed and a second missing, reported to have volunteered to fight against Russia Ukraine-Russia crisis latest news – live updates A British citizen has been killed in Ukraine and a second is missing, the Foreign Office has […]
Macmillan survey suggests hundreds of thousands of people with cancer struggling to make ends meet Hundreds of thousands of cancer patients are putting their lives at risk by cutting back on meals, heating and other essentials as a result of the cost of living crisis, a charity has said. Macmillan […]
Russian president says he has ‘all the tools’ to respond and will use them ‘if needed’; White House denounces Russia’s move to cut off energy supplies to Poland and Bulgaria Russian forces capture villages in push into eastern Ukraine Russia accused of blackmail as gas to Poland and Bulgaria cut […]
Vladimir Putin warns against western intervention in Ukraine; Liz Truss says the war must be a ‘catalyst for change’; António Guterres visits Kyiv Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Continue reading…
Analysis: While the west toughens its stance over Putin’s invasion, it is rejecting his foreign minister’s claim that Nato is in a proxy war with Russia Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Step by step, the west’s war aims are expanding. What began as an effort to supply “defensive weapons” to […]
Country receives about €62bn from exports of oil, gas and coal in two months, with Germany the biggest importer Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Russia has nearly doubled its revenues from selling fossil fuels to the EU during the two months of war in Ukraine, benefiting from soaring prices even […]