3 years agoUkraine's president Volodymr Zelensky has urged Russian soldiers to lay down their weapons and desert as Ukrainian and Russian delegations were set to hold talks on Moscow's invasion
3 years agoJens Stoltenberg: I just spoke with President @ZelenskyyUa & commended him for the bravery of the people & armed forces of Ukraine. NATO Allies are stepping up support with air-defence missiles, anti-tank weapons, as well as humanitarian & financial aid
3 years agoRussian tanks firing off round in Borodyanka - outside of Kyiv, Ukraine
3 years agoGreece prohibits flights of Russian aircraft in Greek national airspace
3 years agoThe captured equipment from the members of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division of the Russian Forces last night, outskirts of Kyiv
3 years agoUkrainian delegation arrived for talks with Russia on a ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from Ukraine
3 years agoHuman Rights Council agrees to Ukraine's request to hold a discussion in Geneva this week on Russia's attack
3 years agoUkrainian Interior: The Russian army bombed the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine, with mortar shells
3 years agoUK government has seen no major change to Russia's nuclear posture despite President Putin placing his strategic forces on high alert, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says. Wallace accused Putin of trying to "flex muscles" with his invasion of Ukraine bogged down
3 years agoRussian column spotted at 08:15 local (0615Z) in Borodyanka, heading towards Makariv Kyiv oblast, Ukraine
3 years agoU.S. intelligence officials say Belarus may soon join the Russian invasion & send their own troops into Ukraine. This as the Belarusian president (a close ally of Putin) says Western sanctions are pushing Russia "into a third world war"
3 years agoUkraine denies Russian forces control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
3 years agoRussian Defense Ministry claims aerial superiority over Ukraine
3 years agoRussia will force companies to sell 80% of their foreign currency earnings - in other words buy rubles - Finance Ministry announces
3 years agoAftermath of Russian strikes, Izyum, Kharkiv oblast
3 years agoBank of Russia raises key rate to 20% from 9.5% in emergency measure. Bank of Russia says external conditions for the Russian economy have drastically changed. Says rate hike is necessary to make ruble deposits attractive
3 years agoCanada says Aeroflot Flight 111 violated airspace closure for Russian flights
3 years agoG7 foreign minister were joined today by @DmytroKuleba "to discuss the global response to Russia's premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified attack on Ukraine," according to @StateDeptSpox
3 years agoECB assesses that Sberbank Europe AG and its subsidiaries in Croatia and Slovenia are failing or likely to fail. The ECB took the decision after determining that, in the near future, the bank is likely to be unable to pay its debts or other liabilities as they fall due
3 years agoTurkey says it will transparently implement all provisions of the Montreux Maritime Agreement as Russia launched war against Ukraine
3 years agoLocal outlets reported that aerial strike on a bridge on Oskil river in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast
3 years agoSaudi Arabia confirms its commitment to the 'OPEC Plus' accord with Russia: state news agency
3 years agoSatellite images from @Maxar show long line of Russian units on a road outside of Prybirs'k in Kyiv Oblast, about 70km north of Kyiv
3 years agoVan with captions "People, wake up!" "This is war" "Putin is a scum!" crashed into the fence at Puhkinskaya square in Moscow and caught fire
3 years agoRussian central bank orders market players to reject foreign clients' bids to sell Russian securities from 0400 GMT on Feb 28 — central bank document seen by Reuters
3 years agoBlinken: Japan and our allies will impose high costs on Russia that will destroy its ability to wage war on Ukraine
3 years agoAeroflot is suspending all flights to Europe starting February 28, the airline said
3 years agoThe Guardian newspaper: Britain is considering banning Russian ships from its ports
3 years agoThe head of Russia's delegation at a major UN climate summit on Sunday apologised for Putin's invasion of Ukraine, saying he could not find "any justification" for it.
3 years agoEarthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 9 km WSW of Chul’man, Russia