According to Saturday's decree on servicing foreign-held debt, payments will be considered executed if they are carried out in rubles at the central bank's official rate
Russia invaded Ukraine February 24 citing national security concerns over Kyiv's closeness to Western powers and move to join the NATO
The news dashed hopes of progress in easing, nevertheless ending the war in Ukraine, which is now in its 11 day and has caused 1.5 million people to flee the country.
India, which is down 9 per cent year-to-date in dollar terms, is still better off as there are 30 countries that have fared worst.
Russian authorities continued to block independent news outlets and to arrest protesters in an effort to tighten control over what information the domestic audience sees about the invasion of Ukraine.
Eight rockets launched by Russia destroyed Vinnytsia airport located in Central Ukraine, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday
Russian President Vladimir Putin drew the attention of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the futility of any attempts by Kiev to delay the negotiation process.
Russia Ukraine war live updates: India focuses its evacuation efforts in Ukrainian city of Sumy, where hundreds of Indian students have made appeals to be rescued.
Russian forces will observe a temporary cease-fire in two Ukrainian cities, an official in one of the country's two pro-Russia separatist regions said
Russian assault on Ukraine has intensified uncertainty in the world economy, to condemn Putin's war, western leaders announced some sanctions to target Russian financial institutions individuals
The number of Ukrainian refugees was expected to reach 1.5 mn on Sunday as Russia continued its attack 11 days after invading Ukraine and Kyiv pressed for further West action, including more sanction
Ukraine crisis will have consequences for the whole world, including for Russia-India relations, and the extent of its impact cannot be envisaged now, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov said on Saturday.
The next round of talks between Ukraine and Russia will be held on Monday, Ukrainian official Davyd Arakhamia said Saturday.
Russian president says Western sanctions akin to declaration of war and attempt to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine would lead to catastrophic consequences.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is nothing that warrants imposing martial law in Russia at this point.
A senior Ukrainian official earlier this week claimed its foreign intelligence service had learned that Putin might "preventively" declare martial law in Russia on Friday
Speaking at a meeting with female pilots on Saturday, Putin said Russia would view any move in this direction as an intervention that "will pose a threat to our service members
Russian President said the Russian army would fulfil its aims as part of the special military operation
In Mariupol, the city council said Russia was not observing the ceasefire and asked residents to return to shelters and wait for further information on evacuation
It turns out that Zelensky "still seeks to provoke" a conflict between NATO and Russia, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov