Russia denies it is meddling beyond its borders and says the West is gripped by anti-Russian hysteria
Ukraine and its Western allies have accused Russian forces of targeting civilians in the war, which Moscow denies.
Group of Seven (G7) urged Russia to end its blockade and all other activities that further impede Ukrainian food production and exports in line with its international commitments
Amid the growing tensions between Moscow and Kyiv, Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, held a meeting with G7 Foreign Ministers to discuss new painful sanctions to stop Putin's war
Russian President Vladimir Putin says foreign companies that have left Russia will regret their decision. In today's conditions, when someone jumped off somewhere, left, chose to stop some activity here, they will regret it, he declared at a meeting with young entrepreneurs in Moscow. They will regret it, not because we threaten anyone, Putin continued. They will regret it because Russia is a country with great potential, really. Putin also appeared to claim that the exodus of foreign firms from Russia was evidence of US domination over other Western states and economies. Many regret that they have to leave. This is all a manifestation of the internal state of these countries that cannot make sovereign decisions, he added. He then reiterated that Russia is a sovereign country that should be looking to the future.
The sanctioned officials included Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, veteran Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is unwilling to negotiate an end to the war because it still feels strong
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Russia's losses in Ukraine have already been staggering, even if the pace has slowed since the disastrous early days.
Russian President Vladimir Putin issues warnings to western countries for providing new and advanced weaponry to Ukrainian troops to. He threatened to strike back harder if new weaponry was provided
The cryptic threat of a military escalation from Russian leader didn't specify what the new targets might be, but it comes days after US announced plans to deliver $700 mn of security assistance
Russian lawmaker Andrei Lugovoi, who also was accused by the UK in the spy's killing, announced Kovtun's death on his messaging app channel
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week that Ukraine is now losing 60 to 100 soldiers each day in combat
Russia does not hinder the export of Ukrainian grain, Russian President Vladimir Putin said."As for the export of Ukrainian grain. We do not interfere with this. And there are several ways to export grain," Putin said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.The first way, according to him, is that "you can export through the ports that are under the control of Ukraine, first of all in the Black Sea basin -- Odessa and nearby ports.""We didn't mine the approaches to the ports. It was Ukraine who mined it," the president stressed.Russia will not launch any attacks from the sea while Ukraine is demining ports, Putin said."We will not take advantage of the demining situation in order to launch, so to speak, attacks from the sea. I have already said this," Putin said.Russia is ready to ensure the peaceful transportation of grain and the safe entry of ships to the Azov and Black Seas, he said."No conditions. Please, we will ensure peaceful passage, guarantee the safety of approaches
Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for emerging global food and energy crises and repeated his government's offers of safe passage for ships exporting grain from Ukraine
Electronic warfare technology targets communications, navigation and guidance systems to locate, blind and deceive the enemy and direct lethal blows
At the end of the third stage of this war, the Russians will likely control a straightened and relatively defensible line in eastern Ukraine
Dozens of foreign and international companies have withdrawn from the country, leaving behind half-empty malls and closed doors in places that once buzzed with customers