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  Russia is already under unprecedented sanctions and now the EU could target Alina Kabaeva, a politician, media boss, former Olympic gymnast, and if the rumours are true Vladimir Putin’s girlfriend and mother to some of his children. The sanctions imposed by the EU and others are designed to punish those closest to Mr Putin — the oligarchs, politicians and other officials said to have benefited from their proximity to the president. Last month, the US and UK imposed sanctions on his ...read more  

The Russian military said it used sea- and air-launched missiles to destroy electric power facilities at five railway stations across Ukraine Russia moved to obstruct the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine by bombarding rail stations and other supply-line targets across the country while the European Union weighed whether to further punish Moscow with a ban on oil imports. Heavy fighting also raged Wednesday at the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol that represented the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the ruined southern port city, according to the mayor. A Russian official denied that Moscow's troops were storming the plant, but the commander of the main Ukrainian military unit inside said Russian soldiers had pushed into the mill's territory. The Russian military said it used sea- and air-launched missiles to... read more

"During the night, high-precision air-based missiles destroyed an ammunition factory near Brovary (city) in the Kiev region," Ministry Spokesman, Igor Konashenkov told a daily briefing Russia's forces have destroyed an ammunition plant in Ukraine's Kiev region, the Russian Defence Ministry said. "During the night, high-precision air-based missiles destroyed an ammunition factory near Brovary (city) in the Kiev region," Ministry Spokesman, Igor Konashenkov told a daily briefing on... read more

The number of civilians killed in the Russian missile strike on a train station in Ukraine's Kramatorsk has increased to 57, with 109 people injured, a top official announced. The number of civilians killed in the Russian missile strike on a train station in Ukraine's Kramatorsk has increased to 57, with 109 people injured, a top official announced. Addressing the media on Sunday, Pavlo Kyrylenko, the military head in Donetsk region where Kramatorsk is... read more

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday called on members of the organisation to provide more weapons for Ukraine and not just defensive anti-tank and anti-craft arms NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday called on members of the organisation to provide more weapons for Ukraine and not just defensive anti-tank and anti-craft arms. As NATO defence ministers gathered in... read more

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia, the world's top natural gas producer, will soon require "unfriendly" countries to pay for fuel in roubles, raising alarm about a possible gas crunch in Europe Russia plans to keep the contract currency for gas exports to Europe unchanged but will seek final payment in roubles as one of the options to switch the currency of gas trade, two Russian sources said on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin has said Russia, the world's top natural gas producer, will soon require "unfriendly" countries to... read more

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is set to considerably increase forces deployed on its eastern flank, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is set to considerably increase forces deployed on its eastern flank, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said. Addressing a news conference on the eve of an extraordinary NATO summit to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Stoltenberg added that he... read more

Zelenskyy called on people worldwide to gather in public Thursday to show support for his embattled country on the one-month anniversary of the Russian invasion. Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy called on people worldwide to gather in public Thursday to show support for his embattled country on the one-month anniversary of the Russian invasion that he said breaks the heart of every free person on the planet. Zelenskyy whose video messages have repeatedly riveted the world's attention also said he would speak to... read more

'Keeping Russia in check a long-term policy of the West' Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia doesn’t want to occupy Ukraine, that it would achieve its goals in the neighbouring country and would not submit to what he called a Western attempt to achieve global dominance and dismember Russia. He said that keeping Russia in check was a long-term policy of the West, and that its economic sanctions against Russia were short-sighted. Putin said Russia was ready to discuss neutral status for... read more

Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, US President Joe Biden called President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal." Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, on Wednesday (local time) US President Joe Biden called President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal." "I think he is a war criminal," Biden said. Biden initially said "no" when asked whether Putin was a war criminal, but returned to a group of reporters immediately to clarify what had been asked. When asked again whether Putin was a war criminal, he answered in... read more

3,687 Ukrainian military infra facilities destroyed so far: Russia A Russian air strike on a large Ukrainian military facility near the border with Nato member Poland on Sunday killed 35 people and wounded 134, a local Ukrainian official said, as other officials reported intense Russian attacks around the country. Ukraine said foreign military instructors have previously worked at the Yavoriv International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, which is 25 kilometres from the Polish border, but a Nato official said there were no... read more

Mariupol City Council has reported that Russian airstrikes have killed 2,187 of its residents Mariupol City Council has reported that Russian airstrikes have killed 2,187 of its residents. According to the City Council: "In 24 hours, there have been at least 22 bombings of the peaceful city. Altogether, nearly 100 bombs have been dropped on Mariupol... 2,187 residents of Mariupol have died to date because of the Russian attacks." The City Council said that the Russian troops are deliberately targeting... read more