Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Russia faces barrage of new sanctions after accusations of atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine
A man gestures at a mass grave in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 3, 2022. Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. and its European allies are preparing to deliver another slew of sanctions on Russia following mounting evidence of war crimes committed by its forces […]
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Millions of Brits plunged into fuel poverty on Friday as household energy bills surge
A protester holds a ‘Save Us From The Energy Crisis’ placard during a rally in London. British households face soaring energy bills from April 1 as the country’s energy price cap rises by 54%. Vuk Valcic | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The number of English households in fuel poverty will double to […]
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Russia needs to show ‘success at home’ to justify war in Ukraine
A land grab in the Donbas region could be used by Russia to justify the war and claim victory, analysts said. Leon Klein | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russia will want some form of victory before backing down from the war in Ukraine — and escalation in the war is still possible at this […]
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Russia hits back at U.S. intelligence claims that Putin was ‘misled’ over Ukraine war
President-elect Vladimir Putin ahead of being sworn-in as President of Russia at St Andrew’s Hall of the Moscow Kremlin. Mikhail Metzel | TASS via Getty Images Russia’s Kremlin has rebuffed claims made by the U.S. that President Vladimir Putin felt he was “misled” by his military commanders over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “To our regret […]
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Russia-Ukraine talks to resume; Russian gas continues to flow to Europe. Follow our live updates
Russian gas continues to flow into Europe, Russia’s Gazprom says Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Friday that it was continuing to supply Europe with natural gas, Reuters reported. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian state-owned energy conglomerate Gazprom said Friday that its natural gas continued to flow into Europe via Ukraine, Reuters […]
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Russian troops sabotaging their own equipment and refusing orders in Ukraine, UK spy chief says
Jeremy Fleming, director of U.K. intelligence agency GCHQ, pictured in November 2019. Fleming delivered a speech in Canberra, Australia on Thursday in which he addressed the war in Ukraine. Joe Giddens | PA Images | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has misjudged the situation in Ukraine, but his advisors are scared of telling him […]
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Russia holds onto positions near Kyiv; UK spy chief says Putin ‘massively misjudged’ war. Follow our live updates
Putin has ‘massively misjudged’ the situation in Ukraine, UK intelligence chief says Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Presidential Grants Foundation CEO Ilya Chukalin in Moscow, Russia March 29, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has misjudged the situation in Ukraine, but his advisors are scared of telling […]
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U.S. sends 100 killer drones called Switchblades to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The U.S. included 100 killer drones in a colossal weapons package for Ukraine that President Joe Biden approved earlier this month, U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday. Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, told lawmakers that Kyiv asked for the weapons, which are dubbed “kamikaze drones,” as it fights off a […]
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Russia’s pledge to scale back in Ukraine met with skepticism; EU to put pressure on China
Sanctions on Russia to continue until we see de-escalation, Italy’s Di Maio says Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” that sanctions on Russia will continue until Italy sees military de-escalation in Ukraine. Japan skeptical over Russian pledge to cut military operations Japan has expressed skepticism over Russia’s pledge to reduce […]
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Turkey’s Erdogan opens latest Russia-Ukraine talks; Moscow said to be resetting its forces
Russia-Ukraine talks set to begin in Istanbul A spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry has told NBC News that talks between Russia and Ukraine will begin at 10:30 a.m. Istanbul time (4:30 a.m. ET). He added that it was possible there may be some delays. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks ahead of the peace […]
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