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USA

Lavrov blames the West for war in Ukraine at UN General Assembly

His speech centred on a claim that the US and its allies — not Russia, as the West maintains — are aggressively undermining the international system that the UN represents.

Russia

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know this weekend

Here are some of the latest developments on Russia's war against Ukraine this weekend.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Russia mobilises and possible new sanctions discussed

State of the Union is our weekly show from Brussels to bring you the top stories of the week.

Europe News

Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, say UN investigators

A group of UN experts investigating human rights violations in Ukraine said on Friday that they had turned up evidence of war crimes.

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Georgia

'I will go anywhere but Russia': Fleeing Russians arrive in Georgia

The arrival of Russians into Georgia has intensified since Vladimir Putin called up reservists to serve in Ukraine.

Russia

Kremlin spokesman's son refuses to join Russian army in prank call

Nikolai Peskov told the pranksters that "it is not quite right" for him to be enlisted.

USA

Blinken: UN Security Council must tell Russia to stop nuke threats

"If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. "

Health news

Khosta-2: US scientists warn Russian bat virus could be the next COVID

Just as we thought we could finally see the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, US scientists are warning a Russian bat virus could be the next global health scare.

My Europe Series

What do we know about Putin's controversial call-up of reservists?

Vladimir Putin called it "a partial mobilisation" of Russian reservists, but is there more to his decree than meets the eye?

The Cube

Debunked: Russians were not in a 35km queue at Finland border

Some users on social media falsely claimed that Russians were in queues as long as 35 kilometres at the Finland border, following Putin's speech.

Russia

List of oligarchs and Putin critics' suspicious deaths since war began

A growing number of high-profile Russians have died under strange circumstances ever since President Vladimir Putin came to power.

Kazakhstan

US astronaut and Russian cosmonauts blast off to space station

Depsite the conflict that rages on Earth, space has remained an outlier of cooperation between the two countries.

Russia

Hundreds arrested after Putin's troops call-up order sparks protests

More than 1,200 people have been arrested by riot police as they demonstrated against a new call to mobilise 300,000 troops for the Ukraine war.

Travel News

Flights from Moscow sell out as Russians try to escape conscription

On Wednesday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country’s military would ‘partially mobilise’ military reservists in Ukraine. Flights out of Moscow have nearly sold out.

Russia

France investigates 'death threats' against Russian rights activist

Vladimir Osechkin's NGO revealed prisoners in Russia were being recruited to fight in Ukraine.

Russia

Serbia flights 'cost €9k on black market' after reservists call-up

That's according to Serbia president Aleksandar Vucic.

Russia

Putin declares partial mobilisation to bolster Ukraine war effort

In a speech expected to be aired the night before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday morning the mobilisation will affect reserves and those who have served in the Russian forces in the past.

Ukraine

World leaders slam Moscow-controlled areas' plans to join Russia

Leaders of France, Germany and the US criticised Kremlin's hastily-made plans to hold "referendums", thought to be a response to the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive to liberate its eastern and southern parts, currently under Russian control.

Ukraine

'Russia wants to end war' and five other key Ukraine developments

Here's our latest round-up of what's happening in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Russian forces 'palpably panicking' in Kharkiv region, says Zelenskyy

"[In] the Kharkiv region - we are stabilising the situation, holding our positions. Firmly. So strongly that the occupiers are palpably panicking," said Zelenskyy.