Ukraine Germany slams Putin 'blackmail' over gas payments demand The Russian leader says contracts will be stopped if buyers don't pay in roubles from Friday. France and Germany say European countries will refuse. 31/03/2022
Tech News Russian hackers targeted NATO and eastern European militaries - Google For the first time, a Russian hacker group called Coldriver - or Callisto - has tried to target NATO networks and those of eastern European forces. 30/03/2022
Finland Finns warn Russia could meddle in NATO debate The Finnish intelligence services issued new warnings this week about likely Russian interference in the Nordic nation's debate into joining NATO: using old fashioned blackmail or new deep fake tech. 30/03/2022
No Comment NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonauts return to Earth On Wednesday, the record-breaking US NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov returned to earth from the International Space Station onboard a Soyuz MS-19. 30/03/2022
Ukraine Zelenskyy: 'Ukrainians are not naive people' when it comes to Russia The Ukrainian president has urged people to be wary of Russian promises to pull back troops from Kyiv and Chernihiv. 30/03/2022
Ukraine Putin 'misled' by aides on war and sanctions impact — US intelligence Washington says intelligence suggests Putin's advisers may not be giving him the full picture about his troops' performance and the damaging effect of Western sanctions. 30/03/2022
The Cube Investigations launched into alleged mistreatment of Russian prisoners Kyiv and Moscow are investigating a graphic video which has been widely shared on social media but has not been verified. 29/03/2022
My Europe Series Vladimir Putin used to be popular in Slovakia. Then he invaded Ukraine Slovakia's pro-Russian politicians have struggled to justify their closeness to the Kremlin since the war began. 29/03/2022
Ukraine Euroviews. Ukraine paying the price of EU's energy dependency on Russia | View "At the start of March, as Russian troops destroyed Ukrainian cities, the EU was paying Russia around €800 million a day for gas — drastically undercutting the economic impact of Western sanctions and funding the war." 29/03/2022
Ukraine Russia set to deploy 1,000 Wagner mercenaries to Ukraine, says MoD The EU has already imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group and its leader, and they've been accused of atrocities in Ukraine, Syria, Libya and Africa. 29/03/2022
Ukraine 'Whole world awaiting good news': Erdogan urges Russia-Ukraine peace Ahead of the talks, Zelenskyy said his country is prepared to declare its neutrality, as Moscow has demanded, in comments that might lend momentum to negotiations. 29/03/2022
Ukraine Western leaders cautious over Russia pledge to cut Kyiv attacks At peace talks in Instanbul, Russia said it will "fundamentally" reduce combat operations around Kyiv and Chernihiv. Ukraine has said it will accept neutral status in return for security guarantees. 29/03/2022
Russia Russia expels three Slovakian diplomats in retaliatory move Bratislava had expelled three Russian officials earlier this month for alleged diplomatic violations. 28/03/2022
Russia Leading Russian independent newspaper shuts down amid media crackdown Novaya Gazeta said they'd had two warnings from Russian press watchdog Roskomnadzor, which put their operating licence at risk. 28/03/2022
Germany Germany could prosecute people who use pro-Russia Z symbol Authorities in Germany are considering whether to prosecute anyone who uses the Z symbol in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 28/03/2022
Europe News Euroviews. The EU must replace the US as a security provider in Europe America wants out. Russia wants in. Europe must be ready to protect itself. 28/03/2022
Earth News Chernobyl forest fires releasing radioactive pollution, officials warn Ukrainian officials say the fires were started by Russian shelling in the region. 28/03/2022
Ukraine Ukraine would consider referendum on staying out of NATO - Zelenskyy Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has told journalists his country could consider a referendum on staying out of NATO -- and staying neutral -- but only after Russian troops withdraw. 28/03/2022
Ukraine Irpin near Kyiv 'liberated' from Russian forces — Ukraine government Earlier the town's mayor made a similar claim about Irpin in the capital's northwestern suburbs, that was the scene of fierce recent fighting. 28/03/2022
USA US scrambles to clarify Biden's Russia 'regime change' message The White House, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have been trying to explain Joe Biden's controversial comments about Vladimir Putin and insisting it's not a call for 'regime change.' 27/03/2022