Russia-Ukraine war McDonald’s has found a local buyer for its Russian business, after the war in Ukraine pushed it to quit the country. Alexander Govor, who currently operates 25 McDonald’s restaurants in Siberia, will take on the firm’s restaurants and staff, operating them under a new brand, the fast food giant said. It did not […]
By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor, Moscow Russia-Ukraine war Ahead of Victory Day, Moscow was full of rumour and speculation. Was Vladimir Putin preparing a major announcement on Russia’s offensive in Ukraine? Would he declare some kind of victory? Or signal an escalation? In the end, he did neither. In his Red Square address to Russian […]
Russia-Ukraine war Whatever else Russia’s Victory Day parade is supposed to represent, it won’t be any sort of victory over Ukraine, regardless of the spin President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin will try to put on it, writes defence analyst Michael Clarke. This war is one that Russia cannot win in any meaningful sense. […]
By Paul Kirby BBC News Russia-Ukraine war The EU has proposed some of its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the package was aimed at maximising pressure on Russia while minimising damage to Europe. Russian […]
By Patrick Jackson BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the West could help end the war in Ukraine by putting more pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky and halting arms deliveries to his forces. Mr Putin was speaking in his first telephone talks in more than a month with French President […]
By Jake Horton, Daniele Palumbo & Tim Bowler BBC Reality Check Russia-Ukraine war The amount of Russian oil sold to other countries has fallen, although gas continues to flow into Europe. After the invasion of Ukraine, the US, EU, and UK announced restrictions on Russian imports. What sanctions are there on Russian oil and […]
Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region. Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed on Tuesday along the eastern front line, after Mr. Zelensky said the battle for the Donbas had begun. Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, said Russia was trying breakthrough Ukrainian […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russia’s flagship Black Sea missile cruiser has been “seriously damaged” and its crew forced to evacuate, Russian state media says. The defence ministry said ammunition on the Moskva exploded in an unexplained fire, but that the 186-metre (610 foot) vessel was still afloat. Ukraine claims it struck the vessel with its […]
Russia-Ukraine war A German media outlet has hired dissident Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova as a correspondent. She will work for the company which owns Die Welt newspaper, reporting from Ukraine and Russia, it announced. Last month Ms Ovsyannikova staged a protest on Russian television, storming her Channel One employer’s live broadcast with an anti-war placard. […]
Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described to the United Nations how Ukrainian civilians were allegedly killed by invading Russian forces. He said people died in their homes and on the streets and were crushed by tanks in their cars “for pleasure”. Russia should be held accountable for what had happened, he added, and […]
