May 23, 2022
Kyiv rules out ceding land to Russia
The apparent hardening of Ukraine's position comes a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky said the war could only be resolved through diplomacy. Presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak said concessions would lead to an even larger and bloodier…
May 4, 2022
EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions
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…
April 16, 2022
The Olympic champion who turned his back on the Russian regime
Aleksander Lesun doesn't remember much about the Soviet Union, but that's where he was born in 1988, three years before its collapse. It's still the country listed in his passport. Growing up in Belarus in the 1990s, much of his formative years was…
April 16, 2022
Russian warship, Moskva, sinks in Black Sea
A Russian warship that was damaged by an explosion on Wednesday has sunk, Russia's defence ministry has said. Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, was being towed to port when "stormy seas" caused it to sink, according to a ministry…
April 16, 2022
Blood money being paid for Russian oil
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European countries that continue to buy Russian oil of "earning their money in other people's blood". In an interview with the BBC, President Zelensky singled out Germany and Hungary, accusing them…
April 7, 2022
Chanel restricts sales of goods to Russians abroad
French luxury giant Chanel has stopped selling its products to people who intend to take them to Russia, after shutting its stores in the country. Moscow and some customers have accused the firm of being anti-Russian, and threatened to boycott the…
April 7, 2022
Ukraine investigates alleged execution of civilians by Russians
Ukraine has started a war crimes investigation after bodies of civilians were found strewn on the streets as Russian troops pulled out of areas around the capital Kyiv. Bucha and Irpin were symbols of resistance to the Russian invasion, but they are…
April 7, 2022
The US has imposed sanctions on Putin’s inner circle and daughters
The list also includes the family of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major banks. The measures follow new revelations of atrocities by Russian troops in Ukraine, including images of bodies of civilians scattered on the streets of Bucha, near the…
April 1, 2022
Russia threatens to stop supplying gas if not paid in roubles
Russia has told "unfriendly" foreign countries they must start paying for gas in roubles or it will cut supplies. Vladimir Putin has signed a decree stating buyers "must open rouble accounts in Russian banks" from Friday. "Nobody sells us anything…
April 1, 2022
Dreadful evidence on road outside of Kyiv points to war crime
Footage of Russian troops shooting a man with his hands up on a highway outside Kyiv at the beginning of March was shared around the world. Now the Russians have been pushed out of the area and the BBC's Jeremy Bowen has been to see the grim…