Russia

The Russian president admitted today that sanctions over his war in Ukraine are having a negative effect on the Russian economy.

Ukraine’s government said the visit was that of a ‘murderer returning to a crime scene’. 

The beaches of Antalya in southern Turkey have long been a favourite holiday spot for Russians but since their country invaded Ukraine it has now become home for tens of thousands.

The Ukrainian government has set up an international legal taskforce to help get justice for victims of war crimes committed by Russia.

As many as 16,000 children have been forcibly removed to Russia since the full scale war began, according to Ukrainian officials – some under the guise of “humanitarian evacuation” from Russian occupied cities like Mariupol and not all of them orphans.

Ukraine has called for an urgent investigation by the international criminal court after a graphic video emerged, apparently showing a prisoner of war being shot dead by Russian soldiers. President Zelenskyy vowed to track down those who had killed him. The PoW had gone missing near Bakhmut – the scene of the most intense fighting…

Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies have strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine – with only China and Russia declining to sign a joint statement following a meeting in India. 

Yeva Skalietska was just 12-years-old when Russia invaded her homeland. 

We were joined by MP Oleksiy Goncharenko and Alina Frolova, Ukraine’s ex-Deputy Defence Minister.

In Ukraine, everything changed in a single day. 

We spoke to Alex Chalk, the minister for defence procurement, and began by asking him how the government will respond to Ukraine’s continuing appeal for more weapons.

Rishi Sunak joined leaders of the G7 nations today in agreeing new sanctions against those supporting the Russian war effort. 

We were joined by Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko.

Some parts of Ukraine have suffered much more than Kyiv. 

February the 24th 2022 was Ukraine’s ‘longest day’ President Zelenskyy said today as he marked a year since the Russian invasion of his country.