- Ukraine and Russia are discussing a place and time for talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s spokesman Sergii Nykyforov said on social media hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Ukraine’s military to overthrow its political leaders and negotiate peace.
- US dismisses Moscow offer of talks with Kyiv as ‘not real diplomacy’: State Dept
- Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, told a Russian TV station Friday night that relations with the West “have reached the line after which the point of no return begins”
- PM Trudeau announces Canada will sanction Putin and Lavrov, says he supports barring Russia from SWIFT banking system
- UK bans Russian private jets from airspace, landing
- Russian carrier S7 suspends all flights to Europe: agencies
- The UK government on Friday ordered all assets of President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov frozen over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in serious sporting consequences on Friday as UEFA stripped Saint-Petersburg of hosting the Champions League final and Formula One cancelled the Russian Grand Prix
- Paris will host this season’s Champions League final after Saint Petersburg was stripped of the match due to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, UEFA announced on Friday, the Russian government calling the decision “a shame”
- Kremlin says will retaliate against new Western sanctions, ‘restrictions have yet to be analysed’
- EU ‘urgently’ preparing more sanctions against Russia: Council President Michel
- EU wants to cut ‘all links’ between Russia and global financial system: French finance minister
- US President Joe Biden called the Russian action an “unprovoked and unjustified attack” and announced “strong sanctions” and export curbs.
- The harsh sanctions the US imposed on Russia cast a wide net and seek to cripple its financial and technology sectors, and punish the country’s elites.
- European Union (EU) Finance Ministers will meet from Feb 25-26 to discuss tougher sanctions against Russia
- US & our allies and partners will impose swift and severe costs on Russia for this needless act of aggression. We will also coordinate with our NATOallies to ensure a strong, united response that deters any aggression against the alliance
- Canada announced more sanctions against Russia following Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. ‘Today, in light of Russia’s reckless and dangerous military strike, we are imposing further, severe sanctions,’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters
- Russia’s Aeroflot banned from flying to UK: Reuters
- UK PM Johnson says Russian banks to be excluded from finance system.
- ‘New iron curtain’ cutting off Russia, says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. “What do we hear today? It’s not just rocket explosions, fighting and the roar of aircraft. This is the sound of a new iron curtain lowering and closing Russia off from the civilised world”
