By Ben King Business reporter, BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Frozen Russian assets should be used to rebuild Ukraine after the war, the governor of Ukraine’s Central Bank has told the BBC. Kyrylo Shevchenko called for an extensive list of extra sanctions, from cutting card payments to suspending Russian access to the IMF. Every day […]
Russia-Ukraine war The World Bank has approved $723m (£551m) in loans and grants for Ukraine, as the country fights against a Russian invasion. The bank said it is continuing to work on another $3bn package of support in the coming months for the country. It also promised extra help for neighbouring countries that are […]
Ukraine conflict President Volodymyr Zelensky has said everyone who commits atrocities against Ukraine’s civilians will be punished. He said Ukrainians would not forgive or forget, and accused invading Russian troops of deliberate murder. “There will be no quiet place on Earth for you. Except for the grave,” the president said. Ukrainian officials say Russia is […]
By The Visual Journalism Team BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Russian troops have made significant advances, with Ukrainian forces and civilians under heavy bombardment. Here are the latest developments on day 12 of the invasion: Russia’s latest ceasefire proposal for cities including Kyiv has been branded “immoral” by Ukraine Russia said civilians could leave, but mainly on routes […]
By Joel Gunter in Lviv, Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war When Svitlana Maksymenko’s train pulled into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, about halfway through her 800-mile journey from home to safety, people pushed onto every part of the carriage, she said, grasping for their own escape route west. Some abandoned their luggage. Some begged to get on. […]
Protests against Russian occupation have broken out in the port city of Kherson, Ukraine’s only big city to have been captured in the war so far. About 2,000 people marched through the city centre, waving flags and singing the Ukrainian national anthem. They shouted patriotic slogans including “Russians go home” and “Kherson is Ukraine”. Kherson, […]
Ukraine conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin has described sanctions imposed by Western nations over his invasion of Ukraine as “akin to a declaration of war”. “But thank God it has not come to that,” he added. Mr Putin also warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be seen as […]
Ukraine conflict Ukraine’s president has attacked Nato leaders over their refusal to implement a no-fly zone around the country. In a fiery speech, Volodymyr Zelensky said the West’s reluctance to intervene had given Russia “a green light” to continue bombarding towns and villages. Nato has argued that a no-fly zone will result in confrontation […]
By Joel Gunter in Lviv, Ukraine Russian forces continued to shell the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday, despite agreeing to a ceasefire just hours earlier – throwing an attempted mass evacuation of civilians into chaos. “I’m right now in Mariupol, I’m on the street, I can hear shelling every three to five minutes,” said […]
By Siobhan Toman＆ Sophie Williams BBC News The BBC is temporarily suspending its journalists’ work in Russia, in response to a new law that threatens to jail anyone Russia deems to have spread “fake” news on the armed forces. BBC Director-General Tim Davie said the legislation “appears to criminalise the process of independent journalism”. The […]
