Russia

The US has marked a year since Russia invaded Ukraine by announcing a new range of sanctions against Russia and new military aid for Ukraine.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of wanting to wipe out Russia and issued a veiled nuclear threat in a landmark address to the nation.

Unannounced visit made ahead of 1st anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

• Streets were blocked off in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as a high-security operation swung into action.

Vice-president Kamala Harris vows to hold perpetrators to account as Blinken flags Moscow threat to Moldova

Alexander Lukashenko, one of the few world leaders to still back the Kremlin, is now trying to cast himself as peacemaker

More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women have entered Argentina in recent months, including 33 on a single flight on Thursday, officials say.

Britain, one of the biggest contributors of aid to Ukraine, recently committed to sending tanks

Kyiv and the West say Russia has been pouring troops and mercenaries into eastern Ukraine in recent weeks.

The Kremlin’s soldiers are threatening to cut off the two main roads into the front-line city