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Russia restricts flow of funds to 'unfriendly' countries, regions

Russia has imposed restrictions on the movement of funds that could be transferred to "unfriendly" countries and regions, its central bank has said.

Less than 100 kms from Ukraine, Joe Biden sees refugee crisis in Poland

More than 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the Feb 24 invasion, including about 2.2 million to Poland, according to the United Nations

Russia had its own problems and fault lines in handling 'NATO expansion'

In certain quarters it was believed in the early nineties that Russia was almost trapped into believing that it could even join NATO

Russia carried out 30 attacks on Ukrainian medical facilities: Report

The Associated Press has independently documented at least 34 assaults on Ukrainian medical facilities by Russian forces. AP journalists in Ukraine have seen firsthand the deadly results of Russian strikes on civilian targets, including the final moments of children whose bodies were shredded by shrapnel and dozens of corpses heaped into mass graves. AP journalists outside Ukraine have confirmed the details of other attacks by interviewing survivors and independently verifying war zone videos and photos posted online. The accounting is part of the War Crimes Watch Ukraine project, a broader effort by AP and PBS Frontline to track evidence of potential war crimes for the duration of the conflict. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights confirms at least 1,035 civilians, including 90 children, have died and another 1,650 civilians have been wounded since the war started a month ago. Those numbers are certainly an undercount since scores of bodies now lie under the rubb

Best of BS Opinion: Kremlin's defined limits, digital festivities & more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces for the day

US, European Union strike LNG deal to undercut Russian energy

The EU is aiming to cut its dependency on Russian gas by two-thirds this year and end all Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027 due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine forces advance near Kyiv; Russia hints at scaled-back war aims

Moscow hinted it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive, recapturing towns on outskirts of Kyiv

Ukraine crisis: Spotify says it will suspend service in Russia

The service is expected to end in early April, according to one person with knowledge of the situation

US, European Union announce new partnership to undercut Russian energy

Russian energy is a key source of income and political leverage for Moscow

Some prominent Russians quit jobs, refuse to support war against Ukraine

The resignation of a senior Russian government official and his reported move abroad wasn't the first voluntary departure of a person from a state job since the start of Russia's war with Ukraine

Ukrainian forces advance east of Kyiv as Russian troops fall back

Ukrainian troops are recapturing towns east of the capital Kyiv and Russian forces who had been trying to sieze the city are falling back on their overextended supply lines, Britain said

Russian 'palace coup': Could Putin be ousted from office over Ukraine war?

A new law makes speaking out against the government narrative, and even using the word 'war' to describe the so-called 'special operation,' a criminal offence and subject to up to 15 years in prison

Russian forces take control of Ukraine's Izyum city in Kharkov

Russia's armed forces have taken control of the city of Izyum in Ukraine's Kharkov region, a top official in Moscow confirmed

Ukraine, Russia conduct first prisoner swap since Moscow waged war on Kyiv

Ukraine and Russia have conducted the first prisoner swap since Moscow waged its war on Kiev on February 24, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said here

US sanctions firms, individuals in Russia, China, N Korea for proliferation

The Iran, Noroth Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act authorize the US to impose sanctions against foreign individuals, private entities, and governments that engage in proliferation activities

Australia imposes sanctions on Lukashenko, says Belarus supporting Russia

Citing Belarus' continuous strategic support to Russia and its military forces, Australia has placed sanctions on Belarusian President and members of his family along with 22 Russians

US charges 3 Russians with hacking energy infra in India, 135 nations

The US has charged three Russians with hacking critical energy-related infrastructure in India by infiltrating into the system malware that could be used to disrupt it at will.

Russia to open humanitarian corridor for foreign ships to leave Ukraine

Russia on Friday claimed to open a humanitarian corridor to allow foreign ships to leave Ukrainian ports

France 'stepping up' work to prevent escalation of war in Ukraine: Macron

Macron's remarks came during a press conference after a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit and Group of Seven meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday

On Biden's visit, Ukrainians to hold rally in Warsaw to demand no-fly zone

Ukrainians will hold a rally in Warsaw, demanding NATO for a no-fly zone over the war-torn country and providing it with fighter jets as Joe Biden is set to visit Poland, reported local media