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Russia becomes global, economic and financial pariah: White House

The US and its key allies have imposed tough sanctions on Russia to cripple its economy for invading Ukraine

Rupee-rouble deal with Russia likely to be fortified after SWIFT freeze

One way to deal with Russia is to reinforce the rupee-rouble account, advised bankers

Oil could jump back above $100 as traders assess Russia SWIFT ban: Analysts

A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block certain Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system is likely to lift oil prices well above $100 a barrel, analysts say

Joe Biden's Russia sanctions may let Moscow profit from oil, gas

There is a glaring carve-out in Biden's sanctions against Russia: Oil and natural gas from that country will continue to flow freely to the rest of the world and money will keep flowing into Russia.

LIVE updates: Ukraine agrees for talks with Russia on Belarus border

News live updates: As the West imposed more crippling sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, 240 more Indian nationals returned home safely. Catch all the live updates here

Ukraine, Russia diplomats to meet at unspecified location Belarus border

The office of Ukraine's president has confirmed that a delegation will meet with Russian officials as Moscow's troops draw closer to Kyiv.

Ukraine agrees for talks with Russia in Belarus: Head of Russian Delegation

Ukraine has agreed to meet with a Russian delegation in Belarus, and Russians are heading to the place where the talks will be held, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said

Putin puts Russia's nuclear deterrence on alert amid tensions with West

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting with his top officials, Putin asserted on Sunday that leading NATO powers had made aggressive statements along with the West imposing hard-hitting financial sanctions against Russia, including the president himself. Putin ordered the Russian defense minister and the chief of the military's General Staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a special regime of combat duty.

Ukrainians return from across Europe to fight Russian invasion

While hundreds of thousands of refugees are leaving Ukraine amid Russia's attack on the country, some Ukrainian men and women are returning home from across Europe to help defend their homeland.

Russian troops advance on Ukraine's ports, meet resistance in city

Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country's south Sunday, advances that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia's invasion

Ukrainian President moves International Court of Justice against Russia

Ukraine has moved the International Court of Justice in The Hague over the Russian military operation that started in Ukraine and urged the top court to order Russia to cease "hostilities"

Gas pipeline explodes in Ukraine's Kharkiv amid Russian invasion

An explosion on a gas pipeline occurred in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.

Russia closes airspace for Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania & Slovenia airlines

Russia has closed its airspace for planes from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia, including transit flights, the country's Federal Agency for Air Transport announced

Ukraine invasion puts Russia's sports status at risk, explains Edwin Moses

Russia spent upwards of $50 billion to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, then concocted the most elaborate doping scheme in history all to cement its standing as a global sports superpower.

Sanctions vs neutrality: Swiss fine-tune response to Russia's invasion

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put Switzerland's much-vaunted neutrality to the test and along with it, the country's traditional role as international intermediary

Ukraine rejects Belarus as location for peace talks with Russia

Ukraine's president says his country is ready for peace talks with Russia but not in Belarus, which was a staging ground for Moscow's 3-day-old invasion. Speaking in a video message Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Warsaw, Bratislava, Istanbul, Budapest or Baku as alternative venues. He said other locations are also possible but made clear that Ukraine doesn't accept Russia's selection of Belarus. The Kremlin said Sunday that a Russian delegation had arrived in the Belarusian city of Homel for talks with Ukrainian officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the delegation includes military officials and diplomats. The Russian delegation is ready for talks, and we are now waiting for the Ukrainians, Peskov said. Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, with troops moving from Moscow's ally Belarus in the north, and also from the east and south.

Russian delegation arrives in Belarus for talks with Ukraine officials

The Kremlin says a Russian delegation has arrived in the Belarusian city of Homel for talks with Ukrainian officials.

Ukraine crisis: SWIFT blocking by the West deals a crippling blow to Russia

A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block selected Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system will inflict a crippling economic blow, but also cause much pain to their own companies and bank

Russian military strikes Ukraine's fuel supplies, airfields in new attacks

Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in what appeared to be the next phase of an invasion that has been slowed by fierce resistance

YouTube blocks Russian media outlet RT in Ukraine, suspends monetisation

American online video sharing platform YouTube on Saturday blocked Russian state media outlet RT from Ukraine and also suspended its ability to monetize content globally, local media reported.