Sanctions against Russia have not stopped Ukraine war, but are impacting long-term, says expert
One year on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the war has not stopped, despite the EU and its allies sanctions against Moscow.
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Brittney Griner signs deal to return to Phoenix Mercury
American Brittney Griner, who was released from a Russian penal colony last December as part of a prisoner swap, has signed a one-year contract to play for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the team said on Tuesday.
Oksana Masters recalls first Paralympic medal in memoir excerpt
In “The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph,” 17-time Paralympic medalist Oksana Masters tells her life story: born in Ukraine with a set of birth defects believed to be caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, she bounced between orphanages, abused, for seven years until being adopted by an American single mother and beginning an athletic career that led to her becoming the most decorated Winter Paralympian in U.S. history.
Ukrainian FM: 'Putin is not only Ukraine's problem', but 'a global problem'
In an interview with FRANCE 24 in the Belgian capital, Dmytro Kuleba expressed confidence that Ukraine would win the war against Russia. He criticised those in the West raising concerns that the Russians are gaining the upper hand on the battlefield. He said that Ukraine needs "weapons, sanctions, money and solidarity", urging each country to choose how to show solidarity.
Russia suspends participation in major New START nuclear arms treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a major speech to Russia’s political and military elite, assessing the Ukraine invasion.
IOC stands firm against banning Russia despite risk of boycott
BERLIN : The Olympic movement is facing its biggest dilemma since the Cold War: bow to demands to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes or risk the first mass boycott of the Games in 40 years.
Pilot flew around with dead instructor because he thought he was 'pretending to take a nap' as a joke
A flying instructor died during take-off, but the pilot did not realise and assumed he was 'joking' with him by pretending to be asleep. The 57-year-old instructor had agreed to join the qualified pilot on a quick circuit around Blackpool Airport, but he tragically suffered a heart attack during the journey.
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine 'started the war' and Russia had to 'end it'
Vladimir Putin has claimed that Ukraine 'started the war' and Russia had to 'end it' in a speech railing against the West.