Russia

Russia has consistently denied targeting civilians in Ukraine, today branding claims it bombed the maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol as ‘fake news’.

There have been a host of complaints accusing media outlets of a Euro-centric racial bias, and making poor comparisons between this war and those in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

The education secretary Nadhim Zahawi is an Iraqi Kurd who left his home country when he was just 11, his family fearing for their lives under Saddam Hussein.

Over two million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion – and there are fears that number could double over the next few days. 

Chelsea’s Premier League match at Norwich this evening is going ahead despite the sanctions against Roman Abramovich.

The future of Chelsea football club has been plunged into uncertainty after its owner, Roman Abramovich, was targeted by UK sanctions. 

Rishi Sunak is under growing pressure to act in his Spring Statement, due in just two weeks.

Boris Johnson has echoed fears from American officials that Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine – saying it was “straight out of their playbook”. 

We spoke to Iryna Venediktova, the prosecutor general of Ukraine

A message from the International Red Cross in Mariupol speaks of an “increasingly dire and desperate” situation

Most countries have sought to distance themselves from Russia, but neighbouring Belarus has remained a steadfast ally of the Putin regime. 

Over two million have now fled the conflict in Ukraine. Over 2 million personal stories. 

On the same day Russia bombed another hospital, the WHO warned of an emerging health crisis triggered by this war.

Hundreds of Ukranians are stuck in Calais after trying to reach the UK.

Some of the fiercest fighting is now in the south of the country as Russian forces attempt to gain strategic control of the Black Sea coastline. They occupy the city of Kherson and are surrounding Mariupol.