Russian nuclear targets for Britain mapped amid rising tensions after Ukraine invasion

Foxtel in Australia has become the latest broadcaster to suspend transmission of the Kremlin-backed RT channel in the region.

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Russia appears to be looking to hold peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy following Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering an invasion on Thursday.The leader of Ukraine has said his country is ready for peace talks with Russia, but will not conduct these in Belarus, which was an invasion staging ground.Ukrainian forces are believed to have held off Russian troops advancing on the capital of Kyiv as Russian forces attacked oil and gas facilities in Ukraine overnight, causing huge explosions.Russian missiles targeted an oil terminal in Vasylkiv, southwest of Kyiv, according to the town's mayor.The results of the blasts reportedly sent huge flames and billowing black smoke into the sky as mayor Natalia Balasinovich said: "The enemy wants to destroy everything."Heavy fighting has also been reported in Kharkiv, where Russia blew up a natural gas pipeline, a Ukrainian state agency said.Russian troops were later seen entered Kharkiv, Ukraine's interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said on Telegram.These videos, posted by him and a state agency, showed several military vehicles moving on a street and in a separate video, a burning tank.Western allies have prepared new sanctions, including banishing key Russia banks from the main global payments system.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised Ukrainians for “fighting heroically” as allies unveiled new measures to hit Russia’s financial system.Mr Johnson also said the West is “tightening the economic ligature” around Russia, with Britain, the US, Canada and the European Union together announcing that selected Russian banks would be excluded from the Swift global payments system.The Prime Minister added: “Let’s be in no doubt, things are not going all

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Boris Johnson has pledged to take refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine as he warned there will be 'grim days ahead' for the country.

Queen’s battle with Covid has now made her able to “relate” with Brits after going through symptoms and sacrificing time with family, according to an expert.Her Majesty, 95, tested positive for the virus last Sunday and has since postponed virtual engagements while she recovers from mild cold-like symptoms. However, the Queen was able to have a telephone audience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday.

Boris Johnson has issued a direct message to the Russian people by posting a video on social media as he called for the crisis to come to an end.

Queen Elizabeth is still dealing with her COVID-19 symptoms.

Brits could see a surge in the price of fuel, energy and housing as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, experts have warned.

Russia's Civil Aviation Authority has banned all UK flights to and over the country.

Boris Johnson has been told by the Ukraine President his package of sanctions against Vladimir Putin do not go far enough.

Champions League final will no longer take place in Russia in light of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.UEFA made the decision to strip the nation of the match following an emergency executive committee meeting on Friday.The showpiece event was set to take place in the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on May 28, but will now be moved elsewhere, with both Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United offering to assume hosting duties.The showpiece will now take place in the French capital of Paris with the Stade de France playing host.UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin called the meeting in order to "evaluate the situation and take all necessary decisions" and board members eventually decided that the final simply couldn't be staged in a country which had invaded another European nation.It comes after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urged UEFA to change the venue in response to Russia's aggression."A Russia that has pariah status - [there is] no chance of holding football tournaments in a Russia that invades sovereign countries," the PM said on Wednesday, while Truss urged Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool to boycott playing matches in Russia altogether."I would boycott it.

Piers Morgan has made a sarcastic dig at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after the couple released a statement about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have called on the "global community and its leaders" to stand with the people of Ukraine. following the attacks by Russia.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said that they stand with the Ukrainian people as they slam Russia's actions as a breach of "international and humanitarian law".The message from the couple on Archewell said: "Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and all of us at Archewell stand with the people of Ukraine against this breach of international and humanitarian law and encourage the global community and its leaders to do the same."Harry and Meghan, who are currently in the US, decided to speak out after Russia's attacks have caused hundreds to flee their homes in fear.Ukrainian forces battled Russian troops on three sides of the country on Thursday after Moscow unleashed the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.Russia launched the attack in the early hours of Thursday morning following weeks of intelligence suggesting an invasion could take place.The Sussexes statement follows world leaders condemning the attacks including the Present of the United States, Joe Biden.He said: "This is a premeditated attack"Putin is the aggressor.

Russia is the world's second-biggest oil producer and the largest natural gas exporter, and mainly sells to other European countries.Pump prices have already been rising as oil edged past $90 (£67) a barrel, but the Ukraine invasion has now seen it jump above $100 (£75).Prime Minister Boris Johnson has already warned that "one of the risks of Putin's venture is that there could be a spike in... oil prices".

Yungblud has shared his support for the people of Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country earlier today (February 24).The country has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation, according to BBC News.Yungblud posted a video on social media expressing his support for Ukraine this evening.“I just want to get on here and express how absolutely devastated I am for the beautiful people of Ukraine, a country I’ve been to many times and felt it’s beauty and felt it’s pride and met some incredibly amazing, progressive beautiful people,” he said in the emotional video.“I just wanna send all my prayers to the people of Ukraine.”He described Russia’s invasion as a “senseless, inhumane act of violence” before calling on people to “speak out” and “donate” to help those affected.

Prince William, 39, made an unpublicized stop at the London building for MI6 on Wednesday February 23, only hours before Russian forces began their attack on Ukraine, according to The Times. There aren’t many details about the Duke of Cambridge’s meeting with the intelligence agency, but he went as his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, 95, and dad Prince Charles, 73, are on the mend after testing positive for COVID-19.

Hundreds of young Ukrainians turned out for a vigil in Manchester's St Peter's Square in the wake of the Russian invasion of their homeland.

Russia or it could be the “end of our security” after Vladimir Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine, a security expert has warned. The Russian President launched his attack on the neighbouring country in the early hours causing death and destruction.Mr Putin announced the action during a televised address early on Thursday morning by saying the move was a response to threats from Ukraine.He then issued a warning to other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences they have never seen”.Security expert Professor Anthony Glees believes Mr Putin’s threat was regarding nuclear weapons and that it “might be Ukraine today but could be all of us tomorrow”.He told the Daily Star: “No one in their right mind wants a nuclear war but it is possible, and i say this in all seriousness, that Putin may not be in his right mind, to me he looks demented.“To me he may even be drugged I don’t know but he has threatened us with nuclear war this morning and we must show that we are not going to back off, because if we do back off, it is effectively the end of NATO and the end of our security.”Reports across Ukraine have seen airstrikes cause destruction as well as reports of troops on the ground, including in the exclusion zone in Chernobyl.

Russia. In a clip uploaded on Twitter by Sky News reporter Emily Upton, people are forming a line out the door of the clinic and all the way to a car park.The Ukrainians look tired but resolute as they prepare to do whatever they can to help keep war casualties alive.A young blood donor wearing a green coat gives a peace sign towards the camera as he walks past.The journalist said the doctor commented that the last time he saw this scale of blood donation was during the 2014 conflict in Donbas.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fears of World War Three and nuclear warfare breaking out have rarely been higher. The actions of Vladimir Putin have been condemned across the world as US President Joe Biden has vowed to "sanction" Russia and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has branded the fighting "hideous and barbaric" and has vowed to end the war.