Strictly's Kristina Rihanoff slammed for saying 'I don't give a sh**' about Ukraine war

Biffy Clyro and Placebo have announced that they’ve pulled out of Moscow’s Park Live 2022 in light of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.The annual festival – the purpose of which is to bring “pop-culture heroes of our time” to Russia – is due to take place at the Luzhniki Olympic Complex on June 16–19 and July 7–10/14-17.Biffy Clyro took to Instagram today (March 2) to announce that they will no longer be appearing at the festival.“Following the invasion of Ukraine, Biffy Clyro will no longer be appearing at Park Live festival in Moscow this Summer,” the band wrote, sharing an image of a Ukrainian flag. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all Ukrainian citizens and Russian people who desire peace.”A post shared by Biffy Clyro (@biffy_clyro)Placebo issued a statement on Twitter about their withdrawal.

The world watched in horror on 24 February, when it was announced that Russia had launched a full-scale invasion on Ukraine. Russian president Vladimir Putin, 69, authorised what he called a “special military operation” to “demilitarise and denazify” its neighbours last Thursday. The horrifying attack was launched in the early hours of the morning, with Russian troops crossing the border into Ukraine before launching missiles at airports and military bases.

Chelsea striker, 45, appeared on Sky Sports on Wednesday afternoon, urging Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to do everything within their power to end the war in Ukraine."I'm so proud to be Ukrainian," said Shevchenko."It's a very difficult moment for my country, for my people, for my family."My mum and my sisters are in Kyiv at this moment and there are terrible things happening there."People dying, children dying, missiles pointing at our houses and we need to stop this war."We need to find a way to stop the war."Today (March 2nd) marks the tenth day of the Russian invasion after President Putin advanced his force into Ukrainian borders.Around 660,000 have opted to flee their homes to avoid the conflict, according to the UN's refugee agency, but men aged 18-60 fit for military service have been forced to stay behind and fight.A visibly upset Shevchenko says he has pleaded with his family to leave their homes in Kyiv."Yes I have tried many times," he said, when asked if he had held talks about them fleeing.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Vladimir Putin's aggressive invasion of the country isn't going entirely to plan.A week has passed since Russian troops entered the country and resistance from the Ukrainians has been fierce. Today (March 2), Russia’s Defence Ministry's casualty report revealed that 498 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine, with 1,597 wounded since they invaded.

In his successful 2020 White House bid, candidate Joe Biden campaigned as a unifier trying to save the soul of America. Last night, in his first State of the Union address, the 46th President of the United States doubled down on that unity theme.

Roman Abramovich, the Russian owner of England’s Chelsea FC, one of soccer’s biggest clubs, said Wednesday that he is selling the franchise, with the proceeds to go to a foundation that will benefit war victims in Ukraine.

Prince Charles and his wife and future queen consort, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall showed their support for the Ukrainian community during a visit to the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London on Wednesday. A day after the first in line to the throne spoke out against Russia and President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, he and his wife were greeted by Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, the Ukrainian Ambassador, Vadym Prystaiko, and his wife, Inna Prystaiko.

Ukraine to fight the Russians. Brave veteran George Parker, 30, spent seven months on frontline infantry in Afghanistan and says Vladimir Putin's Russian forces "can't throw anything at him he's not seen before."The soldier said he believed it was his moral duty to fly out to war-torn Ukraine to defend its sovereignty. Since Ukraine’s President Volydymr Zelensky announced an international call to arms for people to go to Ukraine and help defend his homeland, hundreds of Brits have registered their interest.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, 44, shared two videos on her Instagram of Latvian First Lady Andra Levite and Lithuanian First Lady Diana Nausedene showing their support for Ukraine in wake of Russia’s attacks on the country on Wednesday March 2. Zelenska also gave an impassioned plea for people around the globe to speak out against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his country’s deadly attacks on Ukraine in the videos’ caption.

Netflix has responded to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine by pausing all of its production and acquisitions work in the territory, Deadline sources confirm.

Netflix has responded to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine by pausing all of its production work and acquisitions from the territory, Deadline sources confirm.

Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine. Wetherspoon is one of many businesses placing their own sanctions on Russia as they have removed Russian beer from every fridge of their pubs up and down the country.

Russian national team and all clubs from the country in light of the Ukraine invasion. In a statement this afternoon, the sports gaming company announced they were taking action after Vladimir Putin's actions in recent days.

Falkirk stands ready to support the people of Ukraine, councillors have agreed as they called for an immediate lifting of visa requirements to enable refugees to enter the UK.

Vladimir Putin has been stripped of a number of his honorary sporting titles and awards in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian president has previously accumulated a range of titles and awards through his sporting endeavours and role in Russia hosting a number of major global events.In the last decade, Russia have hosted both the Winter Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, although their athletes are now being prohibited from competing in several events.Organisations and governing bodies have also started to sanction Putin himself in addition to suspending Russia from hosting and competing for the foreseeable future.The International Olympic Committee withdrew Putin's Olympic Order on Monday, the highest award that the Olympic movement can hand out.The IOC also recommended a ban on all Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions due to their military operations in Ukraine.On the same day, World Taekwondo released a statement confirming they had stripped Putin of his honorary black belt.It was also confirmed that no Russian or Belarusian flags or national anthems will be permitted at events, whilst events in the two countries will no longer be recognised.The statement read: "World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against the World Taekwondo vision of 'Peace is More Precious than Triumph' and the World Taekwondo values of respect and tolerance.Should Russian athletes be banned from all international sporting events? Let us know in the comments section below."In this regard, World Taekwondo has decided to withdraw the honorary 9th dan black belt conferred to Mr.

Russia and Ukraine crisis. Last week President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine as tensions escalated between the two countries.

In a State of the Union address front-loaded with calls to challenge Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, President Biden on Tuesday called for assistance from Congress in enacting his domestic agenda — and renewed his call for passage of the Equality Act to advance LGBTQ rights.

Boris Johnson has been asked why he has not yet imposed any sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich over his alleged "links" to the Kremlin.The Russian billionaire bought Chelsea from Ken Bates in 2003 and has since invested heavily to bring in a golden era of success at Stamford Bridge.Johnson is now facing mounting calls to sanction Abramovich, though, including from Labour leader Keir Starmer, who pressed the Prime Minister during PMQs on Wednesday in the House of Commons.Abramovich is understood to have put Chelsea up for sale as he looks to sell his UK assets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week.Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Starmer questioned the Prime Minister as he exclaimed: "We must stand up to Putin and those who prop up his regime."Roman Abramovich is the owner of Chelsea FC and various other high-value assets in the UK.“He’s a person of interest to the Home Office because of his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices.“Last week the Prime Minister said Abramovich is facing sanctions. He later corrected the record to say he isn’t.

Vladimir Putin’s ex-wife in France has been vandalised with Ukrainian flags with the message “F*** Poutine” (Putin in French).Lyudmila Putin, who divorced the Russian leader in 2013, has seen the exterior of her new husband Artur Ocheretny’s south of France property being defaced with blue and yellow paint. The villa, which is estimated at £6 million according to the Mail, was targeted over the weekend following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon says it will no longer sell Russian beer due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

Boris Johnson has demanded President Putin "turn his tanks around" as MPs cheered on the Ukrainian ambassador, who watched proceedings from the Commons public gallery.