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Biden brands Putin a 'war criminal'; Kremlin decries US President's remarks

Previously, President Biden had stopped short of labelling atrocities being documented on the ground in Ukraine as 'war crimes,' citing ongoing international and US investigations

Oligarchs got richer despite sanctions but this time may be different

For nearly a decade, sanctions have been little more than names on a list for wealthy Russians and now governments are working to give them bite

We need you right now, Zelenskyy tells US; invokes Pearl Harbor, 9/11

Zelenskyy said negotiations were becoming "more realistic"

US putting pressure on India, China because of ties with Russia: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the US is putting pressure on China, Turkey, and a number of other countries because of cooperation with Russia.

Russia urges moving UN Headquarters from US to a neutral country

'In addition, our work would become much less politicized than it is now,' Pyotr Ilyichev said

Russian air assault at military base kills 35 near Polish border

3,687 Ukrainian military infra facilities destroyed so far: Russia

Biden authorises $200 mn in new weapons, military training for Ukraine

The aid is part of broader US support in the form of aid and sanctions

President Biden slashes Russia trade status, bans alcohol, seafood

President Joe Biden on Friday the U.S. will dramatically downgrade its trade status with Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine and also ban imports of Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds.

Biden says US and allies will end normal trade relations with Russia

The move would deliver 'another crushing below' to Russia, as it continues its aggression in Ukraine, Biden said

Oil falls 5% as fear among investors over Russian supply disruption eases

Brent had gained 28% in the previous six days of trading, and the Relative Strength Index, a momentum indicator, suggested the market was due for a selloff

Oil falls 5% on speculation US Russia oil ban won't add to supply shock

Oil also fell as the head of the IEA described the agency's decision to release 60 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves as 'an initial response' and said that more could be released

Russia insists on linking sanctions to nuclear talks, Iran stands firm

Moscow wants a written US guarantee that its trade, investment & military-technical cooperation with Iran would not be hindered by Western sanctions

Brent soars to $119, highest since May 2012, as US sanctions target Russia

The gains followed the latest round of US sanctions on Russia's oil refining sector that raised concerns that Russian oil and gas exports could be targeted next

China relieved as Ukraine crisis dominates Biden's first Union address

Biden said the US and China were engaged in a race to "win the economic competition of the 21st century, and vowed that the US was embarking on an infrastructure decade

Ukraine war raises spectre of Russia's first external debt default

Russia has never defaulted on sovereign hard currency debt, but reserve freeze, severed financial ties, politics pose risk ; Moscow has stopped payments on local sovereign bonds already

Google donates $15 mn in relief to Ukraine, blocks RT, Sputnik on YouTube

To curb the spread of misinformation and disrupt disinformation campaigns online, Google has "blocked YouTube channels connected to Russia Today and Sputnik across Europe"

Anthony Blinken says Russian 'crimes' mounting by hour in Ukraine

Addressing UNHCR, US Secretary of State says, 'We must send a resolute and unified message that President Putin should unconditionally stop this"

As Ukraine conflict rages, Biden seeks to unite Americans in annual speech

Biden intends to use the annual speech to stress the importance of countering Putin and push his domestic economic agenda

Ukraine crisis: US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich

Some oligarchs have also obtained dual citizenship in Britain and other Western countries, adding legal complications to attempts to unilaterally seize their assets

US didn't cut off Russia from SWIFT to prevent unwanted consequences

SWIFT is a global cooperative of financial institutions that began in 1973