Central bank holds interest rate at 21%
President plays down Moscow’s military support for Assad regime and claims Kremlin ‘achieved our goals’
Klaus Iohannis urges close co-ordination among EU leaders to combat foreign interference after Bucharest annulled vote
Latest strike in shadow war with Moscow led by SBU, which emerged from Soviet Union’s KGB
FSB says Uzbek suspect was offered $100,000 and safe passage to an EU country
An immediate priority is to secure evidence of crimes by the previous regime
Ukraine official says Kyiv was behind assassination of Igor Kirillov, head of nuclear, chemical and biological defence forces
Tankers carrying Russian oil must show they have adequate cover when passing through European waters
Russian president says Moscow is being pushed to ‘a red line we can’t step back from’
One vessel’s prow breaks off and another craft runs aground in Kerch Strait off Crimea
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham says it co-ordinated retreat of soldiers to Hmeimim air base with Moscow
Central bank sent planeloads of dollars in 2018 and 2019 when dictator was indebted to the Kremlin
Ozon and Wildberries welcome Chinese sellers looking for new markets as sanctions hit both countries’ traders
One of only two Europeans sanctioned for trading Russian oil says he was duped by an alleged ‘conman’
Satellite imagery and Ukrainian intelligence suggest activity consistent with drawdown at Moscow’s key air base
Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns ‘one of the largest strikes’ since full-scale war began
G7’s $50bn loan is no substitute for transferring blocked foreign exchange reserves to Ukraine
Over 4,000 flown home in the face of rebel victory and overthrow of ally Bashar al-Assad
Horaţiu Potra, a former member of the French Foreign Legion, was arrested with 20 other armed men headed for Bucharest
Satellite imagery shows no signs of withdrawal from air and naval facilities
Allies of the ruling family have fled while coastal areas from which the regime drew support are celebrating its downfall
Old Bailey sees messages from Orlin Roussev to Jan Marsalek about selling US-made Switchblade devices
Bucharest scrapped presidential election after ‘illegal’ social media campaign used tactics seen in Moldova poll
Syria’s strongman was feted in Riyadh three weeks ago. Now he is an asylum seeker in Moscow
Deposed leader arrives in Russian capital, according to state newswire, after regime toppled