China’s foreign ministry on Monday reiterated its opposition to the use of what it calls illegal and unilateral sanctions, after western countries moved to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system. Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, speaking at a

: Russian military vehicles pushed into Ukraine’s second-largest city on Sunday and explosions rocked oil and gas installations on the fourth day of fighting. Russian soldiers and armoured vehicles were seen in different parts of the northeastern city of Kharkiv and firing

Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said on Saturday. Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of