The Russian government says it has no intention to cut gas supplies to any more European countries as Moscow’s scheme of receiving gas payments in rubles is working as planned.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says the battle for eastern city of Severodonetsk is being waged street by street as blasts rock the capital Kiev.

In a further ratcheting up of Washington’s offensive against Moscow over its military action against the Kiev government, the administration of US President Joe Biden announced fresh sanctions on Russia.

The Group of Seven foreign ministers threaten to reinforce economic and political pressure on Russia.

Countries deeply dependent on Russia for energy have so far resisted expanding the punitive measures to gas or oil.

US stock markets fall following a new Fed announcement and news about more Russia sanctions.

The instability in Ukraine continues to wreak havoc on oil prices across Europe.

The United States says China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions imposed by Washington and its allies in response to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine.

Western parties to the JCPOA, and now to the JCPOA-revival talks, have waged a media war on Iran, depicting Tehran as carrying all blame for the talks dragging on and maybe failing.

The US has just banned Russian energy imports, but a whirlwind diplomatic tour by their secretary of state has failed to convince Europe to do the same.