Russia-Ukraine war latest: Germany rejects Putin’s gas supply ‘blackmail’; Russia expands EU sanctions – live
Germany, France and the UK reject Russia’s demand to pay for gas in roubles; Kremlin announces further sanctions on EU leaders
- Putin signs order demanding gas payments in roubles from Friday
- Ukraine in fresh effort to evacuate Mariupol after Red Cross warnings
- UK sanctions target Russian general and media heavyweights
- Ukraine braces for fresh wave of attacks in east
- Facebook fails to label 80% of posts promoting bioweapons conspiracy
In case you missed the earlier announcement of a possible ceasefire in Mariupol, here are the details we reported earlier.
The Russian defence ministry announced a local ceasefire on Thursday to allow civilians to be evacuated from Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol, according to Agence France-Presse.