BBC News resumed its English-language broadcasts from Russia on Tuesday evening. The British public broadcaster temporarily suspended reporting last week, after a new law in Russia criminalized deliberate misinformation about the actions of its armed forces.

The ruble continued its decline on Wednesday, hitting record lows against major currencies yet again, after US President Joe Biden announced a ban on all imports of Russian  energy products, such as oil and gas.

US State Department names strategic defeat for Putin as the endgame in Ukraine conflict The US is waging an economic war against Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the press on Wednesday.