Key points
- Russia vows revenge against US after attack on Crimea|Washington hits back at 'ridiculous' claims
- At least eight dead in fire near Moscow|Watch smoke billow from building
- North Korea warns US over 'new world war'
- Ukraine inches closer to EU dream
- Big picture: What you need to know this week
- Analysis:Blaming Ukraine for Dagestan attack fits Russia's wider narrative
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US hits back at 'ridiculous' claims it was behind Crimea strikes
Russian claims that the US was behind yesterday's strikes in Crimea are "ridiculous" and "hyperbolic", according to a spokesperson for the US state department.
Officials say four people died and around 150 more were injured in the attack as missile debris fell on a beach in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea.
Russia's defence ministry said the missiles used by Ukraine were US-supplied ATACMS missiles, and claimed US specialists programmed them.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow earlier today that the "involvement of the United States, the direct involvement, as a result of which Russian civilians are killed, cannot be without consequences".
During a US state department briefing, spokesperson Matthew Miller was asked about Russia's claims, which he said were unfounded and wrong.
"I don't have any assessment of the underlying attack, including who was responsible for it. But you have seen Russia make ridiculous claims about responsibility in the past," he said.
"You might recall after the terror attack in Moscow in March, they blamed the US despite the US warning them about the attack.
"It's not unusual for Moscow to make ridiculous, hyperbolic claims about responsibility that aren't born out of facts."
Mr Miller had previously been asked about the strikes in Crimea, to which he said the US laments any civilian casualties in the ongoing war.
On providing weapons to Ukraine, Mr Miller added: "We provide weapons to Ukraine so that it can defend its sovereign territory against armed aggression, including in Crimea, which, of course, is part of Ukraine.
"Russia could stop this war today and end the suffering caused by the war Russia launched if it ended its occupation of sovereign Ukrainian territory and stopped launching attacks on civilians."
Watch: Deadly fire near Moscow
We reported earlier on a fire at a former Russian electronics research institute near Moscow that has killed at least eight people.
We've now got video of the scene - with people visible leaning out of windows as smoke engulfs the building.
It is not yet clear what caused the fire to start.
Analysis: New EU sanctions target Russian gas for the first time - but could have gone much further
By Ian King, business presenter
The EU today launched its 14th package of sanctions against Russia - this time targeting Vladimir Putin'sliquefied natural gas exports (LNG) for the first time.
The measure is the latest attempt by the blocto deny Mr Putin'sregime of money as his war on Ukraine drags into its 29th month.
No EU bans on Russian gas yet
The sanctions, which will kick in after a nine-month transition period, fall short of an outright ban on Russian LNG shipments.
This partly reflects the fact that EU members are themselves still allowed to buy LNG from Moscow- even though the bloc has set a target of phasing out Russian fossil fuels by 2027.
The EU followed the leadof the United States and the UK in banning Russian oil imports, with one or two limited exceptions, in 2022 after Russia attacked Ukraine.
What latest sanctions do
The key measure in the package, signed off late last week in the face of opposition from Germany and Hungary,is a ban on trans-shipments off EU ports of Russian LNG - essentially preventing the commodity from being sold to third countries via EU ports.
Part of the package also targets specific vessels - including an initial 27 oil tankers - that are used to get around the price cap slapped on Russian oil by the G7 countries.
Read the full story here...
Video of Russian soldier's execution shows 'brutal culture' within armed forces
A video appearing to show a wounded Russian soldier being shot dead by another shows the "brutal culture" of Moscow's armed forces, according to a US-based thinktank.
Footage shared widely on social media over the weekend shows a Russian soldier injured by a drone strike, motioning to another soldier for help.
Instead, the other soldier kills him with a gunshot fired at point-blank range.
He does this instead of attempting to check the soldier's injury, attempting treatment, taking his identification tags or attempting a casualty evacuation, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says.
"The attempted or deliberate killing of a fellow soldier is unprofessional, and ISW has observed instances of Russian fragging (the deliberate killing of supervisors) and other anecdotes demonstrative of a callous disregard for the lives of Russia’s own soldiers throughout the war thus far, both within Russia and amongst Russian troops on the battlefield," it says in its latest assessment.
"Fragging is generally indicative of extremely poor discipline amongst troops, a disconnect between tactical level commanders and their subordinates, as well as a blatant disregard for human life."
Sky News has not verified the authenticity of the video.
At least eight dead in fire near Moscow
A fire at a former Russian electronics research institute near Moscow has killed at least eight people, state news agency TASS reports.
Two people jumped to their death from the top floors of the eight-storey building - in the town of Fryazino - which was engulfed by flames.
It is not yet clear what caused the fire to start.
Regional governor Andrey Vorobyov said a 34-year-old man was in serious condition in hospital, while two firefighters were also being treated for injuries from the fire.
More than 100 firefighters are at the scene. Local emergency services said the man was the only person rescued from the blaze.
The building creates components for fighter jets, nuclear launch munitions, air defences and guided munitions.
Watch: What do we know about the Dagestan attacks?
Gunmen opened fire on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in two cities in the Russian region of Dagestan yesterday.
Russia's national anti-terrorist committee described the attacks - in a predominantly Muslim region with a history of armed insurgency - as terrorist acts.
Dagestan's governor, Sergei Melikov, tried to link the attacks with the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The US-based Institute for the Study of War has suggested it is likely the work of Islamic State's Northern Caucasus branch, Wilayat Kavkaz, but there is no confirmation of that.
Watch the video below to find out what we know so far...
Poland hoping China can help find solution to peace in Ukraine
The president of Poland says he hopes China can help find a solution for peace in Ukraine that respects intentional law.
AndrzejDuda is on a state visit to China and, in Beijing today, held discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping where the war in Ukraine was on the agenda.
"I am very happy that, thanks to the fact that President [Xi] calls me a friend, which is a great honour for me, I can contribute to building [Polish-Chinese] relations together with the president," Mr Duda said afterwards.
Poland borders Ukraine and has maintained a hard line against further expansion of Russian aggression.
In pictures: Destruction in Ukrainian town 15 miles from frontline
The destruction caused by two Russian missile strikes in the town of Pokrovsk can be seen in new photos from the scene.
Residents are left to clear the houses and cars destroyed in the attack, which left four people dead and 34 injured (see 1.54pm post).
Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region, is about 15 miles (24km) from the frontline with Russia.
Russian efforts to threaten Seoul into withholding aid from Ukraine 'have failed'
South Korea has adopted a "firm approach" against Russia in the wake of the improving relations between Moscow and North Korea, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
The US thinktank believes that Russian efforts to threaten Seoul into withholding aid from Ukraine have failed.
South Korean national security director Chang Ho-jin said yesterday that the type of military support that South Korea will provide to Ukraine is contingent on the depth and evolution of Russian military cooperation with North Korea.
Mr Chang had previously said that the partnership between Russia and North Korea had encouraged South Korea to change its long-standing policy prohibiting the transfer of arms to Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin said last week that Seoul would be making "a very big mistake" if it decided to supply arms to Ukraine.
Farage comments on Russia 'not worth listening to', says ex-army chief
Lord Richard Dannatt, the former head of the army, has been asked for his opinion on what Nigel Farage said about the conflict in Ukraine.
Mr Farage claims the West provoked Russia's invasion.
In response, Lord Dannatt told the BBC: "As far as I'm concerned, Nigel Farage doesn't have a point worth listening to about anything."
On the wider point of a potential conclusion to the war, he said it was "entirely a matter" for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to decide if negotiating with the Russians "would be a better thing to do [...] to save more lives than continue fighting".
