Russia-Ukraine live: Russia ‘in military confrontation’ with US and Britain, claims Putin ally

Russian security council secretary says conflict is not between Moscow and Kyiv but Russia and Nato

The Russian energy ministry says it is working on additional measures to limit discounts to international benchmarks on Russian oil prices, Reuters reports. The move comes after the west imposed price caps.

Last month Vladimir Putin signed a decree that banned the supply of crude oil and oil products from 1 February for five months to nations that abide by the cap.