Russia compares sanctions to war as UK says Putin preparing to send 1,000 mercenaries to Ukraine

Putin spokesman accuses Nato of backing Russia into a corner as UK warns Moscow's stalled offensive means mercenaries are expected to head to Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Vladimir Putin's main spokesman has said that sanctions on trade and oligarchs were akin to "total war" against Russia, and that the west has pushed the Kremlin "into the corner" with Nato expansion, as officials prepare for the resumption of peace talks with Ukraine on Tuesday. Dmitry Peskov said in an interview ...