- The United States is imposing sanctions on a number of Russian oligarchs and their families - The third round of Russia-Ukraine talks will take place next week - Thousands of Russian scientists condemn the war against Ukraine At the request of 39 member states (including Latvia), the International Criminal Court in The Hague has launched an investigation into Russia’s war crimes in the war in Ukraine. Prosecutor Karim Hahn has announced that evidence gathering has begun. A preliminary study of the situation “has already found grounds to believe that crimes have been committed within the jurisdiction of the court”....