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Boris Johnson has accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of war crimes in Ukraine. Bombing innocent civilians "already fully qualifies as a war crime," he declared at Prime Minister's Questions. He was reacting to Ian Blackford of the Scottish National Party, who asked for Mr Putin to be prosecuted. Following air strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has already accused Russia of war crimes. Attacks on key cities have intensified a week into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with conflict occurring in the north, east, and south. Boris Johnson branded the Russian military's operations under Putin's directives as "barbaric and indiscriminate" on Tuesday. "The world is witnessing the atrocities of Putin's war in Ukraine with every passing hour," said SNP Westminster leader Mr Blackford. He demanded that Mr Putin be charged with the "full spectrum" of war crimes accusations that are possible. "What we have

Following the passage of a rule prohibiting Russian ships from entering port, UK ports are "working at a rapid speed" to restrict them, according to a trade association. Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UK was the first country to do so, and the EU is considering a ban. According to the UK Major Ports Group, Russian ships are diverting, at anchor, or being packed away. The RAC, on the other hand, believes that the prohibition will have little impact on petrol prices. On Tuesday, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that the UK had become the first country to adopt legislation prohibiting ships from accessing its ports if they have "any Russian connection." Some Russian-linked vessels have already been denied entrance to UK ports, according to Tim Morris, chief executive of trade organisation the UK Major Ports Group. He stated, " "Currently, several Russian-affiliated vessels are diverting on their approach to the United Kingdom. Some are a