Washington/LVV: Russia Said that he is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor on Wednesday for the people who are migrating Kyiv and four other Ukrainian cities, the number of refugees created by the biggest attack on a European country since World War II surpassed 2 million.
The head of Russia’s National Defense Control Center, Mikhail Mizintsev, was quoted by the Tass news agency as saying that “silence” will begin at 10 a.m. Moscow time (0700 GMT) to ensure safe passage for civilians wanting Russian forces to leave Kyiv. rule of”. , Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol.
It was not clear whether the proposed route would pass through Russia or Belarus, as previously opposed by the Ukrainian government.
Citizens fled the besieged Sumi city on Tuesday in the first successful “humanitarian corridor” opened since Russia’s invasion. Ukraine accused Russian forces of shelling another evacuation route from Mariupol in the south of the country.
The US embargo on Russian oil imports further increased the price of oil. Prices have risen by more than 30% since Russia invaded its neighbor on February 24.
Russia – the world’s second largest exporter of crude oil – has warned that costs will increase if Western countries impose sanctions.
Despite the prospect of higher household bills, US President Joe Biden said that the Russian President Vladimir Putin The attack will have to bear the consequences.
“The American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin’s war machine,” he said.
The Kremlin describes its actions as a “special operation” to disarm Ukraine and oust the leaders. Neo-Nazis, Ukraine and Western allies see this as an unfounded excuse for a war of choice that has raised fears of a wider conflict in Europe.
Adding to Russia’s global isolation, McDonald’s, a symbol of capitalism that opened in Russia as the Soviet Union collapsed, and coffeehouse chain Starbucks will temporarily close stores, while Pepsi will stop selling its soft drink brands and Coca. Cola is stopping business in the country. ,
Western countries are walking a fine line between using harsh sanctions to stop war as quickly as possible, while simultaneously protecting their fragile economies from rising inflation.
Conflict and ensuing sanctions have wreaked havoc with global supply chains, raising prices not only for food and energy but also for key raw materials such as aluminum and nickel.
The London Metal Exchange was forced on Tuesday to halt trading in nickel – critical to making stainless steel and electric vehicle batteries – as prices doubled to more than $100,000 a tonne due to concerns about Russian supplies.
Britain said it would end imports of Russian oil and oil products by the end of 2022, while the European Union this year published plans to cut its reliance on Russian gas by two-thirds.
Polish aircraft
As Western military aid poured into Ukraine across the Polish and Romanian borders, the United States made a surprise move to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to an American base in Germany to help replenish Ukraine’s air force. Polish turned down the offer.
The Pentagon said the prospect of fighter jets flying from NATO territory into war zones “is a matter of grave concern to the entire NATO alliance.”
The International Committee of the Red Cross said people were rapidly running out of electricity, heat, food and drinking water after more than a week of bombings in the coastal Ukraine city of Mariupol.
“The situation in Mariupol is dire,” Red Cross spokesman Ivan Watson said.
Several people tried to exit a safe corridor on Tuesday but Ukraine’s foreign ministry said Russian forces violated the ceasefire and opened fire.
Moscow has denied targeting civilians.
Russia opened a separate corridor outside the eastern city of Sumy. Buses headed for Poltava further west just hours after a Russian airstrike, regional officials said, had struck a residential area and killed 21 people. Reuters could not confirm the incident.
Residents were leaving Irpin, a border Kyiv suburb.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian troops on Tuesday repelled a Russian attempt to enter the eastern city of Kharkiv and thwarted an operation planned by 120 Russian paratroopers near the border, the regional governor said. oleh sinehubov said.
The state emergency service said five people, two of them children, were killed and seven homes destroyed when Russian planes struck the city of Malin, northwest of Kyiv, late Tuesday. Reuters was unable to confirm.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said Vitaly GerasimovThe first deputy commander of Russia’s 41st Army was killed on Monday, the second Russian major general killed during the offensive. Russia’s Defense Ministry could not be reached for comment.
Within Russia, the war has sparked a serious new crackdown on dissent, with the last remaining independent media largely closed last week and foreign broadcasters banned.
The head of Russia’s National Defense Control Center, Mikhail Mizintsev, was quoted by the Tass news agency as saying that “silence” will begin at 10 a.m. Moscow time (0700 GMT) to ensure safe passage for civilians wanting Russian forces to leave Kyiv. rule of”. , Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol.
It was not clear whether the proposed route would pass through Russia or Belarus, as previously opposed by the Ukrainian government.
Citizens fled the besieged Sumi city on Tuesday in the first successful “humanitarian corridor” opened since Russia’s invasion. Ukraine accused Russian forces of shelling another evacuation route from Mariupol in the south of the country.
The US embargo on Russian oil imports further increased the price of oil. Prices have risen by more than 30% since Russia invaded its neighbor on February 24.
Russia – the world’s second largest exporter of crude oil – has warned that costs will increase if Western countries impose sanctions.
Despite the prospect of higher household bills, US President Joe Biden said that the Russian President Vladimir Putin The attack will have to bear the consequences.
“The American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin’s war machine,” he said.
The Kremlin describes its actions as a “special operation” to disarm Ukraine and oust the leaders. Neo-Nazis, Ukraine and Western allies see this as an unfounded excuse for a war of choice that has raised fears of a wider conflict in Europe.
Adding to Russia’s global isolation, McDonald’s, a symbol of capitalism that opened in Russia as the Soviet Union collapsed, and coffeehouse chain Starbucks will temporarily close stores, while Pepsi will stop selling its soft drink brands and Coca. Cola is stopping business in the country. ,
Western countries are walking a fine line between using harsh sanctions to stop war as quickly as possible, while simultaneously protecting their fragile economies from rising inflation.
Conflict and ensuing sanctions have wreaked havoc with global supply chains, raising prices not only for food and energy but also for key raw materials such as aluminum and nickel.
The London Metal Exchange was forced on Tuesday to halt trading in nickel – critical to making stainless steel and electric vehicle batteries – as prices doubled to more than $100,000 a tonne due to concerns about Russian supplies.
Britain said it would end imports of Russian oil and oil products by the end of 2022, while the European Union this year published plans to cut its reliance on Russian gas by two-thirds.
Polish aircraft
As Western military aid poured into Ukraine across the Polish and Romanian borders, the United States made a surprise move to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to an American base in Germany to help replenish Ukraine’s air force. Polish turned down the offer.
The Pentagon said the prospect of fighter jets flying from NATO territory into war zones “is a matter of grave concern to the entire NATO alliance.”
The International Committee of the Red Cross said people were rapidly running out of electricity, heat, food and drinking water after more than a week of bombings in the coastal Ukraine city of Mariupol.
“The situation in Mariupol is dire,” Red Cross spokesman Ivan Watson said.
Several people tried to exit a safe corridor on Tuesday but Ukraine’s foreign ministry said Russian forces violated the ceasefire and opened fire.
Moscow has denied targeting civilians.
Russia opened a separate corridor outside the eastern city of Sumy. Buses headed for Poltava further west just hours after a Russian airstrike, regional officials said, had struck a residential area and killed 21 people. Reuters could not confirm the incident.
Residents were leaving Irpin, a border Kyiv suburb.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian troops on Tuesday repelled a Russian attempt to enter the eastern city of Kharkiv and thwarted an operation planned by 120 Russian paratroopers near the border, the regional governor said. oleh sinehubov said.
The state emergency service said five people, two of them children, were killed and seven homes destroyed when Russian planes struck the city of Malin, northwest of Kyiv, late Tuesday. Reuters was unable to confirm.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said Vitaly GerasimovThe first deputy commander of Russia’s 41st Army was killed on Monday, the second Russian major general killed during the offensive. Russia’s Defense Ministry could not be reached for comment.
Within Russia, the war has sparked a serious new crackdown on dissent, with the last remaining independent media largely closed last week and foreign broadcasters banned.