Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on Tuesday on US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with several officials in a reciprocal response to Western measures.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he had called A summit for next week of 30 leaders of the military organization To discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine. Earlier on Tuesday, Two journalists working for Fox News killed in Ukraine.
A series of Russian attacks broke out on Tuesday in a residential area of the Ukrainian capital, setting fire to a 15-story Kyiv apartment building and ramping up rescue efforts.
The conflict began to intensify on February 21, 2022, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized separatist territory Deployed troops to eastern Ukraine and in a peacekeeping role.
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Here are the latest updates:
Kyiv
Ukraine sees space for agreement, 20,000 escape Mariupol
Ukraine said it saw the possibility of a settlement in talks with Russia, despite Tuesday’s bombing of Moscow in Kyiv and new attacks on the port city of Mariupol, from where an estimated 20,000 civilians managed to escape through the humanitarian corridor.
Rapidly moving developments on the diplomatic front and on the ground as Russia’s invasion neared the three-week mark and the number of Ukrainians leaving the country eclipsed 3 million in the midst of Europe’s heaviest fighting since World War II .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Wednesday that Russia’s demands were becoming “more realistic”, after delegations from Ukraine and Russia met again on Tuesday via video. Both sides are expected to speak again on Wednesday. , AP
Washington DC
India should not buy Russian oil: Congressman Ami Bera
Indian American Congressman Ami Bera, chairman of the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Asian Region and Non-Proliferation Issues, criticized India’s alleged views on Russian oil purchases at a time when most countries in the world have taken a stand against Russia. . He also expressed disappointment that India refrained from condemning Russia in the United Nations.
Washington DC
Zelensky will give a virtual address to the US Congress
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a virtual address to the US Congress, part of a series of high-profile speeches from a leader who is working to rally support for intensifying Russian aggression in his country.
Mr Zelensky will speak to members of the House and Senate on Wednesday, an event that will be livestreamed to the public. it follows an address Delivered to the UK Parliament last week Which echoed the provocative words of Winston Churchill during World War II. , AP
Washington DC
Biden to announce $800 million in new security aid to Ukraine: US official
US President Joe Biden will announce $800 million in new security aid to Ukraine on Wednesday, a White House official said.
The announcement, expected at 9.15 pm IST, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity late Tuesday, said “the total (aid) announced in the last week alone is $1 billion.”
Mr Zelensky is set to renew his appeal for more aid in his virtual address to Congress early Wednesday, as some US lawmakers pressure the White House to take a tougher line on Russia’s invasion.
Mr Biden on Saturday had already authorized an additional $200 million in military equipment to Ukraine. It also came in for military equipment, on top of the $350 million that Washington authorized on February 26—at the time, the largest such package in American history. , AFP
New York
Russian state TV employee fined for live anti-war demonstration
A Russian state television employee who disrupted a live news program protesting the war with Ukraine was ordered by a Russian court on Tuesday to pay a fine.
Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee of Russia’s state-run Channel One, walked into the studio with a poster saying “no war” and “war against Russians” during Monday evening’s news show.