Russia bans residents from transferring money abroad, announces Kremlin Russia did not start hostilities, says Moscow’s UN rep. “The Russian Federation did not begin these hostilities. They were unleashed by Ukraine residents, dissenters. Russians are seeking to end this war,” says Russian Representative at UNGA emergency meeting on Ukraine Russia crisis. Moscow has no plans […]
The decision to take a United States (US)-backed resolution deploring Russian aggression and calling it to withdraw forces from Ukraine to the GA was backed by 11 members, while India — along with China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) — abstained from the vote. Since this was a procedural vote, Russia’s veto was not applicable. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin placed the country’s nuclear deterrent forces on a “special” alert on Sunday amid the rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Putin announced the move during a meeting with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov, reported RT News. “Western countries are not only taking unfriendly actions against […]
The 27-nation bloc of the European Union will shut its airspace to Russian airlines, fund supplies of weapons to war-hit Ukraine and ban some pro-Moscow media outlets in response to the Kremlin’s move to invade its neighbour. The EU’s move came amid the United States and several European nations’ decision to cut key Russian banks […]
Ukraine said on Sunday it would not buckle under pressure during talks with Russia over its invasion, even as it slammed President Vladimir Putin’s move to put Russian nuclear forces on high alert. Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said not an inch of the country’s land would be ceded to the opponent. “We will not […]
President Vladimir Putin’s order to put Russian nuclear forces on high alert is part of a pattern of Moscow manufacturing threats to justify aggression, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Sunday. “We’ve seen him do this time and time again. At no point has Russia been under threat from NATO, has Russia been […]
Putin orders nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with West over Ukraine. Ukraine on Sunday agreed to hold talks with Russia in Belarus, the Russian state media said quoting officials in Moscow. An AFP input quoted the Ukraine presidency as saying the country has agreed to hold talks with Russia at Belarus border. This […]
Ukraine on Sunday approached the International Court of Justice against Russia to hold Russia accountable for its actions against Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted that Russia must be accountable for “manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression”. “Ukraine has submitted its application against Russia to the ICJ. Russia must be held accountable for manipulating […]
Ukrainian Railways will operate new trains to help stranded Indians out of the embattled country, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said in a new advisory on Sunday. Indian Embassy’s latest advisory comes as panic-stricken Indians fled to Romania and Hungary to be evacuated and several more hunkered down in Ukraine’s bomb shelters in an attempt […]
Satellite images show the damage caused to Ukraine’s airbases after Russia’s invasion. Images released by US company Planet shows the destruction caused to two airbases in Ukraine—Mykolaiv Airbase and the Chuhuiv Airbase. The company shared the images on Twitter. Planet says on its website that it is dedicated to providing satellite images to businesses, governments, […]