Vladimir Putin Russia Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukraine's statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war.

But the fight itself has been left to Ukrainians, who have expressed a mixture of courageous resolve and despondency. Western officials have said a main reason is a desire to not widen the war beyond Ukraine. Bennett's office said he spoke twice with Zelensky afterward. He gave no additional details, including where they would take place. "And if this happens, it will be entirely on their conscience." Bereft mothers mourned slain children, wounded soldiers were fitted with tourniquets and doctors worked by the light of their cellphones as bleakness and desperation pervaded. A third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place Monday, according to Davyd Arakhamia, a member of the Ukrainian delegation. The U.S. State Department said Blinken underscored that the world is acting in unison in response to Russian aggression and ensuring that Moscow will pay a high price. Wang said China opposes any moves that "add fuel to the flames" in Ukraine, while Blinken said the world is watching to see which nations stand up for the principles of freedom and sovereignty. The U.S. Congress is also working on a $10-billion US package of military and humanitarian aid, and Schumer told Zelensky that lawmakers hope to send it to Ukraine quickly, the person on the call said. Schumer told Zelensky the U.S. lawmakers are inspired by him and by the strength and courage of the Ukrainian people, according to another person on the call who was granted anonymity to discuss it. Putin continued to pin the blame for all of it squarely on the Ukrainian leadership and slammed their resistance to the invasion.

Vladimir Putin, Russia-Ukraine crisis: Russia invaded Ukraine February 24 citing national security concerns over Kyiv's closeness to Western powers and move ...

Shanghai is now the largest city to be locked down to date since early 2020. In its place there should be an interim government," Wimal Weerawansa, a former cabinet member, said Tuesday. The parliament met today for the first time since these protests began. A group of Sri Lanka lawmakers have backed the formation of an interim government to steer the nation out of its worst economic crisis in decades. Addressing the United Nation's Security Council for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, Zelenskyy added that Russian forces killed “anyone who served our country”. He also demanded “accountability” at the UNSC for Russian crimes. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered an ominous warning Sunday, telling Ukraine the 'military operation' that has killed hundreds (potentially thousands) already would only stop if Kyiv laid down arms and met all of the Kremlin's demands. and carries out well-known Russian demands," the Kremlin said.

Russian and Ukrainian forces had agreed to an 11-hour cease-fire Sunday, but Ukrainian officials said Russian attacks quickly closed the safe-passage corridor.

In Irpin, near Kyiv, a sea of people on foot and even in wheelbarrows trudged over the remains of a destroyed bridge to cross a river and leave the city. Onlookers in Chernihiv cheered as a Russian military plane fell from the sky and crashed, according to video released by the Ukrainian government. Intense diplomatic efforts continued, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Moldova pledging America’s support to the small Western-leaning former Soviet republic. Some of the weak and elderly were carried along the path in blankets and carts. Efforts to evacuate residents from the Kyiv suburbs of Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin on Sunday were mostly unsuccessful. A senior American defense official said Sunday the U.S. believes that about 95% of the Russian forces that had been arrayed around Ukraine are now inside the country. The U.N. human rights office said at least 364 civilians have been confirmed killed since the Feb. 24 invasion, but the true number is probably much higher. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that some Ukrainian combat planes had redeployed to Romania and other Ukraine neighbors he didn’t identify. Although the United States and many Western countries have backed Ukraine with weapons shipments, they have sent no troops. Capturing Mariupol could allow Russia to establish a land corridor to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. But a miles-long Russian armored column threatening the capital remained stalled outside Kyiv. More than 1.5 million Ukrainians had been forced from the country.

Fighting stopped about 200000 people from evacuating the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in a row on Sunday, as Russian President ...

read more read more read more The West, which calls Putin's reasons for invading baseless, has expanded efforts to rearm Ukraine, sending in items from Stinger missiles to anti-tank weapons. read more read more read more "They will not even give us an opportunity to count the wounded and the killed because the shelling does not stop." But the ceasefire plan collapsed, as it had on Saturday, with each side blaming the other. read more read more read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that any attempt to install a no-fly zone in Ukraine would cause catastrophic consequences for Europe and the ...

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Ukraine-Russia news from March 6: Missile strikes have destroyed the international airport in Vinnytsia.

Boychenko said thousands of children, women and the elderly came under fire as they arrived in the morning for a possible evacuation. “They are starting to realise the real price of war only now. they are calling into question the future of Ukrainian statehood,” he said on Saturday during a televised meeting with flight attendants from Russian airline Aeroflot. “Erdogan emphasised the importance of taking urgent steps to achieve a ceasefire, open humanitarian corridors and sign a peace agreement.” Russia’s war on Ukraine has created fears of a global food crisis. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has told members of the US Congress in a video call that Kyiv urgently needs fighter jets. They weren’t expecting that Ukraine would deliver such severe resistance,” Mykhailo Podolyak told The Globe and Mail. “In Ukraine, rivers of blood and tears are flowing. Grossi said operating staff must be able to fulfil their safety and security duties and have the capacity to make decisions free of undue pressure. “People are really defiant … they are saying they are not going anywhere and if the Russians come we will fight them,” she added. Pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine’s National Guard accused each other of failing to establish a humanitarian corridor. In the nearby town of Irpin, residents fled their homes after buildings were severely damaged.