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Mykola, a father of two in Derhachi who declined to give his surname, said he could hear the thud of bombardments every night, and had been hunkering down with his family in the corridor of their home. Russia continues to ready for an attack to gain full control over the eastern breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as well as the besieged southern port of Mariupol, where tens of thousands are trapped, the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said late on Wednesday. EU member Hungary said it was prepared to meet a Russian request to pay rubles for its gas, breaking ranks with the rest of the 27-nation bloc and highlighting the continent's reliance on imports that have held it back from a tougher response on the Kremlin. Russia says it is engaged in a "special military operation" designed to demilitarize and "de-Nazify" Ukraine. Ukraine and Western governments reject that as a false pretext for its invasion. "My goal is to impose an embargo on the supply to Russia of technology, equipment, minerals and ores [and] rare-earth, dual-use minerals and thus stop the production of weapons in Russia." "We have information that the Russian military has changed its tactics and is trying to remove people who have been killed from streets and basements … this is just an attempt to hide the evidence and nothing more," Zelensky said, but did not provide evidence.

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The Ukraine military said Russia was preparing for an offensive in Ukraine’s east, with the aim “to establish complete control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.” All of the people living here – six mothers, one grandmother and six children – arrived from Mariupol, Ukraine, last week. We document all the crimes committed by the Russian Federation on our land,” Kyrylenko wrote. At first glance the spacious house on the outskirts of Warsaw looks like the perfect family setting. Compare that to the one billion that we have given to the Ukraine in arms and weapons,” Borrell said. Kyiv is already looking into other reports of alleged atrocities, including in the town of Bucha, outside the capital. At least eight buses and vans left the town on Wednesday in an evacuation organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross towards the city of Poltava, some 150 km to the west. “The enemy cynically fired on civilians from Vuhledar, who had come to receive humanitarian aid. British defense officials said 160,000 people remained trapped in the city, which had a prewar population of 430,000. Boichenko said that more than 90% of the city’s infrastructure has been destroyed by the shelling. It’s clear, though, that thousands more civilians trapped inside Mariupol need safe passage out and aid to come in,” Pascal Hundt, the ICRC’s head of delegation in Ukraine, said in a statement. She said an additional 1,206 people were evacuated from the eastern region of Luhansk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a graphic account of the situation on the ground to the UN Security Council, claiming Russians killed civilians ...

“We have to be realistic and realize that this may last for a long time, for many months or even years.” Sberbank holds nearly one-third of Russia’s total banking sector assets, the official noted, adding that the US has now fully blocked “more than two-thirds of the Russian banking sector.” “We have seen no indication that President Putin has changed his ambition to control the whole of Ukraine and also to rewrite the international order, so we need to be prepared for the long haul,” he said. NATO head predicts Ukraine conflict could continue "for a long time": Although Russia is now concentrating its assault on eastern Ukraine, NATO has seen “no indication” that Putin's aim of controlling the whole country has changed, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. The US assesses that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from areas near Kyiv and Chernihiv to “reconsolidate and refit in Belarus and in Russia,” according to a senior US defense official. On the ground: The town of Severodonetsk has been heavily shelled, the head of the Luhansk region's military administration said Wednesday, adding that 10 high-rise buildings in the town were on fire.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to have spent much of his Tuesday phone conversation with his Mexican counterpart discussing Ukraine. According to the ...

"This is not something you see in other countries, and it speaks to how some elements of the ruling coalition in Mexico have sympathy to Russian claims." (The U.S. already has expelled several Russian diplomats it accused of using their diplomatic postings in Washington as cover for espionage.) "Those are Russian intelligence personnel." Castillo said Mexico also wanted to draw closer to the modern Russia of Vladimir Putin. He has appeared to lack enthusiasm for supporting Ukraine and his MORENA party has had a number of pro-Putin eruptions since the Feb. 24 invasion. "Our goal is today to strengthen Mexican-Russian relations," he said. "Warm greetings to our friends at the prestigious airline @aeroflot, hoping for prompt connectivity between nations and of course to Mexico City. I remind you that tourism is a synonym of peace, friendship and understanding between people," he wrote in one of them. "I would like to point out that most of the GRU members in the world are in Mexico at the moment," he said. "There are elements of the MORENA Party and the Labour Party who have visited Russia, who've talked to Russian officials, and Russian propaganda in the Spanish language is very widespread in Mexico. "The president seems trapped," said Diaz Briseno, "between the official position that his diplomats are taking at the UN and the flirtations that some of the elements within his party have with Russia. "Basically, the president is trying to cater to the most extreme elements within the MORENA coalition, which are very anti-U.S. and believe that any expression of support of Ukraine is 100 per cent support of all U.S. actions in the world." While much of the world was reacting with outrage to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a group of legislators from Mexico's governing MORENA party and the allied Labour Party decided it was a perfect time to set up a new "friendship group" with Russia.

Air Canada announced Wednesday that it is suspending flights between Vancouver and Delhi, India until September due to extended flying times and a ...

Canadians face barriers in bid to join fight in Ukraine Satellite images show civilian deaths in Ukraine town while it was in Russian hands: Maxar Mariupol's dead put at 5,000 as Ukraine braces in the east

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“We believe that running is a global sport and, as such, we must do what we can to show our support to the people of Ukraine.” “President Biden’s made it clear, and I certainly agree with him, that it cannot be business as usual for Russia in any of the financial institutions,” Yellen said. And so, this was an effort to get at those assets, and that’s why these individuals were sanctioned,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. We have sleep,” Anastasiia Derezenko, a Ukrainian refugee, told the Associated Press news agency from a shelter run by a charity called Agape Ministries. Because we think about our people who stay now in Brovary, in Kyiv, in Bucha, in Irpin,” she said. She has been charged with spreading “fake news” about the Russian army. But the official said Kyiv remained under threat, even if Russian ground troops had left the area. The town has been partially occupied by Russian forces. “He insisted that I confess to spreading fakes on purpose. “He’s asked that Russia be removed from the G20, and I’ve made clear to my colleagues in Indonesia that we will not be participating in a number of meetings if the Russians are there.” “We have reason to believe that Putin, and many of his cronies, and the oligarchs, hide their wealth, hide their assets, with family members that place their assets and their wealth in the US financial system, and also many other parts of the world,” a senior US administration official said. We have food.

As Wednesday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: All Russian ground forces have left the areas near Kyiv, ...

Also, listen and subscribe to NPR's State of Ukraine podcast for updates throughout the day. The Justice Department is helping investigate possible war crimes by Russia in Ukraine, meeting with Europol, Eurojust and a French prosecutor. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Brussels to meet with G-7 and NATO foreign ministers. Ukrainian forces have been moving in and clearing mines left behind by the Russian troops, a senior U.S. defense official said. More than 500 people were evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol, after days of failed attempts. All Russian ground forces have left the areas near Kyiv, Kharkiv and Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, according to the U.S. military.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says new sanctions on Russia 'not enough' to prevent more deadly attacks as citizens in the east of the country urged to flee.

Vadym Boichenko said 90% of the city’s infrastructure has been destroyed and Russian forces have targeted a hospital where 50 were burned to death. Zelenskiy said Kremlin forces were trying to cover up evidence of atrocities. US sanctions target Russian banks and elites, and include a ban on any American from investing in Russia as well as sanctions on Putin’s adult daughters.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says sanctions unveiled by west have 'a spectacular look. But this is not enough', as fears mount of large-scale Russian offensive.

She said the governors of the Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk regions were calling on people to move immediately to safer areas. Instead, Russian troops who advanced on Kyiv were forced to withdraw to Belarus after shattering losses. A permission to attack,” he said, calling for the west to reject Russian oil and completely block the country’s banks from the international finance system. “It has to be done now, because later people will be under fire and face the threat of death. Russia has denied responsibility and suggested the images were fake or the deaths occurred after its troops pulled out. The US measures include a ban on investing in Russia as well as sanctions on president Vladimir Putin’s adult daughters.

The gruesome killings in Bucha could further isolate Moscow as the U.S. sanctions Putin's daughters and the E.U. will vote on a Russian coal ban.

The last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. The total toll remains unclear, but survivors describe atrocities echoing those that have emerged from other cities Russia has occupied. On Monday, Biden repeated his assertion that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a war criminal and called for further evidence-gathering to prepare for a war-crimes trial. The Switchblade drones come in two versions. Many yearn to return home, even if it’s not the same. The continued violence came amid fresh reports of human-rights atrocities in Ukrainian cities and towns that had been under Russian control. U.S. analysts said Moscow has begun gradually shifting the focus of its military operations to the eastern border provinces after withdrawing thousands of troops that previously encircled the capital, Kyiv. She also declared that an agreement between NATO and Russia inked after the Cold War is dead. Failure to heed the commands could mean death at the hands of Russian forces. Russia has fully withdrawn its troops from Kyiv and further north in the city of Chernihiv, according to the Pentagon. Ukraine appealed to NATO Thursday to give its forces more firepower to fight Russia as the alliance’s foreign ministers meet for a second day and European diplomats weighed a ban on Russian coal.

It will be difficult to resolve Ukraine war diplomatically unless the situation on the ground changes, according to Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University.

"Both of the sides have lost so much that the kind of concessions that would be needed to come to a compromise solution are just not politically acceptable," he told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Wednesday. "A solution will have to await new developments on the battlefield," he said. - "Both of the sides have lost so much that the kind of concessions that would be needed to come to a compromise solution are just not politically acceptable," he told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Wednesday.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has joined NATO foreign ministers in Brussels for a summit on the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

He said that over 15,000 people had already fled from Lozova and Barvinkove in southern Kharkiv. “Three artillery shelling in Balakliya killed three people and destroyed many houses,” he said. In a Telegram post he said, “During the day, the enemy inflicted 48 strikes with MLRS, artillery and mortars,” which destroyed civilian infrastructure. Additional corridors from Melitopol and Berdyansk will be facilitated by buses, Vereshchuk said. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the talks, he said his agenda was "very simple. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has joined NATO foreign ministers in Brussels for a summit Thursday on the response to Russia's invasion. I want to see my husband. The Australian government has announced financial sanctions and travel bans on a further 67 Russians in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The latest round of sanctions comes after what the country's government said was the emergence of evidence of war crimes committed by Russia in the town of Bucha and other cities around capital Kyiv. “I am afraid,” said Kalinina, 39, who is from Kyiv. “But I very much want to go home. In an intelligence update it said that Russian aerial attacks continued along the Donbas line of control in the east, adding that strikes in the interior were likely intended to “degrade the ability of Ukrainian military to resupply” and to pressure the government. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has joined NATO foreign ministers in Brussels for a summit on the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has met with G-7 and NATO leaders in Brussels, one day after the U.S. announced new penalties on Russia that included a ...

Ukraine's urgent needs, the sustainability of supplies, and long-term solutions which will help Ukraine to prevail," he wrote in a tweet. Kuleba asked specifically for planes, missiles, armored vehicles, and heavy air defense systems. The U.S. announced a slate of new sanctions on Russia as it tries to squeeze Moscow's economy and elites in response to mounting Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Shell will write off between $4 and $5 billion in the value of its assets after pulling out of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, revealing some of the financial impact to Western oil companies of leaving Russia. "I came here today to discuss three most important things: weapons, weapons, and weapons," Kuleba said in a tweet. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has met with G-7 and NATO leaders in Brussels, one day after the U.S. announced new penalties on Russia that included a ban on all new investment in the country and sanctions on President Vladimir Putin's daughters.

A high-stakes NATO foreign ministers meeting kicked off in Brussels Wednesday, as US officials warn that Russia's war in Ukraine could be entering a ...

The plant is now back under the control of Ukrainian authorities. The video — filmed by the Ukrainian military and released on Telegram by Energoatom, the state-owned operator of Ukraine's nuclear power plants — shows vacant pits and trenches of abandoned military fortifications in an area known as the Red Forest. Abandoned Russian military positions in a highly radioactive area of the exclusion zone near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant can be seen in drone video released Wednesday by Ukrainian authorities.

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Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave and urged Western nations to send “weapons, weapons, weapons” after Russian forces withdrew from ...

In reaction to the alleged atrocities, the U.S. announced sanctions against Putin’s two adult daughters and said it is toughening penalties against Russian banks. Police said they found at least 20 bodies in the Makariv area west of Kyiv. In the village of Andriivka, residents said the Russians arrived in early March, took locals’ phones and detained and then released some people. Zelenskyy said the sanctions would not be effective unless they included a ban on Russian oil, on which Europe relies heavily. While a tentative state of calm returned to the capital following the Russian withdrawal, the possibility of a renewed attack around Kyiv and an escalation in western Ukraine remains. “This is only an attempt to hide the evidence and nothing more.” Bodies were still being collected in the town. Ukrainian forces in the city also could be trying to scuttle the vessel so it doesn’t fall into Russian hands. Western officials warned that similar atrocities were likely to have taken place in other areas occupied by Russian troops. Ukrainian authorities said the bodies of least 410 civilians were found in towns around Kyiv, victims of what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has portrayed as a Russian campaign of murder, rape, dismemberment and torture. She said Ukraine and Russian officials agreed to establish 10 civilian evacuation routes from Donetsk, Luhansk and the Zaporizhzhia region. A Ukrainian naval vessel caught fire under unclear circumstances in the besieged port city of Mariupol, satellite photos analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press show. The attacks have cut off food, water, fuel and medicine.

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A video posted online and verified by the New York Times appears to show troops fighting under a Ukrainian banner shooting what is believed to be a captured ...

The images of bodies lining the streets of Bucha have shocked the international community and reignited calls for a war crimes investigation. The dead soldiers are wearing camouflage and white armbands commonly worn by Russian troops. They are heard saying “glory to Ukraine” multiple times. The wounded man then goes still. Look, he’s still alive. “He’s still alive.

NATO: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attended the alliance's planned meeting of foreign ministers Thursday and criticized those members of the ...

Scenes of purported Russian atrocities there have drawn calls for war-crimes trials. It's weapons, weapons and weapons,” said Dmytro Kuleba, standing next to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. “This is my message to allies. “The more weapons we get, and the sooner they arrive in Ukraine, the more human lives will be saved, the more cities and villages will not be [destroyed], and there will be no more Buchas,” Mr. Kuleba said, in reference to the Kyiv suburb that this week drew global shock following the withdrawal of Russian troops.

The United States, United Kingdom and the European Union were set Wednesday to impose new punishing sanctions targeting Russia, including a ban on all new ...

The bloc also would ban Russian vessels and Russian-operated vessels from EU ports. Compare that to the one billion that we have given to the Ukraine in arms and weapons,” Borrell said. The new package of measures proposed by the commission also includes sanctions on more individuals and four key Russian banks, among them VTB, the second-largest Russian bank. After several European countries announced the expulsion of Russian diplomats, the European Commission proposed a fifth package of sanctions including a ban on coal imports that could be adopted as soon as Wednesday once unanimously approved by the 27-nation bloc’s ambassadors. We have given him 35 billion euro. The United States, United Kingdom and the European Union were set Wednesday to impose new punishing sanctions targeting Russia, including a ban on all new investment in the country and an EU embargo on coal, after evidence of torture and killings emerged in recent days from a town outside of Kyiv.

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While Russian troops are deliberately targeting Ukraine’s fuel storages the ministry will replenish reserves with foreign assistance, Halushchenko said. Refugees fleeing Ukraine following Russia’s invasion are set to receive a new source of support from Europe’s debt market. The number of civilian killed by Russian attacks on Mariupol may be “much greater than 5,000,” the council said in a statement. “It’s necessary now because people will be under fire and the threat of death,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said in a statement. The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev and said it froze millions of dollars linked to him at a U.S. bank. The EU debate on sanctions is ongoing, with approval by the bloc’s ambassadors now expected as early as Thursday, according to an EU diplomat. Oil pared a sharp slump that was triggered by the International Energy Agency’s decision to deploy 60 million barrels from emergency stockpiles. Article content Article content Article content Russia has repeatedly denied the allegations. Article content

Fighting · The eastern regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk are seeing the worst of the fighting after Russian forces withdrew from around the capital, Kyiv.

“Everyone in Russia who will not demand an end to this shameful war and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine has no future,” hesaidin an address. - Ukraine’s government has told residents in the country’s east to evacuate “now” or “risk death” ahead of a feared Russian onslaught on the Donbas region. - The eastern regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk are seeing the worst of the fighting after Russian forces withdrew from around the capital, Kyiv.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Kyiv had presented Moscow with a draft peace deal that contained "unacceptable" elements, but negotiations ...

“To make any changes to our position to weaken it would be pointless,” he said in written comments to Reuters. “Such inability to agree once again highlights Kyiv’s true intentions, its position of drawing out and even undermining the talks by moving away from the understandings reached,” Lavrov said, adding that the proposals were “unacceptable.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Ukraine had presented Moscow with a draft peace deal containing “unacceptable” elements at variance with a previous agreement, comments that Kyiv dismissed as “pure propaganda.”