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Switzerland president says country will join EU sanctions targeting Russia
Switzerland's government has been trying to balance its condemnation of Russia's actions with its history of neutrality and as an intermediary between opposing countries
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Russian forces hit 1,114 Ukrainian military infrastructure targets
The Russian Armed Forces have hit 1,114 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Monday
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Kyiv: Quiet night in Ukraine capital even as Russia tensions flare
Ukraine's embattled leader, meanwhile, agreed to talks with Moscow, and Western nations planned to send arms and other supplies to the country's defenders
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Russia's Central Bank raises rate to help ruble amid Western sanctions
The bank's action follows the Western decision Sunday to freeze its hard currency reserves in an unprecedented move that could have devastating consequences for the country's financial stability
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Arms, ammunition pouring into Ukraine; Russia broadens its offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had sought weapons and ammunition from the US and other countries in the fight against Russia.
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Do sanctions ever work - and could they stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
Sanctions are coercive measures that can be applied to diplomatic, economic and cultural relations between states
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UNSC failed to exercise its primary responsibility: Russia's UN envoy
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya on Sunday said that the UNSC has failed to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
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Russia confirms casualties in Ukrainian crisis for the first time
The Russian military said on Sunday that some of its troops were killed and some were wounded in Ukraine, while admitting for the first time that it had suffered casualties since the Russian invasion.
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People protest in France against Russian invasion, denounce Vladimir Putin
Hundreds of people protested on Sunday in Paris and in the Riviera city of Nice against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Ukrainian flags and those of other eastern European nations hoisted high.
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Top headlines: Rupee-rouble trade to get a boost, freight rates may rise
Allowing FDI of up to 20 per cent in LIC may open up divestment opportunities in other "bodies corporate" in the government. More on that in our top headlines this morning.
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Putin making threats that don't exist, justifying aggression in Ukraine: WH
Putin is making threats that do not exist in order to justify aggression in Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki alleged, said that the US will stand up for it and may slap energy sanctions.
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Ukraine approaches International Court of Justice; Russia enters Kharkiv
Germany set to increase defence spending in response to 'Putin's war'
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Ukraine and Russia agree to talks without preconditions, says Zelenskiy
Vladimir Putin puts nuclear deterrence forces on alert
Putin puts Russia's nuclear deterrence on alert amid tensions with West
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine.
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Israel has offered to mediate peace to end Ukraine fighting, says Kremlin
The Kremlin says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has offered to help broker an end to fighting in Ukraine.
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Vladimir Putin's days are numbered if he fails in Ukraine: UK Minister
UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Putin's "days are numbered" if he fails in Ukraine, with his campaign falling "well behind" its planned timeline and was facing several severe headwinds
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Russians enter Ukraine's 2nd-largest city Kharkiv, advance on ports
Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country's south Sunday, advances that appeared to make a new phase of Russia's invasion
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Ukraine invasion puts Russia's sports status at risk, explains Edwin Moses
Russia spent upwards of $50 billion to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, then concocted the most elaborate doping scheme in history all to cement its standing as a global sports superpower.
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Ukraine crisis: SWIFT blocking by the West deals a crippling blow to Russia
A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block selected Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system will inflict a crippling economic blow, but also cause much pain to their own companies and bank
Why did Russia invade Ukraine? FAQs about the ongoing conflict
The military move by Russian President Vladimir Putin has left many people looking for information on how and why the conflict started