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Russia bans Canada PM Trudeau along with over 300 Canadians from entering the country
Zelenskyy appeals for no-fly zone over Ukraine in virtual address to Canadian Parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, while virtually addressing Canada's Parliament, once again appealed for a no-fly zone over Ukraine and expressed gratitude to Ottawa for support at this time of crisis.
"Can you imagine when you called your friends, your friendly nation, and you ask, 'Please close the sky, close the airspace, please stop the bombing.' How many more missiles have to fall on our cities until you make this happen? And they ... express their deep concerns about the situation. When we talked with our partners, they said, 'Please, hold on, hold on a little longer,'" he said.
"I know you support Ukraine. We've been friends with you ... but also I would like you to understand and I would like you to feel this, what we feel every day. We want to live and we want to be victorious. We want to prevail for the sake of life," Zelensky added.
Fox News videographer killed in Ukraine after vehicle struck
A video journalist for Fox News was killed in Ukraine when the vehicle he was travelling in outside of Kyiv with another reporter came under fire, the network said on Tuesday.
The slain videographer, Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, had covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria for Fox, the network said in a memo to staff.
Biden to sign budget bill with Ukraine aid but no virus cash
President Joe Biden on Tuesday is set to sign a bill providing $13.6 billion in additional military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as part of a $1.5 trillion government spending measure that omits COVID-19 aid the White House says is urgently needed.
The COVID spending was a casualty of negotiations over the larger government bill.
The White House had asked for $22.5 billion for vaccines and treatment, but that was trimmed during talks to $15.6 billion and ultimately dropped altogether as rank-and-file Democrats rebelled against proposed cuts in state aid to pay for the new spending.
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Ceasefire possible after demilitarization, denazification of Ukraine: Russian envoy
A ceasefire in Ukraine is possible when Russia's demands, including demilitarization and denazification, are fulfilled, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said on Tuesday.
"The ceasefire will take place when conditions that were put forward by Russia are implemented and they are very well-known," Nebenzia said.
India to take Russia route to get back some students stuck in Ukraine: Jaishankar
Government has brought back 22,500 Indians and 147 foreign nationals from Ukraine and will use the Russia route for the evacuation of students who are still stuck in South Ukraine, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
In a statement on the situation in the war-hit country, the minister said the students had delayed their return from Ukraine as some universities discouraged them and "confusing political signals'' were given there before the fighting started.
Three Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine evacuated via Moscow: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday informed that three Indian nationals stranded in Kherson city of Ukraine have been evacuated and boarded their flight back home.
The ministry further informed that the Indian embassy in Moscow facilitated the transit and accommodation of these citizens.
Ukraine's capital barraged; 3 EU nation leaders to visit
Russia's relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv as a series of strikes hit a residential neighbourhood Tuesday, while the leaders of three European Union countries planned a bold visit to Ukraine's capital and the number of people the war has driven from the country passed 3 million.
Large explosions thundered across Kyiv before dawn from what Ukrainian authorities said were artillery strikes, as Russia's assault on the city appeared to become more systematic. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said barrages hit four multi-story buildings in the city and caused dozens of deaths.
Evacuations underway from Ukraine's besieged Mariupol
The city council in a besieged Ukrainian port city says 2,000 civilian vehicles have left Mariupol on a so-called humanitarian corridor.
The city council said another 2,000 cars were waiting to leave along the evacuation route, which runs west for more than 260 kilometers to the Ukraine-held city of Zaporizhzhia.
Kyiv says Ukraine-Russia conflict talks resume: Report
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First Published: Mar 15 2022 | 7:05 AM IST