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Nearly half of Russia's reserves frozen in wake of Moscow's war in Ukraine

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that nearly half of the country's roughly $640 billion dollars of gold and foreign currency reserves have been frozen

Moscow Stock Exchange will not resume trading next week: Russian bank

The Russian Central Bank has said that it will not resume trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange in the equity market during the week of March 14 in wake of the ongoing war in Ukraine.Via its website, the Bank of Russia also said that the foreign currency market will reopen at 10 am (local time) (2 am ET) on Monday, and commodity trading will also resume then, CNN reported.As for stock market operations during the week of March 21, the central bank indicated that it will make an announcement at a later date.The exchange has been closed since Russia launched its military operations in Ukraine. The United States, European Union and other Western allies imposed sanctions and the Russian ruble plunged to record lows against the US dollar.

IAEA establishes high-level Kyiv-Moscow dialogue on nuclear safety: Chief

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it has succeeded in establishing a direct dialogue on nuclear security between Russia and Ukraine at a high level

Ukraine war at 2-week mark: Russian troops slowed but not stopped

Two weeks into its war in Ukraine, Russia has achieved less and struggled more than anticipated at the outset of the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II

Russia announces another ceasefire for civilians in Ukraine to leave cities

Moscow has announced another humanitarian ceasefire to allow civilians in cities under attack to flee, according to reports by Russian state media outlets.

Big brands and US ban on oil imports punish Russia for Ukraine invasion

A US ban on imports of Russia's oil ratcheted up punishment for the invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday as McDonald's and Starbucks closed outlets and Moscow promised safe passage for some people to flee

Paypal suspends services in Russia citing Moscow's aggression in Ukraine

Paypal Holding Inc suspended its services in Russia, citing Moscow's 'violent military aggression in Ukraine', Paypal President and CEO Dan Schulman said in a letter to the Ukrainian government.

Ukraine will have consequences for India-Russia ties, world: Moscow's envoy

Ukraine crisis will have consequences for the whole world, including for Russia-India relations, and the extent of its impact cannot be envisaged now, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov said on Saturday.

Russia will pay, will rebuild everything, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Russian troops were carrying out acts tantamount to war crimes and perpetrators need to be held accountable, said Ukraine's first deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova

Russian MP says Ukraine invasion was planned a year ago: Report

A Russian MP has said Moscow started planning for an invasion of Ukraine 12 months ago, BBC reported.

Moscow choses to lay siege to multiple cities in southern Ukraine

In the seven days since the conflict began, southern Ukraine has become a critical defensive front against Russia's advances, BBC reported.

Ukraine president Zelensky urges citizens to keep up fight against Russia

In his latest video message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the citizens of his country to keep up the fight against Russia as Moscow's invasion of Kiev has entered its seventh day.

Russian troops have control of Ukraine port city Kherson, says mayor

The Mayor of Kherson, a key port city in southern Ukraine, on Thursday claimed that Russian troops have seized control, making it the first major city to be taken by Moscow

Ukraine's 2nd city Kharkiv heavily bombed as UN assembly denounces Russia

Ukraine's second biggest city, Kharkiv, suffered heavy bombardment on Wednesday as Russia's week-long invasion was denounced by the United Nations in a historic vote

Russia seeks to pause investor stampede as sanctions hammer economy

Russia seeks to place temporary restrictions on foreigners seeking to exit Russia assets, as it tried to stem an investor retreat driven by crippling Western sanctions imposed over Ukraine invasion

US says it's keeping an eye on China as it backs Ukraine against Russia

Russia, China seek to expand their military influence both regionally and globally, with Moscow invading Ukraine and Beijing seeking to wrest control of Taiwan, US Department of Defence said

US expels 12 diplomats from Russia's mission to UN, Moscow says hostile act

US has expelled 12 diplomats from Russia's mission to the UN, saying they engaged in espionage activities, a move which Moscow described as hostile action and gross violation of commitments by the US

Biden tells Americans to not worry about nuclear war after Russian actions

US President Joe Biden said on Monday Americans should not worry about a nuclear war after Moscow put its nuclear deterrent on high alert amid a barrage of Western reprisals over Russia-Ukraine crisis

Russian isolation intensifies as Ukraine fighting continues unabated

Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of Ukraine, where fierce fighting and Russian bombardment have killed dozens and sparked a refugee crisis.

SBI not to process transactions for sanctioned Russian entities: Reports

India, which has deep trade and defense ties with Russia, has so far not publicly condemned its long-standing ally, but has called for an end to violence, for diplomacy & dialogue to resolve conflict