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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for 'unrestricted' NATO aid

Zelenskyy called on NATO to provide effective and unrestricted support to Ukraine, including any weapons the country needs to fend off the Russian invasion.

Pentagon's interest in biolabs requires clarification: Russian FM Lavrov

The Pentagon's interest in biological laboratories in the former Soviet republics requires clarification, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

China, India and Russia have advantages on hypersonic, says US Senator

The US is no longer dominating several advanced technologies, an influential American Senator has observed here, saying that China, India and Russia have advantages on hypersonic.

Putin discusses Russia's military operation in Ukraine with Israel PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and discussed the ongoing military operation in Ukraine

Russia expels several American diplomats, declares them 'persona non grata'

Russia has expelled several American diplomats from the US Embassy in Moscow and declared them "persona non grata", a State Department spokesperson has said

UK to send thousands more missiles to Ukraine, says PM Boris Johnson

Britain will send thousands more missiles to Ukraine's government as Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Western allies to boost the supply of military aid to Ukraine.

Russian stock market, crushed by Ukraine invasion, will partially reopen

Russia plans to reopen its stock market for limited trading on Thursday, nearly one month after shares plunged and the exchange was shut down following the invasion of Ukraine. There will be heavy restrictions on trading intended to prevent the kind of massive selloff that took place on Feb. 24 in anticipation of crushing financial and economic sanctions from Western nations. Trading will be allowed in 33 of the 50 companies that are part of the country's benchmark MOEX index, including air carrier Aeroflot, state-owned gas producer Gazprom and the oil company Rosneft, according to the central bank announcement about the reopening. Stocks last traded in Moscow on Feb. 25. A day earlier the MOEX sank 33% after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. When Moscow's market reopens, trading will be limited, and investors' true sentiment difficult to judge. The country has banned short-selling, in which investors essentially bet on stock prices to go down. And

UN Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine

The UN Security Council defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis

Putin asks 'unfriendly countries' to purchase Russian oil, gas in rubles

In an effort to prop up the value of the ruble that plunged post the massive sanctions, Russia's Putin announced that the "unfriendly countries" must use rubles to buy the Russian oil and gas.

Russian journalist killed by shelling in Ukranian capital Kyiv

A Russian journalist has been killed by shelling in Kyiv on a reporting assignment. The independent Russian news outlet The Insider said that Oksana Baulina was killed Wednesday when she was documenting the damage of a Russian shelling of the Podil district of the capital and came under a new strike. It said a civilian was also killed and two people who were accompanying Baulina were wounded and hospitalized. The Insider said that Baulina had previously worked for the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation until she was forced to leave Russia after the organization was designated extremist by the authorities. It said it will continue to cover the war in Ukraine, including such Russian war crimes as indiscriminate shelling of residential areas killing civilians and journalists.

Ukraine invasion: US considers freezing Russia's gold reserves

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was set to meet with US lawmakers Wednesday to discuss a possible freeze on Russian reserves of gold.

Dollar climbs, euro dips, as Biden brings sanctions plan to Europe

The dollar climbed while the euro weakened as oil prices shot higher again with Biden poised to announce, alongside European leaders, new sanctions against Russia during his trip to Europe.

US dislikes quick success in Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Sergei Lavrov

The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine: White House

The Biden administration made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, Antony Blinken said.

Best of BS Opinion: Reemergence of Covid, India's external shocks and more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Billions at stake: Wall Street scrambling for the exit

The past few weeks have been a frantic dash to understand and implement sanctions that are being continually updated by jurisdictions including the US, UK and the European Union

Russia's G20 membership under fire as Biden heads for Nato meet

The US and its allies would consult whether Russia should remain within the G-20 grouping of major economies after its invasion of Ukraine, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said

Nestle suspends brands in Russia, ING Group ends new financing

Nestle shares were down 1.3 per cent at 1236 GMT, after hitting a session low shortly after the news.

US sanctions on India for buying Russian S-400 missiles unlikely

'Historical relationships notwithstanding, we are a partner of choice for India now,' says US State Department.

Russians forces destroy laboratory in Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Russian military forces have destroyed a new laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that among other things works to improve management of radioactive waste