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LIVE: Russian invasion shut down 30% of Ukraine's economy, says FM

The Russian invasion has forced 30% of Ukraine's economy to stop working, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said in a televised interview on Saturday

US does not allow Kyiv to agree to Russia's terms: Russian FM Lavrov

Commenting on the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Lavrov noted that these events were the culmination of the course that the West has pursued against Russia since the early 1990s

Consider Ukrainian students as war victims, urges doctors body

The National Medical Forum has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to consider those medical students who have been evacuated from Ukraine as war victims.

Putin 'in better shape than ever', says Belarus President

Alexander Lukashenko dismissed the notion that Putin, who is 69, was not at the height of his powers

Ukraine says lost access to Sea of Azov as Russia tightens grip on Mariupol

Ukraine's defence ministry acknowledged on Friday it had 'temporarily' lost access to the Azov Sea, a strategic link with the Black Sea

Japanese PM arrives in India to hold summit talks with Modi

Besides key bilateral issues, the situation in Ukraine is also likely to figure in the Modi-Kishida talks

Ukraine President Zelensky warns war will cost Russia for generations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces are blockading his country's largest cities to wear the population down into submission

Russia uses hypersonic missiles in strike on Ukraine arms depot

Russia's Interfax news agency said it was the first time Russia had deployed the hypersonic Kinzhal system since it sent its troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24

Clearing live ordnance will take years: Ukrainian Interior Minister

Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky says it will take years to defuse the unexploded ordnance once the Russian invasion is over.

BS Views of the week: Inflation, hijab judgment, Ukraine war, and more

Business Standard's opinion pages this week focused on inflation, unemployment woes, uncomfortable choices for India amid the Ukraine conflict, and much more.

Battered but not broken: How trade is responding to Russia-Ukraine war

Russia's first McDonald's store in opened in 1990, just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a potent symbol that the Cold War was ending and a great ideological wound healing.

Economic indicators' data expected to be mixed on geopolitical disruptions

The key high frequency economic indicators for March 2022 are expected to paint a mixed picture of the economy's health.

'US trying to drive a wedge between China and Russia', says report

A Chinese state media reports says that it couldn't be any clearer that the US is eager to exploit the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict to drive a wedge between Beijing and Moscow

India's oil imports from US to rise, amid criticism for Russian purchases

India's oil imports from the United States will rise by 11% this year, officials said on Saturday, as the severely energy-deficient country looks to secure supplies from producers

South Korean Embassy officials in Ukraine evacuate amid Russia war

South Korean Embassy officials have started withdrawing from their temporary mission in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv as Russia has stepped up bombings in the region

Over 30 settlements in Kyiv region 'liberated': Ukraine President Zelensky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that since Moscow started its invasion of his country on February 24, more than 30 settlements in the Kiev region has been "liberated"

US recognises 'reasoning' behind India buying Russian oil: Spokesperson

The US may show understanding of India's plans to buy discounted oil for economic reasons from Russia, US President Joe Biden's spokesperson Jen Psaki has indicated.

Zelenskyy calls for restoring territorial integrity, justice for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a video saying that he wants a serious conversation with Moscow as "the time has come to restore territorial integrity and justice for Ukraine"

Zelenskyy urges 'meaningful negotiations on peace' with Russia

As Moscow's war on Kiev entered the 24th day on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged "meaningful negotiations on peace" with Russia.

Russian President Putin rallies behind troops while lethal fire rains down

As Russian troops rained lethal fire on Ukrainian cities, Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally to lavish praise on his Russian forces