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Russia mounts biggest assault on a European state since WWII
During their telephonic conversation, President Putin briefed Prime Minister Modi about the recent developments regarding Ukraine, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement
This was the first face-to-face talks of the Russian leader with a foreign leader since the start of a special military operation to protect Donbass
'They simply left us without options to act differently,' Putin was quoted as saying by the TASS news agency
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian forces were fighting to prevent Russian troops from capturing the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl.
Metals and pharma stocks too stand to gain, but higher input costs and supply chain disruptions are potential headwinds
Key commodities such as crude oil, ammonia, urea, potash, and phosphates could move higher over the next few weeks.
Biden's first public comment on the Russian attack is scheduled to be delivered from the East Room of the White House at 11 pm IST (12:30 pm EST), according to the White House
'India is already witnessing price rise and with the current situation, trade costs are bound to increase across all industries, seeping down to items of daily utility'
A separate assessment was being done on the impact of sanctions the US and other countries have imposed on Moscow, on India's trade with Russia and Ukraine
Dow set to confirm correction territory; oil stocks jump as crude tops $100/barrel
Official media reported that China's Embassy in Kyiv issued a warning to its citizens to stay at home and place a Chinese flag inside or on their vehicle if they needed to travel long distances
In its fresh advisory, the Indian embassy in Ukraine described the situation as highly uncertain
India has set a target of raising the share of natural gas in its energy basket to 15 per cent by 2030 from the current 6.72 per cent
Western sanctions and disruption of payments in dollars, as well as transhipments to Russia, are expected as a fall-out of Russia launching an attack on Ukraine on Thursday
Mourao's comments went well beyond a statement by Brazil's Foreign Ministry expressing concern about Russia's military operations and urging a diplomatic solution
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night amid Moscow's ongoing military operations in Ukraine, according to sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Thursday after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine.
Johnson declared that a vast invasion is underway by land by sea and by air as innumerable missiles and bombs have been raining down on innocent people
After President Vladimir Putin defiantly announced he was launching a military operation, Ukraine's government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border