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Ukraine and Russia agree to talks without preconditions, says Zelenskiy

Vladimir Putin puts nuclear deterrence forces on alert

Putin puts Russia's nuclear deterrence on alert amid tensions with West

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting with his top officials, Putin asserted on Sunday that leading NATO powers had made aggressive statements along with the West imposing hard-hitting financial sanctions against Russia, including the president himself. Putin ordered the Russian defense minister and the chief of the military's General Staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a special regime of combat duty.

Israel has offered to mediate peace to end Ukraine fighting, says Kremlin

The Kremlin says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has offered to help broker an end to fighting in Ukraine. The Kremlin said Bennett told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a call on Sunday that Israel is ready to play mediator. It didn't say whether the Russian leader accepted the offer. The Kremlin said Putin told Bennet that Russia has sent a delegation to Gomel in southern Belarus to conduct peace talks with Ukrainian officials, who have refused to come. Ukrainian officials described the Russian move as a manipulation, noting that Ukraine hasn't agreed to hold talks in Belarus. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasised the country's readiness for peace talks but said that they can't be held in Moscow's ally Belarus, which has allowed Russia to use its territory as a staging ground for the invasion that began Thursday.

Vladimir Putin's days are numbered if he fails in Ukraine: UK Minister

UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Putin's "days are numbered" if he fails in Ukraine, with his campaign falling "well behind" its planned timeline and was facing several severe headwinds

Russians enter Ukraine's 2nd-largest city Kharkiv, advance on ports

Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country's south Sunday, advances that appeared to make a new phase of Russia's invasion

Ukraine invasion puts Russia's sports status at risk, explains Edwin Moses

Russia spent upwards of $50 billion to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, then concocted the most elaborate doping scheme in history all to cement its standing as a global sports superpower.

Ukraine crisis: SWIFT blocking by the West deals a crippling blow to Russia

A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block selected Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system will inflict a crippling economic blow, but also cause much pain to their own companies and bank

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? FAQs about the ongoing conflict

The military move by Russian President Vladimir Putin has left many people looking for information on how and why the conflict started

Russian military strikes Ukraine's fuel supplies, airfields in new attacks

Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in what appeared to be the next phase of an invasion that has been slowed by fierce resistance

Trump talks Putin, grievances as GOP focuses on midterm wins

Of course he's smart, Trump said, doubling down on praise of the Russian leader that many other Republicans have avoided in the wake of the invasion. But the real problem is our leaders are dumb.

Macron urges Lukashenko to demand withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to demand the speedy withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus, the Elysee Palace said in a statement.

Ukraine crisis: Russian forces blow up gas pipeline in Ukraine's Kharkiv

The Ukrainian president's office said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city.

Russian banks face exclusion as allies deploy 'financial nuclear weapon'

The US, Britain and European Union placed sanctions against Moscow on Saturday as Russia continued its assault against Ukraine, saying they would block access to the SWIFT international payment system

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Prez Zelenskyy welcomes offers to moderate talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcoming efforts to open talks with Russia.

Putin ramps up Ukraine invasion pronouncing peace talks dead

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Kyiv had refused to conduct negotiations, after the two sides failed to reach agreement on a format or a location for any talks

Ukraine crisis: Kyiv mayor extends curfew as Russians press on

The mayor of the Ukrainian capital is imposing an intensified curfew as Russian troops press on the city

Ukraine has renewed Cold War between Western countries, Russia: Expert

Srikanth Kondapalli, Dean of School of International Studies at JNU cautioned that the Russian actions in Ukraine may embolden China in initiating Galwan like incident

Kiev: We are all here, says Ukraine President Zelensky in video message

'We are all here. Our troops are here...We are defending our independence, our state. And so it will continue,' said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

198 Ukrainians killed in Russian invastion, says Ukraine health minister

Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said Saturday that there were three children among those killed

Ukraine crisis: US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich

Some oligarchs have also obtained dual citizenship in Britain and other Western countries, adding legal complications to attempts to unilaterally seize their assets