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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy again asks for peace talks with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again appealed to Russia to negotiate an end to the war, but says Ukraine would not agree to give up any of its territory for the sake of peace.

Russia announces completion of 1st stage of military operation in Ukraine

The main tasks of the first stage of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have been completed in general, the Russian military has said.

Russia carried out 30 attacks on Ukrainian medical facilities: Report

The Associated Press has independently documented at least 34 assaults on Ukrainian medical facilities by Russian forces. AP journalists in Ukraine have seen firsthand the deadly results of Russian strikes on civilian targets, including the final moments of children whose bodies were shredded by shrapnel and dozens of corpses heaped into mass graves. AP journalists outside Ukraine have confirmed the details of other attacks by interviewing survivors and independently verifying war zone videos and photos posted online. The accounting is part of the War Crimes Watch Ukraine project, a broader effort by AP and PBS Frontline to track evidence of potential war crimes for the duration of the conflict. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights confirms at least 1,035 civilians, including 90 children, have died and another 1,650 civilians have been wounded since the war started a month ago. Those numbers are certainly an undercount since scores of bodies now lie under the rubb

Kremlin's defined limits

Why didn't Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and others become economic powerhouses?

Joe Biden in Poland to see US troops, Ukraine refugees

Biden planned to meet with members of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, who are serving alongside Polish troops

Russian 'palace coup': Could Putin be ousted from office over Ukraine war?

A new law makes speaking out against the government narrative, and even using the word 'war' to describe the so-called 'special operation,' a criminal offence and subject to up to 15 years in prison

Russia to open humanitarian corridor for foreign ships to leave Ukraine

Russia on Friday claimed to open a humanitarian corridor to allow foreign ships to leave Ukrainian ports

Ukraine urges halt to Russia's assault as Joe Biden heads to Poland

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Ukrainians "need to achieve peace" and halt Russian bombardment that has forced millions to flee to countries like Poland

Putin's demand for payments in ruble can't be met, say EU nations

I don't think anybody in Europe really know how rubles look like, said Slovene Prime Minister Janez Jansa

Ukraine war: US President Joe Biden says he wants Russia out of the G20

President Joe Biden says that he wants Russia out of the G-20. Biden made the comments during a press conference Thursday in Brussels following a series of urgent NATO meetings on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The G-20, or Group of Twenty, is an intergovernmental forum of 19 countries and the European Union that works on major global issues. He said he raised the issue Thursday with other world leaders. Biden said that he would prefer Russia is removed from the group, but should Indonesia or other nations disagree, he would ask that Ukraine leaders be allowed in for conversations. Biden and Western allies on Thursday pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid in response to the continued assault in Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Sitting at G20 summit with Putin is a 'step too far': Scott Morrison

Earlier this week, Russia's envoy to Indonesia, Lyudmila Vorobieva, had told a news conference that the Russian President 'wants to' go to the summit, adding the country 'has been invited'

UN General Assembly again overwhelmingly isolates Russia over Ukraine

The resolution adopted on Thursday, which was drafted by Ukraine and allies, received 140 votes in favor and five votes against while 38 countries, including China, abstained

Ukraine President's virtual world tour proves a new weapon in Russia war

Badly out-gunned by Russia on land, in the air and at sea, the information war is the one arena in which Ukraine is clearly winning

UK sanctions Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's stepdaughter

The most prominent target of the sanctions is Imperial College graduate Polina Kovaleva, a glamorous 26-year-old who lives in a 4 million piund home in Kensington

'Naming and shaming': How best to tackle Putin's leadership psychology

Russia's descent into repression under Putin reached a tipping point with his decision to invade Ukraine. During this, he has threatened any country trying to intervene with harsh consequences

Zelenskyy calls for global protests as Ukraine-Russia war marks 1 month

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged citizens around the world to take to the streets to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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

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.

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

Russia will start selling gas to 'unfriendly' countries in roubles: Putin

European countries' dependence on Russian gas and other exports has been thrown into the spotlight since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb 24