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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday it was useful to keep alive the chance of dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin after he launched an invasion of Ukraine. Macron said after a summit of EU leaders that “while condemning, while sanctioning” it remained useful “to leave this path open so that the day when the conditions can be fulfilled, we can obtain a cessation of hostilities”. Macron on Thursday was […]
EU leaders wrapped up an emergency summit Friday with agreement to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine with “severe” sanctions targeting its financial, energy and transport sectors. “We need sanctions that bite,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said as he went into the Brussels meeting late Thursday — the same day Russia blasted Ukrainian military targets and sent tanks and paratroopers into its pro-Western neighbour Ukraine. The leaders quickly agreed “further restrictive measures […]
AFP is publishing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech announcing Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. The speech has not been edited and appears verbatim as released in English by the Kremlin. Here is the speech in full: Citizens of Russia, friends, I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbas and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia. I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and about the fundamental threats which irresponsible Western […]
The UN refugee agency said around 100,000 people had fled their homes within Ukraine and several thousand more had left the country since neighbouring Russia invaded early Thursday. “We believe that some 100,000 people must have already left their homes and may be displaced inside the country, and several thousand have crossed international borders,” UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo told AFP. Refugee High Commissioner Filippo Grandi had voiced serious concern at the rapid deterioration of the […]
Japan will impose sanctions on Russia targeting semiconductor exports and financial institutions, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday after G7 leaders agreed to punish Moscow economically for invading Ukraine. The announcement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale ground invasion and air assault on Thursday, with deadly battles reaching the outskirts of Kyiv. Kishida said the world’s third-largest economy planned “asset freezes and the suspension of visa issuance for Russian individuals and organisations” as […]
Invading Russian forces pressed deep into Ukraine on Thursday as deadly battles reached the outskirts of Kyiv and the West responded with punishing sanctions. Russian missiles and shelling rained down on Ukrainian cities after President Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale ground invasion and air assault, forcing civilians to shelter on metro systems, with 100,000 people displaced. Across Ukraine, at least 137 “heroes” were killed after the first day of fighting, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, calling […]
Washington said the penalties will be severe, and will have lasting impact on Russia’s economy, even though the tried to “mitigate” costs on American and European consumers, who already face rising oil prices. Here are the highlights of the measures: – Hitting major banks – The Treasury added five more Russian banks to the sanctions list including country’s the two largest, both majority owned by the government, although each faced penalties with differing severity. Sberbank, […]
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced “severe” economic sanctions to make President Vladimir Putin a “pariah” for invading Ukraine, but conceded there was a lack of Western unity for enacting an even tougher measure. In a speech from the White House, Biden said four more banks — including the two biggest, Sberbank & VTB — would be hit with sanctions by Western sanctions. In addition, export controls slapped on sensitive components will “cut off […]
Ukraine’s president said Friday his country had been left on its own to fight Russia after the Kremlin launched a large-scale invasion that killed 130 Ukrainians in the first day. “We have been left alone to defend our state,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address to the nation after midnight. “Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don’t see anyone. Who is ready to give Ukraine a guarantee of NATO membership? Everyone is […]
People in Ukraine can lock down their Facebook pages as a security measure, the platform said Thursday, following warnings Russia was creating lists of Ukranians to kill after its invasion. Users are able to block people they don’t know from downloading and sharing their profile photo or seeing their posts, a tool the company also deployed after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last year. The announcement comes after the United States warned the United Nations […]
Russian “sabotage groups” have entered Kyiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Friday. In a video address to the nation after midnight, a sombre-looking Zelensky said “the enemy’s sabotage groups have entered Kyiv” and urged residents to be vigilant and observe curfew rules. acl/md/ah © Agence France-Presse
The Russian military has gained complete air superiority in Ukraine and is closing in on the capital Kyiv, intending to remove the country’s leadership, Western officials said Thursday. After opening its invasion with more than 160 missile strikes and sorties by dozens of attack aircraft, Russian troops were moving southward from Belarus seeking to capture an airfield just north of the capital. They have virtually eliminated the Ukraine air force’s ability to fight back, leaving […]
