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US President Joe Biden announced “devastating” Western sanctions against Russia on Thursday and was shortly to address the American people on the unfolding invasion of Ukraine. After a virtual, closed-door meeting which lasted an hour and 10 minutes, the group of rich Western democracies — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — said it was standing firm against Russia’s “threat to the rules-based international order.” Biden tweeted that the G7 leaders […]
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss berated Moscow’s ambassador over his country’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, calling Russia an international pariah before kicking him out of the meeting, sources said. Truss had summoned Andrei Kelin over what she said was Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine”, according to an official statement for her department. She told him Moscow had “repeatedly lied about having no plans to invade Ukraine, and (that) its unprovoked aggression […]
The UN’s World Food Programme warned Thursday that the Russia-Ukraine conflict will likely increase fuel and food prices in war-torn Yemen, pushing more people into hunger as aid funding dwindles. The announcement came as Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, sending oil prices past $100 per barrel. European wheat prices also hit a record high on expectations of lower supplies as Ukraine and Russia are two of the world’s biggest producers. At the start […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow had no other choice but to invade Ukraine to ensure Russia’s security, speaking hours after his army crossed his ex-Soviet neighbour’s borders. “What was happening left us with no choice,” the Russian leader said during a televised meeting with business representatives, adding that “we had no other way of proceeding”. pop-jbr/md/yad © Agence France-Presse
The Red Cross chief warned on Thursday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine risked death and destruction at a scale “frightening to contemplate”. Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said in a statement that Moscow’s invasion “has sent an ominous chill down my spine.” “We already see the immediate consequences for civilians, with the latest intensification triggering new displacement,” he said. Even before Thursday’s invasion, residents in the east of the […]
Russian authorities on Thursday warned anti-war sympathisers from gathering for protests after President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine. The Investigative Committee, a government body that investigates major crimes, warned Russians of legal repercussions for joining unsanctioned protests related to “the tense foreign political situation”. It said it was responding to social media calls to protest against Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine. “One should be aware of the negative legal consequences of these […]
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said Thursday that Russia’s invasion had severed Moscow from the rest of the international community. “What do we hear today? It’s not just rocket explosions, combat and the roar of aircraft. This is the sound of a new iron curtain lowering and closing Russia off from the civilised world,” he said in a video address. ant-del/jbr/bp © Agence France-Presse
Russian and Ukrainian forces were on Thursday battling for an airbase on the northern outskirts of Kyiv after dozens of attack helicopters swooped south from Belarus towards the capital. Russian airborne troops seized control of the Gostomel airfield, but Ukraine’s leader President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that they would be encircled and crushed. “The enemy paratroopers in Gostomel have been blocked, and troops have received an order to destroy them,” Zelensky said, in a video […]
Moscow vowed Thursday to respond in kind to “unfriendly” European Union sanctions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “In accordance with the principle of reciprocity, which is fundamental to international law, we will take tough retaliatory measures,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. “The EU’s new unfriendly steps against Russia — as well as our brothers DNR and LNR — will not be able to stop our progressive development,” the foreign ministry said, referring […]
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday warned the conflict in Ukraine will have repercussions for the global economic recovery. Following Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, Georgieva said she was “deeply concerned,” and cautioned that the fighting “adds significant economic risk for the region & the world.” The International Monetary Fund continues to assess the economic impact, but will “stand ready to support our members as needed,” she said on Twitter. The Washington-based crisis lender […]
Oil surged past $105 per barrel and equities tumbled Thursday after key crude producer Russia sent forces into Ukraine, accelerating fears of a major war in eastern Europe. Asian and European stock markets nosedived — with Frankfurt shedding five percent in mid-afternoon trading — as investors fled risky equities, while haven investment, gold, rose to just over $1,955 per ounce. After weeks of warnings from the United States and other powers, Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
NATO is activating its “defence plans” for allied countries as Russia attacks non-NATO member Ukraine, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told a media conference on Thursday. Stoltenberg also confirmed that NATO will hold a video summit on Friday to discuss the Russian invasion of its pro-Western neighbour. And he reiterated that NATO had no “plans” to send alliance troops to Ukraine. It is the first time the alliance has publicly said it is activating its defence […]
