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Mar 8, 2022, 30 tweets

Russia-Ukraine war: 8 March updates ⤵

Russia’s UN envoy announces a new ceasefire as the UN says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.

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“I don't hide and I'm not afraid of anyone.”

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has confirmed he is still in Kyiv.

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Russia warns it might stop the flow of gas through pipelines from Russia to Germany in response to Berlin’s decision to halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline opening.

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Why India could do more to help resolve the Ukraine conflict, despite its reliance on Russia for weapons aje.io/6vhe4d

After its attack on Ukraine, Russia released names of countries it considers ‘unfriendly’.

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Russia’s defence ministry says it has opened a series of “humanitarian corridors” from Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities

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Russians have few options when it comes to the media and now, a pro-war movement using the letter Z as a symbol is rising ⤵️ aje.io/7n9txb

UN refugee chief says two million people have fled Ukraine in search of safety elsewhere.

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The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepens as food, water and medicine grows increasingly scarce — in pictures aje.io/659zwf

Ukraine says 12,000 Russian troops have been killed, as WHO warns Russian attacks on healthcare infrastructure are increasing ‘rapidly’.

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British oil giant Shell says it will stop buying Russian crude oil.

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Biden to announce a ban on US imports of Russian energy aje.io/wxzbkg

Ukrainian officials say civilians are being evacuated from the besieged areas of Irpin, near the capital, Kyiv, and northeastern Sumy.

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“We are not tourists, dear citizens of Georgia. We are refugees."

Public figures and critical Russians flock to the Baltic states, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey amid the war on Ukraine aje.io/ue7wxw

US President Joe Biden has announced a US ban on Russian oil and other energy imports.

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McDonald’s says it is temporarily closing its 850 restaurants in Russia and pausing all operations in the market.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy pushed for more Western action against Russia and called for humanitarian aid as he addressed UK parliament.

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The UK will ‘move away from dependence on Russian oil’ throughout this year, says British PM Boris Johnson aje.io/cnszt5

Mariupol residents in southeastern Ukraine are waiting for news of evacuation efforts as they struggle to survive in a city where bodies have been left uncollected on the streets — in pictures aje.io/9fz2ja

Coca-Cola and Pepsi suspend their sales in Russia.

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Poland to give all of its MiG-29 fighter jets to the US, agreeing to an arrangement that would allow them to be used by Ukraine’s military.

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US President Joe Biden announces a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, acknowledging the move would drive up US energy prices.

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Russia is destined to lose its war in Ukraine, US official says.

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US official says the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline that was halted over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is 'now dead'.

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Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy praises Biden’s ‘powerful signal to whole world’.

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Thousands of Airbnb users send $1.9m to Ukraine through reservations to provide aid to local hosts struggling to survive the Russian invasion.

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Russian forces have attacked 61 hospitals in Ukraine, damaging windows, walls and medical equipment.

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Meet the foreign fighters defending Ukraine from Russia’s invasion ⤵️

The UN says at least 474 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.

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US rejects Poland’s offer to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, saying the proposal raised 'serious concerns' for the entire NATO alliance aje.io/ppq3k9

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