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Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba says Russia’s goal is to “destroy Ukraine as a state, but we will not fall ... We will not give up a single inch of our territory.”

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We've mapped all the European nations that have closed their airspace to Russian aircraft so far ⤵️

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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has confirmed a Ukrainian delegation is heading to Belarus “without any preliminary agreements of the outcome of the talks” ⤵️

The world’s largest cargo plane, the Ukrainian-made Antonov-225 Mriya, was burnt during a Russian attack on a strategic airfield near Kyiv, says Ukrainian state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom.

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“This is dangerous rhetoric."

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to shift Russia’s nuclear forces to a high alert footing amounts to “irresponsible” behavior, says NATO’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg.

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Germany to ramp up military spending in major policy shift following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine aje.io/rj52vs

Drone footage shows miles of traffic queues as people try to flee Ukraine into Poland, some waiting several days to do so ⤵️

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Russia’s army has admitted for the first time that there were “killed and injured” soldiers among its troops in Ukraine, without saying how many had died there.

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Russians hold anti-war rallies amid crackdown:

Protests at Gostiny Dvor in St Petersburg were still going on as of Sunday night, amid a heavy police presence and OMON special officers in riot gear.

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“Saddam, Bush, and Putin – they are all dogs.”

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The EU’s executive have said the number of Ukrainians displaced by the war could be more than 7 million people:

“We are witnessing what could become the largest humanitarian crisis on our European continent in many, many years."

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In the city of Khmelnytskyi, women and children are weaving camouflage nets for Ukrainian soldiers ⤵️

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Kosovo has asked the US to establish a permanent military base in the country and speed up its integration into NATO after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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352 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, says Ukraine’s health ministry.

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The Czechs would not play Russia in a World Cup play-off game despite FIFA efforts to make Russia an acceptable opponent amid the Ukraine invasion, Czech FA says.

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Russian airline Aeroflot to cancel all flights to European destinations until further notice after the decision by many countries to close their airspace in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian military described Sunday as 'a difficult time' for the military, saying Russian troops 'continue shelling in almost all directions'.

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“I have two sons and I don’t want to give them to that bloody monster. War is a tragedy for all of us.”

More than 100,000 people in Germany’s capital Berlin have attended a solidarity march to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, police said aje.io/wfrpz6

Talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations will begin in the morning on Monday, says TASS

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Brazilian President Bolsonaro declined to condemn Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, says Brazil will remain neutral.

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Ukraine belongs in the European Union and the bloc would like to see the country be a part of it in time, EU chief says ⤵️

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The European subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Sberbank is likely to fail in the wake of sanctions, the European Central Bank says.

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Google temporarily disabled Google Maps tools in Ukraine, which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.

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NATO and the US have to take Putin’s announcement on placing Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert 'seriously', analyst says.

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Blasts were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and in the major city of Kharkiv.

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Australia will provide lethal military equipment to Ukraine to help the Ukrainians resist the Russian invasion.

The move follows an offer of a $3m contribution to a NATO trust fund for support of the country.

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The two largest media companies in Canada have decided to drop Russian state TV channel RT from their cable offerings.

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Japan says Tokyo was asked to join in measures blocking Russia from SWIFT by Western nations and was working with them to make the measures effective.

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The Russian rouble plunges to all-time low against the dollar amid an accelerating Western-led campaign to punish and isolate Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Belarus prepares to join Russia invasion on Ukraine.

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South Korea bans exports of strategic items to Russia, join SWIFT sanctions.

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