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The latest on the #Ukraine crisis from @DaveClark_AFP with @olacicho in Moscow
▶️ Russian forces strike cities in eastern Ukraine
▶️ Western powers vow further sanctions
▶️ More than 660,000 people have fled conflict
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@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING UNHCR estimates one million internally displaced people in Ukraine

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE The UN's refugee agency says an estimated one million people have been displaced inside #Ukraine by the Russian invasion, in addition to hundreds of thousands who have fled abroad

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho The UK government warned Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his commanders in #Ukraine could face prosecution for war crimes and that Western sanctions would remain "for as long as it takes"
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@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the comments during a visit to Poland, where he condemned Putin's "barbaric, indiscriminate" tactics against Ukrainian civilians
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@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday said US policies are to blame for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling for an end to the war that broke out last week
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@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho One of Germany's top orchestras fired Russian maestro and Kremlin loyalist, Valery Gergiev, as its chief conductor after he failed to denounce Moscow's invasion of #Ukraine, capping a stunning fall from grace for the classical music superstar
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@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Brent oil price jumps over 5% on Ukraine crisis

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Russia preparing to limit foreign investment being pulled from country

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING At least 10 dead after Russian shelling on Ukraine's Kharkiv: emergency services

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Zelensky tells EU to 'prove you are with' Ukraine

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING UK says evicting Russia from UN Security Council among 'all options' on table

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE Russia is preparing a presidential decree aimed at preventing foreign investment exiting the country, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Monday, after Moscow was hit by a barrage of sanctions for invading Ukraine

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called in a live video address to the European Parliament for the EU to "prove" it is with Ukraine as it resists Russia's invasion

📸 Ursula von der Leyen applauds Zelensky (on screen) as he speaks to the European Parliament

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Russia committing 'geopolitical terrorism' in Ukraine: EU chief Michel

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE Russia is guilty of "geopolitical terrorism" by violating international law in its invasion of Ukraine, EU chief Charles Michel said on Tuesday

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Europe's fate 'in the balance' over Ukraine war: von der Leyen

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Russia must immediately end 'bloodshed' in Ukraine: Germany's Scholz

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE The UK government is open to removing Russia as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council following the invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman says

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE Russia must immediately withdraw its troops and end the "bloodshed" in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday, warning of further sanctions to punish Moscow's aggression

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "a moment of truth for Europe" and the future of the continent is at stake, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE As part of the EU's response to the #Ukraine crisis, Von der Leyen said Brussels would provide €500 million in extra funding to help deal with the "humanitarian consequences" of the war, including the flow of refugees into the bloc

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho Russia continued to pay a heavy sporting price for its invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, frozen out by a snowballing list of sports with perhaps the most painful blow coming in ice skating
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@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Russian forces link up with separatist allies in key coastal territory: ministry

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #UPDATE Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the EU to "prove" it is with Ukraine as it resists Russia's invasion

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho VIDEO: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Russian President Vladimir Putin has 'shattered peace' in Europe during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING UN seeks $1.7 bn for urgent Ukraine humanitarian aid: statement

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING UN reckons 12 million people in Ukraine will need aid: appeal

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho VIDEO: Images show destroyed buildings and cars after Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Adidas suspends partnership with Russian football federation: spokesperson #AFPSports

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING Russia tells Kyiv residents living near intelligence infrastructure to evacuate

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho #BREAKING China's foreign minister calls Ukraine counterpart, says 'deeply regrets' Russia conflict: state media

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho German football coach Markus #Gisdol said on Tuesday that he had quit as head coach of Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine u.afp.com/wdkv #AFPSports

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho The UK on Tuesday relaxed its immigration requirements for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion, Home Secretary Priti Patel saying some 100,000 could enter the country for 12 months, after criticism it was not going far enough to accommodate refugees u.afp.com/wdZd

@DaveClark_AFP @olacicho Kyiv has filed an application before the UN's International Court of Justice at The Hague, accusing Russia of "planning acts of genocide" in #Ukraine as the invasion reaches a sixth day. Five key questions about Russia, Ukraine and international law:
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