Ukraine tells UN nuclear watchdog IAEA it has lost all contact with facilities at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, which is now held by Russian forces.
The EU’s executive arm aims to double the bloc’s military aid to Ukraine and has proposed earmarking another 500 million euros ($550m) for this purpose, said the EU’s foreign policy chief.
Finland mulls joining NATO after Russia’s war in Ukraine aje.io/4rmqew
"The price of some goods has doubled and even tripled in some cases.”
Russia-Ukraine war poses new threat to global food security ⤵️
Which countries buy the most Russian weapons? aje.io/mrtw8w
“It’s a business calculation. On the stay side: How much revenue do they earn in Russia? Do they provide an essential service?”
- Mary Lovely, Peterson Institute for International Economics ⤵️ aje.io/jxkzkb
The UK has imposed asset freezes and travel bans on 386 members of the Russian Duma [the lower house of the Russian parliament] who voted in favour of recognising the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine says Russian aircraft fired at Belarus from Ukrainian air space, attempting to 'involve the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus in the war with Ukraine'.
Footage captured by journalists shows Ukrainian soldiers coordinating an operation on the front lines and battling to push back Russian forces as they inch closer to the capital, Kyiv ⤵️
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tough sanctions on Moscow caused oil prices to reach unprecedented highs not seen since the 2008 financial crisis.
Biden’s ban on Russian energy imports means the effects will be felt worldwide.
The countries that rely most on Russian oil include: Belarus, Cuba, Curacao, Kazakhstan and Latvia – each importing more than 99% of their crude oil from Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he believes Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will eventually enter negotiations after seeing Russia's forces encounter fierce resistance.
The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine are set for face-to-face talks in Turkey today, in the first high-level contact between the two sides since Moscow invaded Ukraine ⤵️ aje.io/dtfd5z
More than 1.4 million Ukrainians have fled to Poland since Russia's invasion, says the Polish Border Guard.
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.
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.
Russian military will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy, says news agency citing Russia’s defence ministry.