Tag: Russia
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BREAKING: House of Reps offers to evacuate Nigerians, students from Ukraine
The House of Representatives has offered to immediately evacuate Nigerian students in Ukraine.
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Czech President Zeman calls for disconnecting Russia from SWIFT
Czech President Milos Zeman has criticised Russia’s actions in Ukraine and called for disconnecting Russia from the Soceity for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) system. “The Russian Federation attacked Ukraine. This is an act of unprovoked aggression,’’ Zeman said on Thursday in a televised address to fellow citizens. The Czech president expressed his support to…
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BREAKING: Ukraine officially severs diplomatic ties with Russia
Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in an address to the nation on Thursday.
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Red Cross urges all sides in Ukraine war to protect civilians
Red Cross on Thursday, urged all sides in the Ukraine conflict to respect international humanitarian law, protect civilians and essential services such as water and power supplies.
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Kyiv residents try to flee, others stock after Russia attacks
Residents in Kyiv on Thursday tried to flee the capital after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, while others stood in long lines hoping to draw money and stock up on supplies.
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Russia blames Ukraine for military action in Donbas
Russia has blamed Ukraine for the escalation in the conflict between the two neighbours as President Vladimir Putin officially ordered the deployment of Russia’s military in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
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Ukraine invasion: Biden pledges new sanctions to punish Russia
U.S. President, Joe Biden, has pledged to announce new sanctions to punish Russia for the aggression against Ukraine that international community has expected for weeks but could not prevent through diplomacy.
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EU sanctions Russia defence minister, military chief
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu, the country’s military chiefs, and other people close to the Kremlin in response to the escalating crisis in Ukraine. The 27-nation group says it is freezing assets and imposing visa bans on high-ranking officials that include not only the heads of Russia’s army,…
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Ukraine praises ‘painful’ U.S. sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has praised “painful” U.S. sanctions on Russia in response to its military escalation against its neighbour. “They’re very specific, they are painful,” Kuleba said at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
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Invasion of Ukraine: US President Biden announces sanctions on Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Tuesday announced first tranche of sanctions on Russia, following its decision to recognise the independence of certain areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Biden, in a speech from the White House, said the Russian leader had committed “a flagrant violation of international law.” According to him, Russia has now…