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Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Zelenskyy warns of third world war if ceasefire talks fail
Russia-Ukraine war LIVE updates: With the invasion in its fourth week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow and urged China to join the West in condemning ‘Russian barbarism.’
Russia-Ukraine crisis LIVE updates: In a huge escalation amid the conflict, Moscow on Saturday claimed it had struck a Ukrainian arms depot with hypersonic missiles - this would be the first use in combat of the next-generation weapons as Russian forces pushed deeper into the besieged and battered port city of Mariupol, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help....Read More
With the invasion in its fourth week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow and urged China to join the West in condemning ‘Russian barbarism.’ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a tougher line on Russia's invasion of Ukraine which has forced more than 3.3 million refugees to flee the war-torn nation.
Putin, who calls the action a ‘special operation’ aimed at demilitarising Ukraine and purging it of what he sees as dangerous nationalists, told a rally on Friday in Moscow that all the Kremlin's aims would be achieved.
Evacuations from besieged cities proceeded on Saturday along eight of 10 humanitarian corridors, Ukraine's deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. She said a total of 6,623 people were evacuated, including 4,128 from Mariupol who were taken northwest to Zaporizhzhia.
'Do the right thing': How US, allies united to punish Putin
Just days before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, President Joe Biden quietly dispatched a team to European Union headquarters in Belgium.
Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if it had been member of NATO, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if his country would have been a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), according to a media report.
Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons
Lagging behind Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first, with installation on a warship starting as soon as late next year.
Zelenskyy warns of third world war if ceasefire talks fail
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “I'm ready for negotiations with Putin, but if they fail, it could mean World War III”, Zelenskyy was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
56 people killed in Russian tank attack at nursing home in Luhansk: Report
As many as 56 people were killed in a Russian tank attack at a nursing home in Luhansk, said a media report citing Luhansk Governor Serhiy Hayday.
Turkey says Russia, Ukraine 'close to agreement'
Turkey on Sunday said Russia and Ukraine made progress on their negotiations to halt the invasion and the two warring sides were close to an agreement.
Ten million have fled their homes in Ukraine: UN
Ten million people -- more than a quarter of the population -- have now fled their homes in Ukraine due to Russia's "devastating" war, the United Nations refugees chief said Sunday.
Pope says 'slaughters and atrocities' committed daily in Ukraine
Pope Francis, continuing his implicit criticism of Russia, on Sunday called the conflict in Ukraine an unjustified "senseless massacre" and urged leaders to stop "this repugnant war".
Mariupol says thousands deported from besieged Ukrainian city
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia's siege of the port city of Mariupol was "a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come", while local authorities said thousands of residents there had been taken by force across the border.
Zelenskyy to address Israel lawmakers tonight
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has emphasised his Judaism in seeking to rally Jewish and Israeli support for his country during the Russian invasion, was due to address Israel's parliament on Sunday.
Ukraine says 115 children killed since start of Russian invasion
At least 5 dead in Russian shelling of Kharkiv
Authorities in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv say at least five civilians have been killed in the latest Russian shelling.
On the Ukraine issue, China claims to stand on the right side of history
China's position on the Ukraine issue is objective and fair, and time will prove that it is on the "right side of history", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.
Ukraine sees high risk of attack from Belarus on western Volyn region: presidential office
Ukraine sees a high risk of an attack on western Ukraine's Volyn region being launched from Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office said on Sunday, citing the military.
Russia bombed a Ukraine school where civilians sought refuge
The Russian military has bombed an art school in besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol where about 400 people had taken refuge, news agency AFP quoted local authorities as saying on Sunday. The authorities added that the building was destroyed and people could remain under the debris. There was no immediate word on casualties, the report added. Read more
4 Lakh civilians still trapped in Mariupol
Over 4 Lakh people have been reported trapped in Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov, for more than two weeks, sheltering from heavy bombardment that has severed central supplies of electricity, heating and water, according to local authorities.
In Ukraine's war-battered Mariupol, major European steel plant damaged
One of Europe's biggest iron and steel plants, Azovstal, has been badly damaged as the Russian forces lay siege to the city, news agency AFP reported quoting local officials. Ukrainian lawmaker Lesia Vasylenko posted a video of explosions with thick columns of grey and black smoke rising from the buildings. "One of the biggest metallurgic plants in Europe was destroyed. The economic losses for Ukraine are huge. The environment is devastated," she tweeted.
‘Offered refuge to Zelenskyy in UK’ says Boris Johnson: reports
The British prime minister told Sunday Times that the possibility of Zelenskyy and his family getting refuge in the UK had been discussed. Read more
Pope visits Ukrainian children war refugees in Rome hospital
One of the pictures released by the Vatican showed the pope talking to a girl with a fully bandaged head and what appeared to be a tube in her throat.
Putin's Ukraine plan may be against math of military conquests, say analysts
The math of military conquests and occupation may be against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. “Unless the Russians intend to be completely genocidal — they could flatten all the major cities, and Ukrainians will rise up against Russian occupation," experts tell news agency AP. Read more
Zelenskyy says Mariupol terror a war crime
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the siege of Mariupol will go down in history for what he's calling war crimes by Russia's military, news agency AP reported.
“To do this to a peaceful city, what the occupiers did, is a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come,” he said early Sunday in his nighttime video address to the nation.
War refugees get IDs for new lives in Poland
Refugees started queuing by Warsaw's National Stadium overnight to get the coveted PESEL identity cards that will allow them to work, live, go to school and get medical care or social benefits for the next 18 months. Still, by mid-morning, many were told to come back another day. The demand was too high even though Polish authorities had simplified the process.
Lavrov says Russia's cooperation with China will 'get stronger' in face of western sanctions
Amid escalating fight between Russia and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday said that Moscow's cooperation with Beijing will "get stronger" in the face of western sanctions. Read more
Switzerland ready to host Ukraine-Russia negotiations, reports ANI
Switzerland is ready to become a mediator in resolving the Ukraine conflict and could organize talks between Kyiv and Moscow, Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said.
"Switzerland combines neutrality with a humanitarian tradition," Cassis said at a Saturday rally in Bern, as quoted by the Swiss RTS broadcaster. "It's a small country with a strong commitment to freedom. It is ready to play the role of a mediator behind the scenes or host negotiations," the Swiss president added.
According to RTS, Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Bern crowd via video link from Kyiv and thanked Switzerland for its solidarity with Ukraine. However, Zelenskyy critiqued the fact that Swiss businesses, such as Nestle, continue to operate in Russia.
Chinese official calls sanctions on Russia increasingly 'outrageous'
A senior Chinese government official said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Western nations on Russia over Ukraine are increasingly "outrageous". Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng also acknowledged Moscow's point of view on NATO, saying the alliance should not further expand eastwards, forcing a nuclear power like Russia "into a corner".
