Russia-Ukraine war highlights: European leaders travelling to Ukraine's Kyiv to meet Zelenskyy

Ninety-seven Ukrainian children have died since the start of Russia's invasion as fighting rages on, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday in a speech to Canada's parliament.

"They've already killed 97 Ukrainian children," Zelensky said in the video address, adding that Russia's military was "destroying everything: memorial complexes, schools, hospitals, housing complexes."

Russia bars top US officials, including President Biden and secretary of state Blinken, from entering country

Fox News cameraman killed in Ukraine, reports AFP quoting network.

Russian TV protester on trial, faces 10 days in prison, reports AFP citing court. Russian TV protester pleads not guilty to violating demonstration laws.

Russia seeks UN Security Council vote on Ukraine-linked 'humanitarian' resolution, reports AFP. 

"If we cannot enter through open doors, then we must cooperate with the associations with which we can, which will help us, protect us ... and have separate guarantees," says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

Kyiv and Moscow resumed talks on the war in Ukraine on Tuesday after a pause on Monday, Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said.

"Consultations on the main negotiation platform renewed. General regulation matters, ceasefire, withdrawal of troops from the territory of the country," he wrote on Twitter.

We will continue to support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his people –tightening economic sanctions and providing support to help Ukrainians protect themselves from bombardment, says UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Four people have been confirmed killed after air strikes hit Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Tuesday morning, mayor Vitali Klitschko said. "Rescuers are still extinguishing the flames from early morning," he said on the Telegram messaging app.

The British government said on Tuesday it had added 350 new listings under its Russia sanctions regime and nine new listings under its cyber sanctions regime. Among those in the latest round of sanctions were Andrey Melnichenko, who owned major fertiliser producer EuroChem Group and coal company SUEK, Pyotr Aven, an oil investor who built a European business empire with an estimated net worth of $4.7 billion, and Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu.

Fighting for Kyiv has intensified, with artillery fire echoing through the city and Russia launching a flurry of strikes that early Tuesday blew out windows and ignited a huge fire in an apartment in western Kyiv. At least one person was killed as rescue efforts continued.

Kyiv will impose a 36-hour curfew from Tuesday night amid a "difficult and dangerous moment" after several Russian strikes, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, according to news agency AFP. "Today is a difficult and dangerous moment," former boxing champion Klitschko said in a statement, adding that the curfew will last from 8 pm (1800 GMT) on Tuesday until 7 am (0500 GMT) on Thursday.

Over 22,500 Indians have returned safely from Ukraine, says external affairs minister S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha.

Massive destruction' at Dnipro airport after shelling, reports news agency AFP qouting Ukraine authorities. 

Ukraine was at a crossroads that could lead to an agreement at talks with Russia or a new Russian offensive. "We are at a crossroads. Either we will agree at the current talks or the Russians will make a second attempt (at an offensive) and then there will be talks again," adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said.

Britain says China should not support Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, junior foreign office minister James Cleverly said on Tuesday. "We continue to call upon China and indeed all countries to cease any support they may have to Russia," Reuters quoted Cleverly as telling BBC Television. 

"We want to build as broad a coalition of opposition to Russia as possible so of course we will have those conversations with the Chinese."

Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia will travel to Kyiv on Tuesday to meet President Volodomyr Zelenskiy as representatives of European Union leaders, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on social networks: Reuters

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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday it was paramount that French companies respect sanctions against Russia decided by the European Union and that oil giant TotalEnergies was doing that.

"What matters is that French companies implement sanctions," Attal told France 2 television, when asked about TotalEnergies, which is under pressure from activist investors and NGOs to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday, sliding to a two-week low as ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine eased fears of further supply disruptions and surging Covid-19 cases in China fuelled concerns about slower demand.

Brent futures dropped $4.74, or 4.4%, to $102.16 a barrel by 0445 GMT after tumbling by more than $6 to $100.05 earlier in the session.

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the world “I need ammunition, not a ride,” what he really wanted was anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons. Since then, countries have sent him some 17,000 anti-tank missiles and thousands of anti-aircraft missiles. Read here

Terror against civilians and mass graves were counted among some of the 'war crimes' alleged by a Ukraine envoy at the United Nations on Tuesday as Russia's offensive entered Day 20 in the war-hit nation. Read more

At least three powerful explosions were heard in the center of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, reported news agency AFP. The cause of the explosions could not be immediately known.

Power supply has been restored to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Ukraine 24 television station said on Tuesday, adding that authorities had notified the International Atomic Energy Agency.

China wants to avoid being impacted by US sanctions over Russia’s war, Bloomberg quoted CForeign Minister Wang Yi as saying. This is one of Beijing’s most explicit statements yet on American penalties that are contributing to a historic market selloff amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

United President Joe Biden is expected to meet NATO leaders in Brussels to discuss the escalating situation in Ukraine, news agency Reuters reported citing sources.