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Kremlin for counter sanctions on West
Russia will impose retaliatory sanctions on Western nations on the basis of reciprocity, the Kremlin said on Friday.
25 February 2022, 13:51 PM
Russia remains one of the most powerful nuclear states: Putin warns West
It has been a long time since the threat of using nuclear weapons has been brandished so openly by a world leader, but Vladimir Putin has just done it, warning in a speech that he has the weapons available if anyone dares to use military means to try to stop Russia’s takeover of Ukraine.
25 February 2022, 09:21 AM
137 dead on first day of Russian invasion in Ukraine: Zelensky
Across Ukraine, at least 137 "heroes" were killed after the first day of fighting following Russian invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, calling up conscripts and reservists nationwide to fight in a general mobilisation.
25 February 2022, 07:15 AM
We're 'left alone' to fight Russia: Ukraine President
Ukraine's president said Friday his country had been left on its own to fight Russia after the Kremlin launched a large-scale invasion that killed 130 Ukrainians in the first day.
25 February 2022, 06:33 AM
Ukraine's president vows to stay in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders who are advancing toward the capital in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.
25 February 2022, 03:03 AM
Biden imposes harsher sanctions on Russian banks, businesses
President Joe Biden unveiled harsh new sanctions against Russia on Thursday after Moscow launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine, imposing measures to impede Russia's ability to do business in the world's major currencies along with sanctions against banks and state-owned enterprises.
24 February 2022, 19:23 PM
Ukraine crisis: Modi speaks to Putin over phone
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone and called for an immediate cessation of violence between Russia and Ukraine.
24 February 2022, 17:49 PM
In photos: Odd mix of anxiety, normalcy in Ukraine after Russia attacks
Although Ukrainians had been warned for weeks that war with Russia was imminent, when the attacks finally came Thursday many seemed not to know how to react.
24 February 2022, 13:36 PM
'Massive' sanctions await Russia: UK PM Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain and its allies would unleash a massive package of economic sanctions to hobble the Russian economy after the Kremlin launched an all-out invasion of neighbouring Ukraine on Thursday.
24 February 2022, 12:26 PM
China refuses to call Russia's military action on Ukraine 'invasion'
China rejected calling Russia's moves on Ukraine an "invasion" and urged all sides to exercise restraint, even as it advised its citizens there to stay home or at least take the precaution of displaying a Chinese flag if they needed to drive anywhere.
24 February 2022, 11:55 AM
NATO has no plans to send alliance troops to Ukraine: Stoltenberg
NATO is activating its “defense plans” for allied countries as Russia attacks non-NATO member Ukraine, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told a media conference on Thursday.
24 February 2022, 11:54 AM
Join forces if you can use weapon: Ukraine’s defense minister urges citizens
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has called on “anyone who is ready and able to hold a weapon” to join the country's defense forces after Russia launched a military operation targeting eastern Ukraine.
24 February 2022, 10:32 AM
7 dead, 19 missing in Ukraine after Russia attacks
At least seven people are known to have been killed in Ukraine as Russian military vehicles were said to have breached the border in a number of places, in the north, south and east, including from Belarus, according to BBC.
24 February 2022, 09:39 AM
Russia had ‘no choice’ against ‘constant threat’ from Ukraine: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin in his nationally televised address ahead of launching an offensive against Ukraine, said that he had no other choice but to defend Russia against “threats from modern Ukraine.”
24 February 2022, 09:00 AM
5 Russian planes, 1 helicopter shot down, Ukraine claims
Five Russian planes and a helicopter were shot down in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, the country's military claimed today, Ukrainian media KyivPost says.
24 February 2022, 07:07 AM
Ukrainian ambassador trades barbs with Russian counterpart at emergency Security Council meeting
A visibly emotional Ukrainian ambassador traded barbs with his Russian counterpart during a heated late-night emergency Security Council meeting on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Wednesday.
24 February 2022, 05:46 AM
A glaring violation of int'l rights: German chancellor on Russian military operation
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday described the Russian military operation in Ukraine as "a glaring violation" of international law on a "dark day" for Europe.
24 February 2022, 05:42 AM
Russia launches all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea
Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.
24 February 2022, 05:10 AM
Putin announces military operation in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences they have never seen.”
24 February 2022, 04:00 AM
Russia starts evacuating embassy in Ukraine
Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region braced for further confrontation after President Vladimir Putin received authorization to use military force outside his country and the West responded with sanctions.
23 February 2022, 14:37 PM