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Joe Biden 'applauds' Russia's suspension from Human Rights Council
In a statement issued by the White House on Thursday night, Biden said: "This is a meaningful step by the international community further demonstrating how (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's war has made Russia an international pariah. "The US worked closely with our Allies and partners around the world to drive this vote because Russia is committing gross and systemic violations of human rights.
Russia has suffered significant losses in Ukraine: Kremlin spokesman
"We have suffered significant losses of troops. This is a great tragedy for us," Peskov told Sky News on Thursday without giving an exact number of the Russian casualties. "Our military are doing their best to bring an end to that operation. And we do hope that in coming days, in the foreseeable future, this operation will reach its goals or will finish it by the negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegation," he said while referring to the ongoing war as "operation".
Ukraine's new draft agreement different to document proposed in Istanbul: Russian FM
The Ukrainian side presented its draft agreement to the negotiating team. It showed a departure from key provisions which were presented at the meeting in Istanbul on March 29," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement citing Lavrov. The previous document clearly stated that Ukraine's security guarantees would not apply to Crimea and Sevastopol, but this principle was absent in the revised draft
Russia vows retaliation against latest US sanctions
Darchiev added that Washington's actions have become a routine practice, and the recent decision to impose a fresh package of sanctions against Russian officials and the country's financial sector show that the United States had clearly ran out of restrictive measures,
US warns India against aligning with Russia
"Our message to the Indian government is that the costs and consequences for them of moving into a more explicit strategic alignment with Russia will be significant and long-term," White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese told reporters. "There are certainly areas where we have been disappointed by both China and India's decisions, in the context of the invasion," he added.
Need for tripartite dialogue for an end to Ukraine war
As the Russians make further advances into more Ukrainian cities, including in the western part of the country which remained unaffected till some time back, more people are likely to move out putting enormous pressure on bordering countries. While the Ukrainians are putting up a heroic resistance to the Russian attack.
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Talks continue, more US sanctions on Russia
On Wednesday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia and Ukraine are continuing negotiations but there remains a long way to go, stressing that Moscow would like Kiev to be more active during the negotiations. The withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kiev region was to facilitate the peace talks, he told France's LCI broadcaster earlier in the day, Xinhua news agency reported.
US hopeful of Ukraine policy 'alignment' with 'our friend' India: Official
"We've had extensive discussions about ways to further our cooperation on global food security, on global energy supplies, and certainly in terms of recognising that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's brutality affects all of us," the official who briefed reporters on condition of not being identified. The official was answering a reporter's question on India and the latest set of sanctions imposed on Russia and how far it has come towards "convergence" with the US on the matter.
Ukrainian President orders formal halt of trade with Russia
According to Ukraine's Fiscal Service, Ukraine saw a 38.7 per cent year-on-year growth in trade with Russia in 2021 with a value of $10.09 billion. Exports grew by 26.5 per cent to $3.44 billion, while imports increased by 45.9 per cent to $6.65 billion, Xinhua news agency reported.
Zelensky says talks with Russia to continue despite 'atrocities' of Russian military
"In any case, we must find even small opportunities for the negotiation process. Without this, I think it is difficult to end the war," Zelensky was quoted as saying in an interview with Turkey's Haberturk television channel on Wednesday. He emphasised the importance of the mediation mission of other countries, including Turkey, in the talks, Xinhua news agency reported.
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