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If Ukraine falls, Europe falls: Zelensky
In a virtual address to thousands of protesters across major European cities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if his country fell to Russia in the ongoing war, then the whole continent of Europe will fall. On Friday night, protests against the ongoing Russian military assault on Ukraine took place in Vienna, Tbilisi, Prague, Frankfurt, Vilnius, Lyon and Bratislava.
CBS News becomes latest media outlet to pull out of Russia
CBS News became the latest media outlet to pull out of Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a new law that would impose jail terms for "spreading fake news" about the ongoing Moscow-Kiev war. Putin on Friday signed the law which would impose prison terms of up to 15 years on people charged with spreading "fake news" about the war in Ukraine, the BBC reported.
Blinken says Ukraine can win war against Russia
Without giving a specific timeline, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Ukraine can "absolutely" win the ongoing war against Russia and praised the "extraordinary resilience" of the Ukrainian people. Blinken made the remarks during an interview with the BBC on Friday night following a meeting with his European Union (EU)counterparts in Brussels.
Russia wishes to continue dialogue with Ukraine: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country wishes to continue a dialogue with Ukraine and wants peace, provided that all of Moscow's security demands are met amid the war on Kiev. Putin made the remarks on Friday during a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the Russian assault on Ukraine continued for a ninth day, reports Xinhua news agency.
India abstains at UNHRC voting calling for investigation into human rights violation by Russia
The resolution to establish an independent commission of inquiry as a result of Russia’s invasion and aggression against Ukraine was adopted with 32 votes, with 13 abstentions and two (Russia and Eritrea) voting against it in the 47-member council. This was the sixth time that India had abstained on a crucial UN voting on resolutions censuring Russia for its act of invading its neighbouring country.
'Russian military will use Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhya to deploy weapons so that Ukraine can't strike back'
"We are very worried about active hostilities in Voznesensk, near the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant," he said in an article in Ukrayinska Pravda. He said for the first time in world history, a large-scale war is being waged in a country with more than a dozen nuclear reactors and thousands of tons of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel. Ukraine has 15 nuclear power units, including six at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhya.
Chechen leader seeks Putin's go ahead to seize major Ukrainian cities
If Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to put a quick end to the countrys military operations in Ukraine, he should give Chechen troops the go-ahead to seize the East European nations major cities, a Chechen leader has claimed. According to the head of the republic, there are currently 12,000 Chechen troops in the East European country.
Jihadists, mercenaries from third countries fighting Ukraine war: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that in Ukraine, the appearance of mercenaries from third countries and even jihadists is increasingly being recorded. Putin told German Chancellor Scholz that Ukrainian nationalists are using people, including foreigners, as human shields.
Russia says buses ready to take out Indians, India says not without ceasefire
Russian news agency TASS said that the Russia is ready to send 130 buses to evacuate stranded Indian students and other foreigners from war-torn Ukraine's Kharkiv and Sumy cities to its Belgorod Region, quoting top Russian military official Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.
Russia says Zelensky has left Ukraine and is in Poland
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Poland. "Zelensky left Ukraine. The deputies of the Verkhovna Rada said that they could not get to him in Lvov. Now he is in Poland," he wrote, RT reported. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, declined to comment on information about the whereabouts of Zelensky.
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