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Ukraine is no longer seeking NATO membership: President Zelensky
“I have cooled down regarding this question a long time ago after we understood that ... NATO is not prepared to accept Ukraine… The alliance is afraid of controversial things, and confrontation with Russia,” Zelensky said. Referring to an ever-elusive NATO membership, President Zelensky said that he does not want to lead a country which has to beg on “its knees” it.
UK Foreign Secretary on diplomatic visit to Washington to discuss Ukraine
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will hold talks in the US on Wednesday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, as well as members of the Congress. The topic of her discussions will "be what more the UK and the US can do to support Ukraine on security, intelligence and humanitarian issues," her office said.
UK Foreign Secretary on diplomatic visit to Washington to discuss Ukraine
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will hold talks in the US on Wednesday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, as well as members of the Congress. "The UK, the US and our allies have shown remarkable strength and unity in supporting Ukraine and imposing severe sanctions on Russia. We need to maintain that unity and do more to ensure Pussian President Vladimir Putin fails in Ukraine," she said in a statement ahead of her trip as reported by the BBC.
Sumy evacuation completed successfully: Ukraine
Both evacuation stages from Ukraine's north-eastern city of Sumy have now been successfully completed, Ukrainian capital city Kiev said. On his Telegram account early Wednesday, Tymoshenko posted footage of people arriving at a railway station during night. He provided no further details. The video has not been independently verified.
Fearing backlash, NATO not to send fighter jets to Ukraine
NATO was created in 1949 by the US, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the then Soviet Union. There are currently 30 member states. Ukranian President Volodymr Zelensky wanted his country to be part of NATO to which Russian President Vladimir Putin had opposed, eventually leading to war.
One supposedly safe passage out of Mariupol went straight through minefield
Russia offered six routes to allow civilians to leave Mariupol, Kharkiv, Sumy and the capital Kiev. But its words were exposed as a 'cynical stunt' when it emerged some of the routes would lead Ukrainians straight to Russia. The plan was dismissed as 'immoral and unacceptable' by Ukraine and as 'nonsense' by Britain's Europe minister, James Cleverly, Daily Mail reported.
'Russia wants to organise humanitarian corridors to take Ukrainians as prisoners'
"Yesterday, the Russians again stated that they plan to provide humanitarian corridors today. I would like to believe that this will succeed, but, unfortunately, it seems that the Russian Federation has instructed its military not to allow any humanitarian corridors throughout Ukraine," Denisenko said, UNIAN reported.
Ousted Ukrainian President urges Zelensky to 'stop bloodshed'
Viktor Yanukovych, the fourth President of Ukraine who was ousted from power during the 2014 protests, have urged the country's incumbent leader Volodymyr Zelensky to "stop the bloodshed". Yanukovych, who currently lives in Russia in exile, said he wanted to "address Volodymyr Zelensky in a presidential capacity and even a little bit in a fatherly one", Ukrayinska Pravda reported citing the Moscow-based RIA Novosti news agency.
‘Are we your slaves?’: Imran Khan slams Western envoys for asking Pakistan to Condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
“What do you think of us? Are we your slaves ... that whatever you say, we will do?” PM Imran Khan said at a rally. The diplomats of 22 missions in Islamabad, including those of the EU members, wrote and released a joint letter to the Pakistani PM to support a resolution in the UN General Assembly to condemn Moscow’s acts of aggression against Ukraine.
Conscripts, reservists don't & won't take part in Ukraine conflict: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that conscripts and reservists "do not and will not" participate in Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine. In a video put out by the Kremlin on the occasion of International Women's Day, the President emphasized that "soldiers who are doing military service do not and will not participate in hostilities. There will be no additional call-up of reservists from the reserve.
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