Ukraine
Quad leaders discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict, other issues
The meeting came was the conflict between Russia and Ukraine entered its eighth day after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Office, in a statement, said that he participated at a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
India warns stranded nationals of aerial attacks, tell them to learn few Russian phrases
India's Defence Ministry on Thursday issued survival guidelines for Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine, especially Kharkiv, while warning them of aerial raids and drone attacks. The ministry also told stranded Indian citizens to learn a few sentences in Russian language, such as telling people they were students from India.
Staff of US private military companies, foreign mercenaries fighting Ukraine's war: Russia
US military intelligence has launched a large-scale campaign to recruit contract soldiers from private military companies (PMC) to be sent to Ukraine, said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov."US military intelligence has launched a large-scale campaign to recruit PMC contractors to be sent to Ukraine," he said.
Russian MP says invasion was planned a year ago
"We did not prepare this, this operation spontaneously," State Duma member Rifat Shaykhutdinov said on state-controlled Channel One TV on Wednesday. "It had been in preparation for a year, maybe more. We understood what [was happening] and had been warning them in advance," he said in remarks on Channel One's daily talk show Time Will Tell.
Escalating tension between Russia and West brings nuclear weapons in focus
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, earlier on Thursday, accused Western leaders of fixating on nuclear war. He also compared the US to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and German dictator Adolf Hitler. The world leaders have started talking about usage of nuclear weapons but if used, the world would witness disaster which no one could ever imagine.
Second round of Ukraine-Russia talks to take place today
Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted that the Ukrainian delegation is traveling to the meeting point after Russian officials said the talks would take place on Thursday. "Enroute talks with Russian Federation. Already in helicopters. We will start in couple of hours," tweeted Podolyak along with a photo of himself with David Arahamiya, a senior official of the governing party.
Ukraine's defence lines hold, but Russia continues shelling: Zelensky
In a new video address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that his country's defence lines were holding, but Russia has continued shelling major cities since midnight. "We have nothing to lose but our own freedom," Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine is getting daily arms supplies from its international allies.
Kherson Mayor tells residents to obey Russian soldiers
Igor Kolykhaiev, the city's Mayor, said in an update that "armed visitors" had stormed a council meeting and imposed new rules including a strict curfew and urged citizens to follow them. But it was far from clear whether Ukrainian forces had totally withdrawn, with the UK MoD saying Thursday the situation is "unclear".
China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Beijing Olympics
A Western intelligence report indicated that Chinese officials in early February requested senior Russian officials to wait until after the Beijing Olympics had finished before beginning an invasion of Ukraine, CNN reported citing US officials as saying. US officials broadly view the report as credible, but its particulars are open to interpretation, a source familiar with the intelligence said on Wednesday.
Russian forces trying to encircle Kiev amid intense fighting
Russian forces were on Thursday trying to encircle Kiev amid intense fighting currently underway within 20-40 km of the Ukrainian capital, a non-profit think tank said. Russian forces were on Thursday trying to encircle Kiev amid intense fighting currently underway within 20-40 km of the Ukrainian capital, a non-profit think tank said.
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