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Volodymyr Zelensky, Rishi Sunak discuss defence support for Ukraine
In a social media post, Zelensky said that during the call on Thursday, "we talked about assistance in enduring the winter period".
Russia abandons Ukrainian city of Kherson in major retreat
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered his troops to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson and take up defensive lines on the opposite bank of the River Dnipro, the New York Times reported.
Azerbaijan, Armenia agree to work toward peace treaty
The consensus was part of a statement by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin adopted during their trilateral talks in Russia's Sochi on Monday. In the statement, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strict observance of all the previous tripartite agreements in the interests of the comprehensive normalisation of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations, ensuring peace, stability, security and sustainable economic development in the South Caucasus.
World faces most dangerous decade since WWII: President Putin
President Putin made the remarks on Thursday while addressing the annual Valdai forum after a series of recent military defeats in Ukraine and growing public anger at home over a drive to mobilise some 300,000 Russians for the war effort, reports the BBC. In a wide-ranging speech, he sought to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a move that has left his country internationally isolated. He also accused the West of nuclear blackmail against Russia to force allies to turn away from Moscow.
Vladimir Putin oversees retaliatory nuclear strike drills
President Putin ordered the readiness level of Russia's strategic nuclear forces to be increased in late February, days after Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine. In recent weeks, the US and several other Western powers have claimed that Moscow is planning to conduct a tactical nuclear strike in Ukraine -- which the Kremlin has vehemently denied.
President Putin imposes martial law in former Ukrainian regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the decision on Wednesday, RT reported. The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, already had martial law in place when they became part of Russia, Putin said.
'All world infrastructure is at risk of terror attacks': President Putin makes veiled threat
The authoritarian leader said the blast in the gas pipeline, which western intelligence agencies have blamed on his own country, was a terrorist attack and this has set 'the most dangerous precedent', Daily Mail reported. Speaking at an energy forum in Moscow yesterday, the Russian president warned that 'any critically important object of transport, energy or utilities infrastructure is under threat'.
President Biden rules out talks with President Putin
Asked during a CNN interview whether he would meet President Putin at the summir, President Biden said he didn't see a good reason for a sit-down."It would depend on specifically what he wanted to talk about," he said, adding if Putin wanted to discuss the jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner, then he would be open to talking.
UNGA: India abstains again on resolution condemning Russia in Ukraine conflict
The resolution, which received 143 votes, with only five countries voting against it, and 35 abstaining on Wednesday at the Assembly's emergency session, passed with the required two-thirds majority showing Russia's isolation.
Russia ready to resume gas supplies to EU via Nord Stream 2: President Putin
The Russian leader said gas could still be supplied by one remaining intact part of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The ball was in the EU's court on whether it wanted gas supplied via the pipeline, he said. President Putin said, "Russia is ready to start such supplies. The ball is in the court of the EU. If they want, they can just open the tap."
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