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Oil edges up 0.3% on EU's sanctions on Russia, proposed crude ban

The sanctions proposal, which was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and needs unanimous backing by the 27 EU countries to take effect

Our dependency on Russian energy significantly reduced: German President

Germany's dependency on Russian oil is currently 15 percent, said President Frank Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday

PM Modi meets Macron, discusses situation in Ukraine, Afghanistan

The two leaders held discussions on the entire range of bilateral issues, including cooperation in defence, space, blue economy, civil nuclear and people-to-people ties

Ukraine gets 4.5 bn euros in international aid since start of conflict

Over the past week, Ukraine received $500 million in grant funds from the World Bank, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal

Ukraine may put neutral status on nationwide referendum, says Zelensky

"We are ready to consider this neutral status for Ukraine," Zelensky was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency

Russia-Ukraine war: UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol

he mayor of Mariupol said the situation inside the steel plant that has become the southern port city's last stronghold is dire, and citizens are begging to get saved

Russia's focus remains Donbas region in Ukraine: British defence ministry

The British military said in a tweet: Due to strong Ukrainian resistance, Russian territorial gains have been limited and achieved at significant cost to Russian forces

Explosions rock Kyiv again as Russians rain fire on Ukraine amid UN visit

The attack happened barely an hour after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a news conference with U.N. Secretary-General Antnio Guterres

Russian military appoints new 'head' of Kherson region in Ukraine

Last week, Ukrainian Defence Ministry's spokesman Olexandr Motuzyanyk said Russia is preparing to hold a "referendum" in the Kherson region on joining Russia

US not fighting Russia: Pentagon on Ukraine conflict turning to proxy war

Since Russia launched its military operation in February, the US has provided at least $3.7 billion to support Ukraine's defenses

Canada introduces legislation to sell off assets of sanctioned Russians

The bill would expand Ottawa's sanction regime, which until now was limited to freezing assets and banning financial activity of the sanctioned individuals in Canada

Donbas counterattacks slowing Russian attack: Ukrainian, British officials

Britain's Ministry of Defense said despite their increased activity Russian forces have made no major gains in the last 24 hours as Ukrainian counter-attacks continue to hinder the efforts

Sitharaman makes India's stand clear with the US on the Ukraine crisis

India has not condemned the invasion outrightly -- and abstained on two votes in the UN Security Council -- but it has made clear its disapproval of it

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Zelensky lists '5 steps' during World Bank session

The Ukrainian President said the first step was immediate support for Ukraine, "so that the Russian leadership knows that the war will not allow them to realise any of their aggressive goals

Pentagon says Ukraine did not receive fixed-wing aircraft from US, allies

Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby clarified that Ukraine was given spare parts that enabled them to fix aircraft that previously were not operable

Explained: How Russia's eastern push in Ukraine's Donbas may unfold

Some predict Russia also may try to use its forces north of Crimea to try to capture the industrial hubs of Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro on the Dnieper River, effectively cutting Ukraine in half

US urges Serbia to join West on sanctions against its ally Russia

Serbia voted in favor of three United Nations resolutions condemning the Russian aggression against Ukraine but it has not joined international sanctions against Moscow

Ukraine strike on Russian territory reported as talks resume

The governor of Russia's Belgorod region said an airstrike on Russian soil by a pair of helicopter gunships caused fires and wounded two people

China blames US, NATO expansion for Russia-Ukraine war

As the culprit and leading instigator of the Ukraine crisis, the US has led NATO to engage in five rounds of eastward expansion in the last two decades after 1999: Chinese FinMin

Russia repositioning, not scaling back: NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg

Russia promised during talks in Istanbul on Tuesday that it would de-escalate operations near Kyiv and Chernihiv to increase mutual trust and create conditions for further negotiations