Page 18 - Russia Ukraine Conflict

UN chief welcomes evacuation of civilians from Azovstal plant in Mariupol

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries said on Monday that more than 100 people had been evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol of Ukraine

Russian gas supplies to China soar by 60% in 2022 amid Ukraine war

Russian energy giant Gazprom announced the significant rise in exports on Sunday, even as energy exports to Europe remain uncertain in light of the ongoing hostilities

Evacuation from Ukraine shows India is changing under Modi govt: Nadda

When the Indian government was ensuring the safe evacuation of students from Ukraine, the BJP workers kept in touch with their parents and visited them multiple times to offer support: Nadda

Putin urges West to stop arming Ukraine in conversation with Macron

Putin noted that Western sanctions against Russia are worsening global food insecurity, in response to Macron's concerns over this issue.

US defence leaders say Russia learning from mistakes in Ukraine

The coming weeks, they said, will be crucial.

High inflation, Ukraine crisis boost jewellery sales on Akshaya Tritiya

Jewellers of Kolkata are happy on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya to witness a footfall jump of 30-40 per cent compared to normal days

Russian President Vladimir Putin orders retaliatory sanctions against West

May soon officially declare war on Ukraine: US, Western officials

LIVE: India becoming a trusted partner in global supply chain, says PM Modi

Live news updates: "India was hardly counted in start-up ecosystem; it now ranks third in the world," PM Modi said

Russian forces storming Mariupol steel mill, say Ukrainian fighters

Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill that represented the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said

Civilians from Mariupol steel plant reach Ukrainian-held city: UN

The first convoy of civilians to escape a decimated steel plant in Mariupol reached relative safety in a Ukrainian-controlled city

Pentagon, US companies involved in Ukraine military biolabs: Russia

The head of Russia's Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin has said that his team is making progress in a criminal probe into Ukraine's alleged Pentagon-funded bioweapons programme.

Russian forces are storming Mariupol plant, claim Ukrainian fighters

Ukrainian defenders of a steel plant in Mariupol say Russian forces have started to storm the the last pocket of resistance. The move comes almost two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military not to storm the plant, but rather block it off. The deputy commander of the Azov Regiment that is holed up in the Azovstal steel plant confirmed that Russian forces have started to storm the plant on Tuesday. That comes after some civilians escaped the plant over the weekend in a U.N.-assisted evacuation effort.

UK PM Johnson addresses Ukraine Parliament, pledges more military support

UK PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday became the first world leader to address the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, when he hailed the country's finest hour in the conflict with Russia.

PM Modi, Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen discuss Ukraine war

PM Narendra Modi discussed the war in Ukraine with the Danish PM Mette Frederiksen during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) between India and Denmark in Copenhagen.

Italy lowers fuel taxes to help tackle surging prices due to Ukraine war

A statement from the office of PM Mario Draghi read, excise taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, liquified petroleum gas, and all forms of natural gas will be lowered starting Tuesday, until atleast July 8

Zelensky will continue to beg for money from the West: Ex-Russian Prez

The former President also expressed confidence that the Ukrainian leader will continue to imitate concern for the Ukrainians, "periodically exposing them as a human shield"

Israel wants apology from Russia over Lavrov's Hitler remark

"Foreign Minister Lavrov's remarks are both an unforgivable and outrageous statement as well as a terrible historical error," Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said in a tweet.

Oil prices climb as European Union gets set to ban Russian crude

The European Commission is expected to finalise work on Tuesday on a sixth package of European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine

India's position on Ukraine takes care of our principles: Foreign secretary

Vinay Kwatra also answered a question on oil imports from Russia, highlighting that India's imports from the country are a small fraction of what the rest of the world imports from Russia

US says military readiness unaffected by arms transfers to Ukraine

The Pentagon has denied that arms transfers to Ukraine have impacted America's military readiness amid concerns that the Pentagon's own stockpile of Javelin weapons might be dwindling.