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Brazil vice president condemns Ukraine invasion, says sanctions not enough

Mourao's comments went well beyond a statement by Brazil's Foreign Ministry expressing concern about Russia's military operations and urging a diplomatic solution

Ukraine crisis: PM Modi likely to speak to Putin tonight, says report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night amid Moscow's ongoing military operations in Ukraine, according to sources

UK PM Boris Johnson vows to 'hobble' Russian economy in TV address

Johnson declared that a vast invasion is underway by land by sea and by air as innumerable missiles and bombs have been raining down on innocent people

F1's Sebastian Vettel won't race in Russia after attack on Ukraine

After President Vladimir Putin defiantly announced he was launching a military operation, Ukraine's government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border

Russia's actions in Ukraine cannot be labelled as 'occupation': Kremlin

Russia said it was not talking about the "occupation" of the Ukrainian territory, but made it clear that the ongoing special military operation's timeframe would be determined by Putin

'Panic, chaos and confusion' as Ukrainians watch war knock on their doors

Kyiv Mayor called on the city's 3 million people to stay indoors unless they worked in critical sectors and said everyone should prepare go-bags with necessities such as medicine and documents

Impossible to lock countries like Russia behind iron curtain: Kremlin

Countries like Russia cannot be "locked up" behind the iron curtain, the Russian Presidential Spokesman asserted on Thursday, as the US-led West threatened to impose more biting sanctions

Russia will pay a very heavy economic and political price: NATO

NATO has announced the deployment of 'additional defensive land and air forces' to the eastern part of the bloc and an increase in the readiness of all its forces 'to respond to all contingencies'

European currencies hammered, dollar rallies as Russia invades Ukraine

The euro fell as much as 1.2% to $1.1164, the lowest level since Jan. 31

Russia attacks Ukraine after months of tensions: What should we know

Russian troops launched a broad assault on Ukraine from three sides on Thursday, an attack that began with explosions before dawn in the capital Kyiv and other cities. Ukraine's leadership said at least 40 people had been killed so far in what it called a full-scale war targeting the country from the east, north and south. In a televised address as the attack began, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to consequences you have never seen in history. Ukrainians started fleeing some cities, and the Russian military claimed to have incapacitated all of Ukraine's air defenses and air bases within hours. World leaders decried the start of an invasion that could cause massive casualties, topple Ukraine's democratically elected government and threaten the post-Cold War balance on the continent. US President Joe Biden declared that the world will hold Russia accountable." NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg condemned Russia'

Ukraine breaks diplomatic relations with Russia: President Zelenskyy

Soon after Russia launched its military operations in the Donbas region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the decision of severing his country's diplomatic relations with Moscow

Russia-Ukraine conflict raises big risks for global economy

Just what a vulnerable world economy didn't need a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted Chinese developers

'Darkest hours of Europe' as Russia invades Ukraine

Putin authorises military operation in east; explosions heard in Kyiv and across Ukraine, Kyiv declares martial law, urges 'all possible' sanctions

Scurrying to safety, Indian students hopeful of normalcy in Ukraine

According to the Indian Embassy in Kyiv, over 18000 students from India are in Ukraine studying medicine or engineering, forming roughly 24 per cent of total international students

About 40 killed in Ukraine so far in Russian attack: President's adviser

An adviser to Ukraine's president says about 40 people have been killed so far in the Russian attack on the country. Oleksii Arestovich, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that several dozen people have been wounded. He didn't specify whether the casualties included civilians. Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian authorities will hand weapons to all those willing to defend the country. The future of the Ukrainian people depends on every Ukrainian, he said, urging all those who can defend the country to come to the Interior Ministry's assembly facilities. Ankara: Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey has called on the NATO member country to close its airspace and to shut down the straits at the entrance of the Black Sea to Russian ships. We are calling for the airspace, Bosporus and Dardanelles straits to be closed, Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar told reporters on Thursday. We have conveyed our relevant demand to the Turkish side. At the same time, we want sanctions imposed on th

Putin's erasing of Ukraine's distinct history shows his imperial ambitions

Vladimir Putin has long insisted Ukraine is part of the country he rules. "Kiev is the mother of Russian cities...," he wrote in March 2014

Ukrainian envoy to India seeks PM Modi's intervention in ongoing crisis

Ukraine's envoy to India Dr Igor Polikha on Thursday urged PM Narendra Modi to activate dialogue with Russia amid the ongoing crisis.

Pak PM Imran Khan in Moscow, set to meet Putin amidst Ukraine conflict

Pakistan PM Imran Khan began his engagements in Moscow by laying a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' and is scheduled to meet Vladimir Putin

Ukraine crisis: Kiev residents empty ATMs, exit city via car and rail

Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital and other major cities following Putin's announcement that a military operation had begun

Russia could use cryptocurrency to blunt the force of US sanctions

Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware