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Ukrainians in US prep to help as country says will take in 100,000 refugees

As the US prepares to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees following Russia's invasion, existing communities in cities like Sacramento and Seattle are already mobilising to provide support

Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says defence is at a 'turning point'

Russian forces bombarded areas around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv and intensified attacks in other parts of the country Wednesday

Ukraine preparing for new Russian offensive in the east, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the east of the country as Moscow builds up its troops there after suffering setbacks near the capital Kyiv, President Zelenskyy said

Ukraine confirms partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv, Chernihiv

Ukrainian Defense Ministry's spokesman confirmed that Russia has been withdrawing some troops from Kyiv and Chernihiv directions, in central and northern Ukraine respectively

US Congress hears sirens wail as Ukraine legislators visit Capitol

As members of the Ukrainian parliament were pleading for aid on Capitol Hill, an air raid siren blared from one of their cell phones a wrenching alert from the war-torn country back home.

White House adds $500 million in Ukraine aid as Russian invasion grinds on

U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a 55 minute call Wednesday that the additional aid was on its way.

World Food Programme delivers food aid to over 1 million people in Ukraine

The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that it has delivered food aid to 1 million people in Ukraine and requested an additional USD 590 million in funding to expand the assistance."JUST IN: @WFP has reached 1 million people in #Ukraine w/ emergency food assistance including humanitarian convoys into Sumy & Kharkiv, two hard-to-reach cities. Within a few months, we'll be working hard to scale up to 6 million people. But we urgently need funds to do it," WFP Executive Director David Beasley said on Twitter.The WFP said it managed to build a network of urgent assistance tools in Ukraine within just one month. Food is now being delivered to such conflict zones as Sumy and Kharkiv by two convoys of humanitarian vehicles, while displaced Ukrainians in the western city of Lviv are receiving cash assistance."Now that the structures are in place, we need the funding to keep delivering assistance, and to help 3 million people in need," the agency said, adding that "WFP requires

Find rubles if you want Russian gas, says Kremlin spokesperson

All of Russia's big exports could soon be only in rubles, Kremlin doubles down on stance

Ukraine missile hits Russian camp; new attacks near Kyiv, Chernihiv

The Kremlin on Wednesday also played down hopes of a breakthrough following peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul a day earlier

PM should reveal plans in store for Ukraine-returned students: Mamata

She said that it was the duty of the central government to take "full care of the students"

'Very large' cost hike for steel industry can come next qtr: Seshagiri Rao

Senior executive of JSW Steel sees 'distortions in market' after Russian invasion of Ukraine

Putin misled by advisers on Ukraine, US intelligence determines

The official did not detail underlying evidence for how US intelligence made the determination

Russia says Ukraine willing to meet core demands, but work continues

Russia's lead negotiator said on Russian television that Ukraine had said in writing it was willing to give up its ambition of joining NATO, adopt 'non-bloc' status

Over 4 million have fled war-torn Ukraine, says UN refugee agency

Aid workers say the flow has eased in recent days as many people await developments in the war

Russia's pull back pledge designed to mislead: Ukraine's military

Ukraine's military believes the withdrawals "are probably a rotation of individual units" aimed at misleading Ukraine's military leadership

Russian pledge to scale back military ops in Ukraine draws skepticism

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there was no reason to believe Russia's announcement that it would reduce military activity near Kyiv

A matter of trust: Why a peace deal in Ukraine talks will be hard to get

Having been part of the Soviet Union until 1991, Ukraine's relations with Russia have ebbed and flowed over the years

12 dead in Russian airstrike on Ukraine's regional administration building

At least 12 people were killed and 33 others injured in an airstrike carried out by Russia's forces on a regional administration building in Ukraine's southeastern city of Mykolayiv

Russian pledge to scale down attack in Ukrainian cities draws skepticism

Russia's pledge to scale back some military operations in Ukraine drew skepticism even as the two nations planned to return Wednesday to talks that could produce a framework for ending the war

Daleep Singh, Biden's point person on Russian sanctions, to visit India

The Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh, an Indian American, will be in New Delhi on March 30 and 31, the White House said Tuesday.