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'Do not delay': Zelensky asks EU leaders for quick membership

He appealed to the EU leaders, who had gathered on Thursday in Brussels, to move quickly on Ukraine's application to join the bloc

Russia says Pentagon directly involved in bioweapon development in Ukraine

The US Department of Defense was directly involved in developing biological weapon components in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

China to face economic consequences if it aids Russia in Ukraine: Biden

On the possibility of China providing assistance to Russia, Biden said he had a 'very straightforward conversation' with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week on the topic

Nato boosts forces on Eastern front after Ukraine claims chemical attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also accused Russia of deploying phosphorus weapons

West pledges more Ukraine aid, but not all Volodymyr Zelensky seeks

Zelensky, while thankful for their help, made clear to the Western allies he needed far more than they're currently willing to give

Half of Ukraine's children now displaced by Russia's invasion, says UN

The United Nations children's agency says half of the country's children, or 4.3 million of an estimated 7.5 million, have now fled their homes

UNGA blames Russia for Ukraine's humanitarian crisis, urges ceasefire

Thomas-Greenfield countered that Russia was attempting to use this council to provide cover for its brutal actions

US to expand Russia sanctions, accept 100K Ukraine refugees

The White House announced the initiatives as US President Joe Biden and world leaders gathered in Brussels for a trio of summits in response to the Russian invasion

United States to welcome up to 100,000 refugees from war-torn Ukraine

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement later Thursday

Ukraine refugees' hopes of return waning weeks into war

'First of all, nobody could believe Russia would attack us, and we thought that it would end quickly'

Amid Russian invasion, Ukraine's 2022 sunseed harvest likely to plunge 42%

Ukraine's 2022 sunflower seed harvest could decrease by 42% to 9.6 million tonnes due to a sharp decrease in the sowing areas following Russia's invasion

Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy pleads for worldwide show of support

Zelenskyy called on people worldwide to gather in public Thursday to show support for his embattled country on the one-month anniversary of the Russian invasion.

UK to provide $5.4 mn to tackle 'disinformation' in Russia, Ukraine

The UK government will allocate more than 4 million pounds sterling ($5.4 million) to the BBC World Service for the information war against Russia

UK to provide $5.4 million to tackle 'disinformation' in Russia, Ukraine

The UK government will allocate more than 4 million pounds sterling ($5.4 million) to the BBC World Service for the information war against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for 'unrestricted' NATO aid

Zelenskyy called on NATO to provide effective and unrestricted support to Ukraine, including any weapons the country needs to fend off the Russian invasion.

UK to send thousands more missiles to Ukraine, says PM Boris Johnson

Britain will send thousands more missiles to Ukraine's government as Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Western allies to boost the supply of military aid to Ukraine.

Russian journalist killed by shelling in Ukranian capital Kyiv

A Russian journalist has been killed by shelling in Kyiv on a reporting assignment. The independent Russian news outlet The Insider said that Oksana Baulina was killed Wednesday when she was documenting the damage of a Russian shelling of the Podil district of the capital and came under a new strike. It said a civilian was also killed and two people who were accompanying Baulina were wounded and hospitalized. The Insider said that Baulina had previously worked for the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation until she was forced to leave Russia after the organization was designated extremist by the authorities. It said it will continue to cover the war in Ukraine, including such Russian war crimes as indiscriminate shelling of residential areas killing civilians and journalists.

US dislikes quick success in Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Sergei Lavrov

The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

Billions at stake: Wall Street scrambling for the exit

The past few weeks have been a frantic dash to understand and implement sanctions that are being continually updated by jurisdictions including the US, UK and the European Union

Russia's G20 membership under fire as Biden heads for Nato meet

The US and its allies would consult whether Russia should remain within the G-20 grouping of major economies after its invasion of Ukraine, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said