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U.S. closes its airspace to Russia as Ukrainian cities brace for attacks

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Published by Reuters UK WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -The United States closed its airspace to Russian planes as the Russian military attempted to encircle and subdue Ukrainian cities with intensifying bombardments on Wednesday, seven days into an invasion that has sparked massive international sanctions. Already shunned by the West, Russia has shown no sign of stopping an […]

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Biden rallies Congress behind Ukraine, says Putin has ‘no idea what’s coming’

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Published by Reuters By Steve Holland, Makini Brice and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin, barred Russian flights from American airspace and led Democratic and Republican lawmakers in a rare display of unity on Tuesday in a State of the Union speech dominated by Russia’s invasion of

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

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Published by Reuters Here’s what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis right now: HEADLINES * U.S. President Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that the Russian leader “has no idea what’s coming”, as Western nations tightened an economic noose around Russia, whose invading forces bombarded Ukrainian cities and appeared poised for an advance on

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EU to spend €500m more on humanitarian aid for Ukraine

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Published by DPA The European Union is to spend “at least” €500 million ($556 million) on humanitarian aid in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced. The funds from the EU budget would “deal with the humanitarian consequences of this tragic war” by assisting Ukraine and refugees, von

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Lukashenko says Belarus deploying more forces to Ukraine border

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Published by Reuters UK MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarus is deploying more forces on its border with Ukraine, state news agency Belta quoted Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as saying on Tuesday. “Those are well trained rapid deployment groups which are ready to stop any provocation and any military action against Belarus,” Lukashenko said. (Reporting by Moscow

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Russia seeks to halt investor stampede as sanctions hammer economy

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Published by Reuters UK By Carolyn Cohn and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Russia said it was placing temporary curbs on foreigners seeking to exit Russian assets on Tuesday, putting the brakes on an accelerating investor exodus driven by crippling Western sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine. Russian assets went into freefall on Tuesday

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Russia Destroys More Ukrainian Airfields, Huge Convoy Headed For Kiev

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Published by Newstrail On Tuesday 3rd March 2022 independent intelligence assessments concur that Russia seems focused on destroying Ukrainian airfields with the primary objective of preventing more military aid and possible anti-tank weaponry to be sent to Ukraine from NATO countries and others who volunteered. Israeli analysts in particular (those who write for Jpost and

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Turkey warn against warships using its straits for Ukraine

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Published by Al-Araby Turkey has warned battleships against using the Turkish Straits to reach Ukraine, as Ankara activates a treaty that grants it greater control over the waterway. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Black Sea and non-Black Sea nations have been alerted to the implementation of the 1936 Montreux Treaty, which allows Turkey to

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Russian column bears down on Kyiv, more rockets hit centre of Kharkiv

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Published by Reuters UK KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian armoured column bore down on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Tuesday and invasion forces fired rocket barrages into the centre of the country’s second largest city, on the sixth day of Russia’s assault on its western neighbour. Rocket strikes on the centre of Kharkiv killed at least

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy tells EU: ‘Prove that you are with us”

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Published by Reuters By Philip Blenkinsop and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the EU on Tuesday via video link to an emergency session of the European Parliament to “prove that you are with us” in Ukraine’s war with Russia, a day after Kyiv officially asked to join the bloc. European Union

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