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Published by Reuters UK By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Russia on Monday boycotted hearings at the U.N.’s highest court during which Ukraine will argue that Moscow has falsely applied genocide law in justifying its invasion and will seek an emergency order halting hostilities. Hearings began at 0900GMT at the International Court of

Published by Reuters UK SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank and sovereign wealth fund may account for nearly a quarter of foreign holdings of Chinese bonds, analysts at ANZ Research calculated, potentially offering shelter from Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s financial markets have been thrown into turmoil by sanctions imposed over

Published by Reuters KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian troops were in the centre of the Ukrainian port of Kherson on Thursday after a day of conflicting claims over whether Moscow had captured a major urban centre for the first time in its eight-day invasion. Russia’s defence ministry said it had captured Kherson on Wednesday but an

Published by AFP United Nations (United States) (AFP) – After more than 100 countries spoke during two days of extraordinary debate, the UN General Assembly was poised to vote Wednesday on whether it will vigorously deplore Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demand Moscow withdraw troops immediately. The vote on the draft resolution is being touted

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

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

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

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

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