Tanishq Girhare

The UK is expected to join the US in announcing a ban on Russian oil imports. US President Joe Biden is due to announce the US ban shortly in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The UK move would mean an effective ban on Russian oil by the end of 2022 Shell said earlier it would immediately stop all spot purchases of Russian crude oil following criticism. People are fleeing the north-eastern city of Sumy, and Irpin, near Kyiv, after ceasefires were agreed to allow civilians to escape. However, an evacuation route out of the southern city of Mariupol has come under fire. The UN has told the BBC that the number of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine has passed two million.