India has sent a special Air India flight to repatriate Indian nationals from Ukraine. There are currently more than 20,000 Indian students and citizens in various parts of Ukraine.
Western nations have been urging their citizens to leave Ukraine since Russia began gathering troops on the Ukrainian border.
The United States and Australia have evacuated all staff from their embassies.
India is deeply concerned about rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The country has urged all parties to be patient and resolve the crisis diplomatically.
Putin recently declared the two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine independent republics and ordered the deployment of troops there. The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federal Council; Putin agreed to the order. Through this, President Putin was allowed to use the armed forces outside the country.
Russia's state news agency Taser reports that a resolution was called for the deployment of troops outside the country. It is passed unanimously. 153 senators agreed.
In response, the United States has cut off international funding to Russia and imposed sanctions on two of its largest banks. On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden imposed the sanctions.
Moscow says Russian diplomats will be expelled from Ukraine soon. The news agency AFP reported this information.
Russia said on Tuesday it would soon remove Russian diplomats from Ukraine to save their lives.
Russia's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement in this regard. The statement said that the Russian leadership had decided to remove the diplomats of the Russian mission in Ukraine to savRussia's foreign ministry says Russian diplomats in Ukraine have received threats. The Russian embassy and consulate there have been repeatedly attacked. Ukraine is now in deep chaos, the statement said. In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, several Western nations have moved their embassies from the country's.
The United States and its allies have said Russia is planning an attack on Ukraine. The attack could start at any time. However, Russia has denied the allegations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized Donetsk and Luhansk, two pro-Russian rebel-held areas in Ukraine, as independent states. He also ordered the deployment of Russian troops there.
After diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukraine crisis, this time the Western world is on the path of sanctions. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Russia. This time US President Joe Biden also announced the ban. He made the announcement on Tuesday, local time.
The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine issue, Reuters reported. President Biden has said that if more attacks are carried out in Ukraine, more sanctions will be imposed on Russia.
Biden spoke to reporters on Tuesday about the ban. He says his government is imposing sanctions on Russia's two largest financial institutions and on Russian sovereign debt. The United States has also imposed sanctions on Russian millionaires and their families, as well as Russian officials.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Donetsk and Luhansk, two regions of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, as independent states.
Soon after, sanctions began to come from the Western world. The United Kingdom was the first to impose sanctions. Then the United States followed the same path. The European Union is also talking about imposing sanctions.
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