The Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. It began in February 2014 following the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, and initially focused on the status of Crimea and parts of the Donbas, internationally.
Russian Embassy in India has informed that the Russian Federation is ready to provide humanitarian corridors on March 8 from 10:00 am Moscow time. The ceasefire would come into effect on specific routes.
The Russian military will temporarily ceasefire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, Mariupol. The humanitarian corridors are being set up at the personal request of French President Emmanuel Macron and in view of the current situation in those cities.
Russia has launched a heavy artillery barrage against Mykolaiv, a strategic southern Ukrainian port. This comes a day after Ukrainian forces pushed them from the city limits and recaptured the airport.
According to US Secretary of State Antony, the United States and its European allies are looking forward to banning imports of Russian oil. While Europe relies on Russia for crude oil and natural gas, but Russian invasion of Ukraine has led them to ban more and more Russian products in the last 24 hours.
Claimed that Russia has tightened its grip on Ukraine's nuclear power plant and has restricted communications with the outside world.
After temporarily halting future projects and acquisitions in the country to assess the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Netflix Ins has now suspended its services in Russia.
American Express Co has joined other western corporations that are suspending their services over its invasion of Ukraine and Belarus for providing support. The company said, "In light of Russia's ongoing, unjustified attack on the people of Ukraine, American Express is suspending all operations in Russia. We are also terminating all business operations in Belarus."
French President Emmanuel Macron alleged his Russian counterpart of hypocrisy and cynicism after he agreed to open humanitarian corridors but only to Russia and Belarus.
Russia has warned that the oil prices may to $300 per barrel, and it might close the main gas pipeline to Germany if the West halts oil imports over its invasion of Ukraine. The oil prices have soared as the US went forward with the import ban.
The World Bank will transfer $723 million to Ukraine in the upcoming days. This comes after the board approved the amount in grant and loan to Ukraine to help Ukraine continue critical services, pay hospital workers, pensions, etc.
The Russian and Ukrainian delegates are expected to meet in Turkey on 10 March 2022.
Although China hailed its friendship with Russia as 'rock solid', it promised to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Russian police have detained, 5020 people who took part in the anti-war protests held across the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a 9-minute-long video on Instagram showing himself working from his Presidential Office in Kyiv. "I’m not hiding, and I’m not afraid of anyone," said Zelenskyy.
Ukraine has alleged Russia of a medieval-style siege as the humanitarian crisis in the country deepened after Russian forces intensified their shelling, and food, water, and medicine grew scarce.
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