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The Kremlin on Friday said President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Belarus’s capital Minsk for talks with Ukraine, as Russian forces approach Kyiv on the second day of Moscow’s invasion.
Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader was “ready” to send a high-level delegation “for talks with a Ukrainian delegation” to Minsk, the host city for previous peace talks and agreements.
– AFP
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Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko takes up Kalashnikov rifle alongside civilian defense forces
“How long do you think you can hold out?”
“Forever.”
Former Ukrainian President @poroshenko takes up a Kalashnikov rifle alongside civilian defense forces as he speaks to @JohnBerman from the streets of Kyiv. pic.twitter.com/jxGl6BKgZR
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There is no direct impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis on India in terms of bilateral trade but a surge in oil prices poses considerable risk to the economy, an analyst report said on Friday.
International oil prices which have surged past USD 100 per barrel “pose risks to external stability and currency movement,” a Bank of Baroda Economics Research report said.
Russia has launched military operations against Ukraine, stoking fears of significant disruption in the region, including loss of life. The West is ramping up financial sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine.
– PTI
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The Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s personnel are continuing to service the facilities and monitor the radiation situation at the station as usual, a top Russian official claimed on Friday, a day after Russian forces took over the decommissioned facility after a fierce fight with Ukrainian soldiers guarding it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday launched a multi-pronged all-out attack on Ukraine, casting aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences they had never seen”.
Russian forces took over the decommissioned nuclear power plant (NPP) on Thursday after a fierce battle with the Ukrainian battalion guarding the facility, where nuclear radiation is still leaking from the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
– PTI
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#Kyiv Mayor Klitschko:
“Kyiv is entering a phase of defense. Now shots and explosions can be heard in some districts of Kyiv.
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#Kyiv Mayor Klitschko:
“Kyiv is entering a phase of defense. Now shots and explosions can be heard in some districts of Kyiv.
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The first batch of Indian students have left Chernivtsi for the Ukraine-Romania border
MEA Camp Offices are now operational in Lviv and Chernivtsi towns in western Ukraine. Additional Russian speaking officials are being sent to these Camp Offices. pic.twitter.com/OvRlqA8Q4t
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Urgent advisory for Indians Ukraine desiring to be evacuated via Poland https://t.co/AXJzwYLhoI pic.twitter.com/9L5WXLHhyV
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We will be having engagements with Russia and the United States. pic.twitter.com/rmkaDW1aZF
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The Russian Grand Prix scheduled for 25 September has been cancelled in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the sport’s owners Formula One announced on Friday.
“On Thursday evening Formula 1, the FIA, and the teams discussed the position of our sport, and the conclusion is, including the view of all relevant stakeholders, that it is impossible to hold the Russian Grand Prix in the current circumstances,” read the Formula One statement.
– AFP
A statement on the Russian Grand Prix pic.twitter.com/OZbbu9Z8ip