Russia Ukraine crisis LIVE Updates: 198 civilians dead including children, says Ukraine

Russia Ukraine crisis LIVE Updates


Having evacuated part of his team from Kyiv, Mike Chobanian, boss of cryptocurrency exchange Kuna, is watching the effects of Russia’s invasion on his flourishing industry with a weary eye.

“Business is running, but we’re in survival mode over here,” the 37-year-old boss said during a video call from his current refuge after leaving the Ukraine capital.

Russia’s military build-up led many Ukrainians to turn to cryptocurrencies, before the invasion seized up the sector. But it is still facilitating global fundraising efforts, albeit through an opaque decentralised system that Russia could also exploit to circumvent sanctions.

The Ukrainian government on Friday imposed sanctions against the rouble, forcing Chobanian to halt cryptocurrency swaps with the Russian currency.

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Russia Ukraine crisis LIVE Updates


Ahead of a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in Berlin Saturday afternoon, Poland’s prime minister has urged Germany to put aside “selfishness” and “egoism” and offer substantive support to the people of Ukraine.

“Nothing is going to stop Putin if we are not decisive enough,” Mateusz Morawiecki said in Berlin. “This is a very historic moment… we have no time to lose.”

Morawiecki said Germany’s aid thus far — of military helmets, not weapons — is a far cry from what’s necessary to help Ukraine defend itself.

“What kind of help was delivered to Ukraine? Five thousand helmets? This must be a joke,” Morawiecki said.

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Russia Ukraine crisis LIVE Updates

In October 2020 we had the privilege to meet President Zelenskyy and the First Lady to learn of their hope and optimism for Ukraine’s future.

Today we stand with the President and all of Ukraine’s people as they bravely fight for that future ?? W & C

— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal)

February 26, 2022

Russia Ukraine crisis LIVE Updates

I have cancelled the visas of the Belarusian Men’s Basketball Team who were due to play in Newcastle tomorrow night.

The UK will not welcome the national sports teams of those countries who are complicit in Putin’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of #Ukraine.

— Priti Patel (@pritipatel)

February 26, 2022

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Video shows a missile or rocket striking a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine. CNN’s @clarissaward reports from the scene. Follow CNN’s live coverage of Ukraine: https://t.co/3SXL1MxBjc pic.twitter.com/hprerf1uLL

— CNN (@CNN)

February 26, 2022

Russia Ukraine crisis LIVE Updates

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— Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU)

February 26, 2022

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Highly appreciate India’s independent and balanced position at the voting in the UNSC on February 25, 2022.

In the spirit of the special and privileged strategic partnership Russia is committed to maintain close dialogue with India on the situation around Ukraine https://t.co/oKtElMLLRf

— Russia in India ?? (@RusEmbIndia)

February 26, 2022

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— NetBlocks (@netblocks)

February 26, 2022

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The Czech Republic will donate machine guns, assault and sniper rifles, pistols and ammunition valued at 7.6 million euros ($8.6 million) to Ukraine, the defence minister said Saturday.

“The government on Saturday approved further help to Ukraine, which is facing a Russian attack,” Minister Jana Cernochova said in a tweet.

“The defence ministry will also take care of transport to a place set by the Ukrainian side. Our help is not over,” she added.

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Kulomety, samopaly, odstrelovaci pusky, pistole a odpovidajici munice v hodnote 188 milionu. Vlada v sobotu schvalila dalsi pomoc Ukrajine, ktera celi ruskemu utoku. MO bezprostredne zajistuje i dopravu na misto, ktere urci ukrajinska strana. Nase pomoc nekonci.#StandWithUkraine

— Jana Cernochova (@jana_cernochova)

February 26, 2022

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The United States is providing Ukraine with $350 million in additional military equipment to fight off Russia’s “brutal and unprovoked assault,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Saturday.

“This package will include further lethal defensive assistance to help Ukraine address the armored, airborne, and other threats it is now facing,” Blinken said in a statement.

Blinken said that last fall as Russia started amassing troops on the border with its pro-Western neighbor, President Joe Biden authorized $60 million in immediate military assistance to Ukraine, then another $200 million in December as President Vladimir Putin’s threat became more acute.

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