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President Joe Biden joined an emergency NATO summit Friday to strengthen the frantic Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and fears for the security of Europe.
The US president, who has spent weeks trying to lead a united trans-Atlantic response to Russia’s aggression against its neighbour, was meeting “with fellow NATO heads of state and government in an extraordinary virtual summit to discuss the security situation in and around Ukraine,” the White House said.
The meeting, with Biden joining from the White House Situation Room, was not open to the media.
– AFP
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This is the moment a Russian tank swerves and crushes a civilian’s car on a highway in Kyiv.
Ukrainians battle to free the driver who was miraculously still alive. pic.twitter.com/F9n7y4JVYQ
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The Council of Europe said Friday that it is suspending all representatives of Russia from participation in the pan-European rights body over Moscow’s attack against Ukraine.
Permanent representatives of its 47 member states “agreed to suspend the Russian Federation from its rights of representation in the Council of Europe,” invoking Article 8 of its statute, the body said in a statement.
– AFP
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The first batch of evacuees from Ukraine reach Romania via Suceava border crossing.
Our team at Suceava will now facilitate travel to Bucharest for their onward journey to India. pic.twitter.com/G8nz2jVHxD
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Ankara wants to be a mediator in the Ukraine crisis, Turkish Ambassador to the United States Murat Mercan said on Friday.
“In terms of Turkey’s role in Ukraine, in this conflict we want to be be a mediator,” Mercan said. “We want to contribute to peace making.”
On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Russia and Ukraine to resolve the crisis through dialogue within the framework of the Minsk agreements.
– ANI
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Updated Coordinates of MEA Teams assisting Indian nationals in Ukraine ?https://t.co/yBtn5qtFux pic.twitter.com/hXn1pPO4D9
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Iceland, Estonia join Netherlands’ call for excluding Russia from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
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‘The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated today the IOC’s strong condemnation of the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government and the government of Belarus through its support in this,’ the IOC statement said.
IOC Executive Board urges all International Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarushttps://t.co/w3zJFhiWpc
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Calling Ukraine’s authorities ‘gang of drug addicts,’ Putin said that it will be much easier to negotiate with the Ukrainian military.
Right-wing Banderites and neo-Nazis in Ukraine are putting up heavy weapons, including multiple launch rocket systems, right in the central districts of major cities, including Kiev and Kharkiv, says Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/oi1RDS1uwb
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Efforts are underway to relocate Indians coming from the hinterland, Indian Embassy in Kyiv said.
Today afternoon more than 470 students will exit the Ukraine and enter Romania through the Porubne-Siret Border. We are moving Indians located at the border to neighbouring countries for onward evacuation. Efforts are underway to relocate Indians coming from the hinterland. pic.twitter.com/iLFTWHifpm