Ukraine Russia war LIVE Updates
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised ceasefire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror.
With the Kremlin’s rhetoric growing fiercer and a reprieve from fighting dissolving, Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities and the number of Ukrainians forced from their country grew to 1.4 million. By Saturday night Russian forces had intensified their shelling of Mariupol, while dropping powerful bombs on residential areas of Chernihiv, a city north of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine Russia war LIVE Updates
Xi and Putin toasted a friendship with “no limits” last month, but China-Russia relations are being tested by the war in Ukraine
With sanctions mounting against Russia, Beijing is scrambling to avoid being tainted by association with Moscowhttps://t.co/6pu05OuI3n
Ukraine Russia war LIVE Updates
#UPDATE Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard are the latest major US firms to suspend operations in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/q0rI4K3pyj