Dalai Lama says war is “outdated”
The Dalai Lama on Monday said he was “deeply saddened” by the conflict in Ukraine, as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader called for peace and “mutual understanding”, according to CNN. “War is outdated — non-violence is the only way,” the highest Tibetan spritual leader said in a statement.
Brazil refuses to choose sides
According to Russia Today, Brazil has refused to pick sides in the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, pledging to remain neutral as the US, EU, UK, and allies continue to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia, accusing it of “unprovoked” aggression.
Sharad Pawar dials S Jaishankar
According to ANI, NCP chief Sharad Pawar spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over phone and discussed evacuation of Indian students stuck in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Discussions also held on evacuations via Belgorod (Russia) route. Matter of aiding students stuck at Romania-Poland border was also discussed.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar spoke with EAM Jaishankar over phone & discussed evacuation of Indian students stuck in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Discussions also held on evacuations via Belgorod (Russia) route. Matter of aiding students stuck at Romania-Poland border also discussed.
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Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia among ministers to travel to Kyiv’s neighbours
Union Ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen VK Singh to travel to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuation mission and help students, government sources tell News18.
PM Modi calls high level meet
According to News18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a high level meeting now on the Ukraine crisis. There is a possibility that some ministers from the Government of India may go to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuations.
Ruble plunges
Russia’s ruble plunged nearly 30 per cent against the dollar on Monday after world powers imposed fresh, harsher sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
The ruble was indicated to be down 27 per cent at 114.33 per dollar in offshore trading, according to Bloomberg News
#UPDATE Russia’s ruble plunged nearly 30% against the dollar Monday after world powers imposed fresh, harsher sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
The ruble was indicated to be down 27% at 114.33 per dollar in offshore trading, according to Bloomberg News pic.twitter.com/GF5xJA81Xl
Google restricts Map service in Ukraine
Google on Monday disabled some live traffic data for Ukraine in its Google Maps service, saying the decision was made in consultation with people on the ground for the safety of the local community, The New York Times reported.
Fifth Operation Ganga flight lands in Delhi
The fifth Operation Ganga flight carrying 249 Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine reaches Delhi airport, reported ANI.
The fifth Operation Ganga flight, carrying 249 Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine, departed from Bucharest (Romania) reaches Delhi airport pic.twitter.com/yKhrI5fmwm
MEA activates OpGanga Helpline on Twitter
The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday activated a dedicated Twitter handle, “OpGanga Helpline” (@opganga), to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine. The mission to evacuate the stranded Indians from Ukraine has been named as “Operation Ganga”. India has already set up round-the-clock “control centres” in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine through border-crossing points with these countries.
The helpline numbers of the control room in Poland are: +48225400000,+48795850877 and +48792712511. Those requiring help can also write an email to [email protected], according to the MEA. The helpline numbers of the control room in Romania are: +40732124309, +40771632567, +40745161631 and +40741528123. The email address for contacting the control room in Romania is [email protected].
The MEA said Indians can contact the control room in Hungary on phone numbers +36 308517373, +36 13257742 and +36 13257743. It also has a WhatsApp number: +36 308517373 for assistance. The helpline numbers of the control room in Slovakia are +421 252631377, +421 252962916 and +421 951697560. The email address is [email protected].
War claims ‘Mriya’
According to Ukrainian officials, the world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225, has been destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The enormous aircraft, named “Mriya,” or “dream” in Ukrainian, was parked at an airfield near Kyiv when it was attacked.
“Russia may have destroyed our ‘Mriya’. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail!” wrote Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Twitter.
This was the world’s largest aircraft, AN-225 ‘Mriya’ (‘Dream’ in Ukrainian). Russia may have destroyed our ‘Mriya’. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail! pic.twitter.com/TdnBFlj3N8