By David Shepardson, Jamie Freed and Foo Yun Chee (Reuters) -The United States will follow the European Union and Canada in banning Russian flights from its airspace, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday evening, in a move likely to trigger Russian retaliation. United Airlines and United Parcel Service (UPS) said on Tuesday they had suspended …
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By Andrew R.C. Marshall LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – As Russian rockets pounded targets in eastern Ukraine, men of fighting age lined up for hours outside gun shops in the western city of Lviv on Tuesday to buy hunting rifles and shotguns to protect their communities. “I can see that Russia will not stop, so I …
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LVIV (Reuters) – An attack by Russian forces on a television tower in Kyiv killed five people, the Ukrainian emergency services said on Tuesday in a statement on television. (Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Catherine Evans)
By Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Russia must stop bombing Ukrainian cities before meaningful talks on a ceasefire could start, as a first round of negotiations this week had yielded scant progress. Speaking in an interview in a heavily guarded government compound, Zelenskiy urged NATO members to impose a …
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The World Court on Tuesday said it will hold hearings on March 7-8 on whether to order “provisional measures” in a lawsuit brought by Ukraine against Russia seeking a halt to Moscow’s military actions in Ukraine. The U.N. court said in a statement it had sent Russia an urgent communication to prepare in …
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By Matthias Williams LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The morning after Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the nation in his favourite style: the selfie video. Unshaven, wearing a khaki jacket and flashing a smile, he told the nation that contrary to reports of him trying to flee, he was staying …
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By Matthias Williams KYIV (Reuters) – Volodymyr Zelenskiy swept to power three years ago promising to end a war with Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. He now faces a Russian invasion that could result in the overthrow of his government and the end of Ukrainian democracy. As Russia rained missiles down on Ukrainian cities including …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France, Germany and Poland on Tuesday said they backed Ukraine building closer political and economic ties with the European Union. At a meeting of the “Weimar Triangle” in Lodz, Poland, the three countries said they “reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the political association and economic integration of Ukraine with the European Union …
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia’s military move on Kyiv has stalled as its forces struggle with basic logistics challenges, including shortages of food and fuel, with some units appearing to be gripped by low morale, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. Russia warned residents in capital Kyiv to flee …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy wants the European stability and growth pact to be suspended for longer because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called for a fund to be set up to compensate EU states worst hit by sanctions. The proposals were made in a draft parliamentary resolution that will be voted on on …
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