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Biden says Nato ‘will respond in kind’ if Putin uses chemical weapons
The European Union acted “a little late” in imposing sanctions on Russia and faster action could have stopped Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian president, in a video, told the EU Council that applying sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany was also “a little late”.
It comes as Kyiv accused Russian troops of taking about 400,000 Ukrainians – including nearly 84,000 children –“hostage” in Russia.
Mr Zelensky said: “What about the European Union? You applied sanctions. We are grateful. They are powerful steps. But it was a little late.
“Because if it had been preventative, Russia would not have gone to war. At least no one know for sure. There was a chance.”
Ukraine has applied to join the EU, and Mr Zelensky urged the bloc “do not be late” in processing the application.
Meanwhile, US president Joe Biden said – after a Nato meeting in Brussels on Thursday – that the alliance will “respond in kind” if Mr Putin uses chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Evacuation route to be opened today in Mariupol
Civilians in Mariupol are hoping to leave the city via a humanitarian corridor today.
Ukrainian deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk said Ukraine hopes to open a safe corridor to allow evacuate civilians to flee the besieged Black Sea port city in private vehicles.
Mariupol has been hit by severe shelling
(Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)
Lamiat Sabin25 March 2022 08:06
Russia ‘running out of precision-guided munitions’ – U.S.
Russia is running out of precision guided munitions, a senior Pentagon official said.
Troops are more likely to rely on so-called dumb bombs, also known as conventional “gravity bombs”, and artillery in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, according to Colin Kahl – Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
A missile explosion in Lviv, western Ukraine, earlier this month
(AP)
Mr Kahl speculated that he did not believe Vladimir Putin wanted to have an all out conflict with Nato.
Lamiat Sabin25 March 2022 07:44
US charges four Russians with cybercrime
The United States has charged four Russian citizens with cybercrime in 135 countries.
Yevgeny Gladkikh, who is said to be an employee of the Central Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (CNDIHM), and his accomplices allegedly hacked the systems of a foreign refinery and installed malware between May and September 2017, Interfax news agency reported.
“The conspirators later tried to hack into the computers of an American company that operated similar critical infrastructure in the United States,” the US department of justice said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 March 2022 07:06
Russian state TV blames Ukrainians for devastation in Mariupol
Russian state TV aired aerial footage showcasing the devastation wrought on the besieged port city of Mariupol by Moscow’s invading forces – with the anchor appearing to blame Ukrainian nationalists for the destruction.
In a clip shared to Twitter by Washington Post journalist Mary Ilyushina, the anchor can be heard saying: “Sad scenes, of course… the [Ukrainian] nationalists withdraw trying not to leave a stone unturned”.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 March 2022 07:01
Japan to freeze assets of 25 Russian individuals
Japan will freeze the assets of additional 25 Russian individuals and prohibit exports to 81 Russian organisations, the foreign ministry said.
Prime minister Fumio Kishida earlier on Thursday said Japan will take steps to strip Russia of “most favoured nation” trade status to prevent Moscow from evading financial sanctions through digital assets.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 March 2022 06:36
Inside Makariv, the town Ukrainians took back from Russian troops
After weeks of fierce fighting, the town of Makariv, located 32 miles from capital Kyiv, is now back under Ukrainian control. There are other towns and cities in Ukraine that have suffered more deaths and injuries, that have also been the targets of pounding airstrikes and artillery barrages.
But as this brutal and unexpected war reached its first monthly anniversary, this town has taken on great strategic and symbolic significance.“Welcome to hell,” says the soldier at the checkpoint, pointing to the scene of devastation at Makariv.
Kim Sengupta reports from the war-torn town.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 March 2022 06:18
Russian troops using rape as ‘instrument of war’
Russian troops are allegedly using rape “as an instrument of war”, the Ukrainian prosecutor said.
Iryna Venediktova accused the invading soldiers of breaking into a home near capital Kyiv before shooting dead a Ukrainian man and then sexually assaulting his wife.
She said the alleged crime took place in Brovary, one of the capital’s eastern suburbs. She added that the victim’s child was present when the incident happened.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 March 2022 06:10
Medvedev says west ‘foolish’ to think sanctions will impact
MoscowFormer Russian president and deputy head of security council Dmitry Medvedev reportedly said that the west is “foolish” to believe that sanctions against Russian businesses could have any effect on Moscow.
The sanctions will only consolidate the Russian society and not cause popular discontent with the authorities, Mr Medvedev told Russia’s RIA news agency.
“Let us ask ourselves: can any of these major businessmen have even the tiniest quantum of influence of the position of the country’s leadership” he was quoted as saying. “I openly tell you: no, no way”.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 March 2022 05:58
Australia sanctions Putin ally Lukashenko, Russian media employees
The Australian government on Friday imposed sanctions on Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko and members of his family, according to the foreign ministry.
The Pacific nation also slapped sanctions on 22 employees of the Russian media.
“The Australian government has also imposed new sanctions on 22 Russian propagandists and disinformation providers, including senior editors from Russia Today, the Strategic Culture Foundation, Inforos and NewsFront,” the statement said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 March 2022 05:30
Russia accused of abducting over 400,000 Ukrainians
Ukraine has accused Moscow of “forcibly deporting” over 400,000 civilians from shattered Ukrainian cities to Russia to pressure Kyiv into conceding defeat.
Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s ombudsperson, said 402,000 civilians, including 84,000 children, had been taken against their will into Russia, where some may be used as “hostages”.
“We have information that the Russian occupiers are forcibly deporting our citizens from Mariupol, Volnovakha, Stanytsia Luhanska to the Russian Federation,” she said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar25 March 2022 05:14
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