France to send Ukraine drugs including iodine tablets
Over a million refugees from Ukraine have arrived in Poland
Israeli PM vows more Ukraine talks, even if prospects 'not great'
Israel's premier said Sunday his country had a "moral obligation" to help stem fighting in Ukraine, after shuttle diplomacy saw him visit the Kremlin and as hundreds of Jewish Ukrainians landed in Israel.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met for three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday, before flying to Berlin to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz. (AFP)
TikTok says suspending posting of new videos from Russia
4 buses on its way to Poltava to evacuate Indians stranded in Sumy, says Hardeep Singh Puri
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant under control of Russian Commander, IAEA told
All communications lost with institutions that use category 1-3 radiation sources: Ukrainian regulator to IAEA
Be ready to leave on short notice, Indian Embassy tells students in Sumy
Nearly 4,000 detained in 53 cities by Russian police over anti-war protests: Monitor
Putin tells Macron Russia to reach aims through 'negotiation or war': Elysee
Putin tells Macron Russia not seeking to attack Ukraine nuclear plants: Elysee
Five wounded after Russian forces fire at protest in occupied city in southern Ukraine
Russian police detain 3,500 people at anti-war protests
Police detained around 3,500 people at anti-war protests in cities across Russia on Sunday, including 1,700 people in Moscow and 750 in St Petersburg, TASS news agency the interior ministry as saying.
Ukraine envoy to US calls Russia 'terrorist state'
Ukrainian ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova called Russia a "terrorist state" in an interview with Fox News on Sunday.
During their call, Putin told Macron that Ukraine responsible for 'the provocation' around Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Nearly 16,000 students evacuated in 76 flights under Operation Ganga
Macron, Putin hold new telephone talks lasting 1 hour 45 minutes: Elysee
Student who was shot as in Kyiv to return tomorrow: V K Singh
Russian shelling disrupts Mariupol council's plan to evacuate citizens
Civilian safe passage from Ukraine's Mariupol 'halted': ICRC
Vinnytsia airport in central Ukraine destroyed by Russian strike: Zelensky
44 Indians from Pisochyn on the way to Polish border near Lviv; over 150 at Romanian border: Embassy
Military operation in Ukraine will only be halted if Russia's demands are met: Putin
Pope Francis refutes Putin, says Ukraine conflict not a military option but a war
2 Operation Ganga flights bring back 370 Indians from Ukraine
Two Air India Express flights carrying Indian evacuees, mostly students from the war-tornUkraine, reached here from Budapest and Bucharest via Kuwait, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), an official said here on Sunday.
The flights IX-1202 (Bucharest) and IX-1602 (Budapest), each flew down 185 Indian nationals (total 370) who had crossed the borders to reach neighbouring Hungary and Romania, from where they took the flights.
US working actively on deal to supply Polish jets to Ukraine: Blinken
Govt was able to bring back Indians from Ukraine due to India's growing influence: PM Modi
It is due to India’s growing influence that we are able to bring home thousands of Indians stranded in Ukraine; many big countries are facing difficulties in doing so for their citizens: PM Narendra Modi
Zelenskyy says Russian forces preparing to bombard Odessa
More than 1.5 million refugees flee Ukraine in past 10 days: UN
The number of people fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine has topped 1.5 million, making it Europe's "fastest growing refugee crisis" since World War II, the United Nations said.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Sunday and discussed the war in Ukraine, the RIA news agency reported.
More than 1 million people have now fled Ukraine to seek safety, and millions more are likely to join them: United Nations
Ukraine buys military gear with donated cryptocurrencies
Ukraine has already spent $15 million of the donations it received in cryptocurrencies on military supplies, including bulletproof vests that were delivered Friday, according to Alex Bornyakov, deputy minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
India begins its last leg of Operation Ganga flights today
The Embassy of India begins its last leg of Operation Ganga flights today. All those students staying in their own accommodation (other than arranged by Embassy) are requested to reach Hungaria City Centre, Rakoczi ut 90, Budapest between 10 am-12 pm, says the Embassy.
Temporary ceasefire to be observed in Ukraine's Mariupol
Ukraine port city Mariupol to attempt civilian evacuation at 1000 GMT: municipality
Dear China: Whose Side Are You on in Ukraine?
With every passing day, the war in Ukraine becomes a bigger tragedy for the Ukrainian people but also a bigger threat to the future of Europe and the world at large. There is only one country that might have the power to stop it now, and it’s not the United States. It’s China.
Putin’s war has brought Xi factional trouble
The members of China’s powerful Politburo Standing Committee generally tend to take a consensual approach on foreign policy issues. But when issues concern Russia (or the Soviet Union earlier), they tend to cause acute differences among them.
Ukraine dominates social media info war with Russia
Ukraine has succeeded in dominating social media in the first days since the Russian invasion, in an intensifying information war with Moscow that Kyiv so far appears to be winning, analysts say.
Putin says Ukraine's future in doubt as ceasefires collapse
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned 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.
Russian prisoners and Ukrainian soldiers describe two sides of the conflict
With hands still dirty from the battlefield, a dozen Russian prisoners of war sat, stony-faced, in a conference room of a Ukrainian news agency Saturday and described being captured after their armoured columns were ambushed.
Back from Ukraine: Escaping war to land in the thick of life's battles
The troubles of the students returning from Ukraine to India are not over yet. Most of the Indian students have returned to their homes safely, but their future now hangs in the balance.
US officials travel to Venezuela, a Russian ally, for talks - source
Ukraine's plea to India amid Russia invasion
Demanding fresh rounds of sanctions against Russia, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday called on governments of several countries including India to appeal to Russia to stop the ongoing conflict.
Putin threatens Ukraine 'statehood' as Moscow sanctions tighten
Ukraine war tests China's 'no limits' bond with Russia
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin toasted a friendship with "no limits" at a warm meeting in February, but just one month later that bond is being tested by the war in Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden, Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy discuss aid and security
Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia
Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday they will suspend operations in Russia, the latest major US firms to join the business freeze-out of Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
"Noting the unprecedented nature of the current conflict and the uncertain economic environment," Mastercard said it had "decided to suspend our network services in Russia."
Visa, for its part, said that "effective immediately" it would "work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days."
Any countries imposing no-fly zone over Ukraine party to conflict: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that any country imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered by Moscow to have entered the conflict, while threatening his ex-Soviet neighbour's continued existence.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded with the West to support a no-fly zone as his besieged country resists Moscow's invasion, but allies have so far ruled out such a move, fearing it would escalate into a wider war with nuclear-armed Russia.
Indian student recalls journey of return from Ukraine
On the morning of 24 February, over 200 students in a hostel in Kyiv were jolted out of sleep with a strong explosion. ‘Russians (have) attacked!’, the words were sufficient to create commotion in the students’ community. Nishat Haidar, in her second year, is one of the Indians of her batch, who made it home on Saturday but with haunting memories.
Putin’s war has brought Xi factional trouble
The members of China’s powerful Politburo Standing Committee generally tend to take a consensual approach on foreign policy issues. But when issues concern Russia (or the Soviet Union earlier), they tend to cause acute differences among them.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky talked to US President Joe Biden about "the issues of security, financial support for Ukraine and the continuation of sanctions against Russia," as per his tweet.
Russia-Ukraine: Their war, our worries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined President Joe Biden of the United States and his Japanese and Australian counterparts, Fumio Kishida and Scott Morrison, for a virtual summit of the Quad on March 3.
IAF evacuates 210 Indians from Ukraine under Operation Ganga
Visa suspends operations in Russia over Ukraine invasion
Visa Inc said on Saturday it was suspending operations in Russia over the invasion of Ukraine and that it would work with its clients and partners to cease all transactions in Russia in the coming days.
Visa cards issued by financial institutions outside of Russia will no longer work in Russia, the company said in a statement. (Reuters)