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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: 'Israel decided to save Jews... it's time to back Ukraine,' says Zelenskyy

Amid discussions on India's stance and the US threatening China against supporting Russia, the aggressors continued to shell and bomb Ukraine. Reports of forced evacuation of Ukrainians to Russia sparked international outrage. Meanwhile, France seized Russian assets while Germany signed a pact with Qatar to fulfil its energy needs and reduce dependence on Russian imports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also spoke to Israeli lawmakers, urging them to back Ukraine. Stay tuned to DH for live updates.
Last Updated : 20 March 2022, 17:30 IST

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22:3320 Mar 2022

China envoy says Beijing not sending arms to Russia at present

China's ambassador to the US said Sunday his country was not sending weapons toRussiafor use in Ukraine, but he did not definitively rule out the possibility Beijing might do so in the future.

22:3120 Mar 2022

There will be consequences for China if it decides to provide substantial military or financial support to Russia: US Ambassador to UN

There will be consequences for China if it decides to provide substantial military or financial support to the Russians that allow them to escape sanctions, a top American diplomat warned on Sunday.

In a call with China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday, US President Joe Biden “detailed the implications and consequences” if Beijing were to provide “material support toRussia” in its attacks against Ukraine, the White House has said.

US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told CNN in an interview that Biden was clear about his discussion with Xi, in which he made “our position very well-known that there will be consequences if China decides to provide substantial military or financial support to the Russians that allow them to avoid the sanctions.”

22:1420 Mar 2022

Zelenskyy says 'time for Israel to make its choice' and back Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday urged Israel to abandon its effort to maintain neutrality followingRussia's invasion, saying the time had come for the Jewish state to firmly back his country.

"Ukraine made the choice to save Jews 80 years ago," Zelenskyy said in an address to Israeli lawmakers which at several points compared Russian aggression to the Holocaust.

"Now it's time for Israel to make its choice."

21:4820 Mar 2022

'Ukraine cannot compromise on territorial integrity,' says Zelenskyy

"Ukraine cannot compromise on its territorial integrity," President Zelenskyy told CNN. He said that Ukrainians won’t accept any deal involving the loss of territory or sovereignty. “There are compromises for which we cannot be ready as an independent state,” said Zelenskyy.

(The Kyiv Independent)

21:3120 Mar 2022

Ukrainian journalist released from Russian captivity

Oleh Baturin, a journalist from Russian-occupied Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, went missing on March 12. “I was beaten, humiliated, threatened. They said they would kill me. They wanted to break me,” said Baturin.

(The Kyiv Independent)

Published 20 March 2022, 00:37 IST

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