Russia-Ukraine Crisis: No indications of imminent Russian chemical weapons attack in Ukraine, says US defense official
Russia gave the besieged city of Mariupol until 5:00 am on March 21 to surrender, warning that Ukrainian soldiers and volunteer fighters who refuse to do so face being court martialled or worse for their "horrible crimes". Ukraine rejected the ultimatum. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on European leaders to cease all trade with Russia. "No euros for the occupiers. Close all of your ports to them. Don't export them your goods. Deny energy resources. Push for Russia to leave Ukraine," he said in a video address. Stay tuned for live updates.
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The United States has not yet seen any concrete indications of an imminent Russian chemical or biological weapons attack in Ukraine but is closely monitoring intelligence, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. (Reuters)
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\u26a1\ufe0fUkrainian journalist released from Russian captivity.
Viktoria Roshchina, a journalist for Hromadske, has been in captivity since March 15. As a condition for her release, she was forced to record a video saying that the Russian forces had saved her life. pic.twitter.com/tJdPtpDeT0
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