Ukraine War: Ukraine has also held a meeting with the G7 foreign ministers requesting assistance.
New Delhi:
As Russia finds itself increasingly isolated globally, it has raised the nuclear threat amid bitter criticism from the West. India, meanwhile, has abstained from another vote on Ukraine at the UN as evacuation efforts get challenging at the borders.
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- Dozens of people were killed in rocket strikes by Russian forces on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Monday morning, said Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko, reports news agency Reuters. The United Nations earlier said that 102 civilians, including seven children, have been killed after Russia attacked Ukraine.
- Russia has said it wants to reach an agreement with Ukraine, a negotiator said today. The two sides are meeting in Belarus amid the invasion. The Ukraine presidency has said it wants an "immediate ceasefire" and withdrawal of Russian troops.
- The Ukrainian military said on Monday that Russian troops had slowed down "the pace of the offensive" as Moscow's assault against Ukraine went into its fifth day. Russia has claimed air superiority in Ukraine and alleged that Ukraine is using civilians as human "shields".
- Russia's central bank announced Monday it was raising its key interest rate to 20 per cent from 9.5 per cent as the West hit the country with sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The ruble has collapsed against the dollar and the euro on Moscow Stock Exchange.
- While Ukraine mounts a spirited defence, the European Union has committed to sending fighter jets to Ukraine at Kyiv's request to help it counter the Russian air and land assault, news agency AFP reported. Ukraine has also held a meeting with the G7 foreign ministers requesting assistance in the war.
