The Ukrainian president has signed an application for the country's membership in European Union, tweeted the handle of the country's parliament, with the move coming in the midst of an invasion by Russian forces.
Earlier in the day, talks were held between Ukraine and Russian representatives at the Belarussian border.
Ukraine has vowed not to give ground at talks with Moscow and said their goal for the talks was an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine.
Fighting has claimed dozens of civilian lives, forced hundreds and thousands of Ukrainians to flee west and could, according to the EU, eventually displace up to seven million people.
Russia has become an international pariah as its forces do battle on the streets of Ukraine's cities, facing a barrage of sanctions including a ban from Western airspace and key financial networks.
Here are the LIVE updates on Russia-Ukraine War:
Feb 28, 2022 23:20 (IST)
Ukraine War: UK Freezes Putin, Russian Minister's Assets Over Ukraine Invasion
The UK government has ordered all assets of President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov frozen over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Treasury issued a financial sanctions notice against the two men, adding them to a list of Russian oligarchs who have already had their property and bank accounts in the UK frozen. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier told his NATO partners he was planning "imminent" sanctions against Putin and Lavrov. (AFP)
Feb 28, 2022 22:46 (IST)
Russia expected to try and encircle Kyiv in coming days, says US official
"We expect that they're going to want to continue to move forward and try to encircle the city in the coming days," a US official said. Russian troops were about 25 km from Kyiv's city center, he added.
Feb 28, 2022 22:44 (IST)
US President Biden hosts calls with allies as Russia puts nuclear deterrent on alert
The United States said the Russian president was escalating the war with "dangerous rhetoric." White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Putin has displayed a pattern of "manufacturing threats" that don't exist in order to justify further aggression, reported news agency Reuters.
Feb 28, 2022 22:43 (IST)
UK says it will freeze assets of all Russian banks in days
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the freeze would take effect "in days", as part of new legislation to squeeze Russia's economy for its "unjustified aggression".
Feb 28, 2022 22:40 (IST)
Ukraine War: UK Bans Russian Vessels From Its Ports Over Ukraine Invasion
British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Monday ordered all UK seaports to turn away Russian vessels, in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine. The banning order applied to "any ship which they have reason to believe is owned, controlled or operated by any person connected with Russia" or on a sanctions list, "flying the Russian flag; registered in Russia", he tweeted. (AFP)
Feb 28, 2022 22:07 (IST)
US says "no reason to change" nuclear alert levels at this time
The United States sees "no reason to change" its nuclear alert levels at this time, the White House said on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin put Russia's nuclear deterrent on high alert amid a barrage of Western reprisals over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, reports Reuters.
Feb 28, 2022 22:01 (IST)
UK bans Russian vessels from its seaports, reports AFP
Feb 28, 2022 21:35 (IST)
Russia bans all residents from transferring money abroad: Kremlin
Russia bans all residents from transferring money abroad: Kremlin
Feb 28, 2022 21:31 (IST)
Ukraine War: UK Says Will Freeze Assets Of All Russian Banks "In Days"
All Russian banks will have their assets frozen within days, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Monday, as part of plans to ramp up economic sanctions. "We will bring in a full asset freeze on all Russian banks in days, looking to coordinate with our allies," Truss told parliament, saying it was designed to prevent the Kremlin funding its invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
Feb 28, 2022 21:29 (IST)
Ukraine War: US Shuts Embassy In Belarus, Allows Embassy Evacuation In Russia
The US shuttered its embassy in Minsk (in Belarus which is a Russian ally) and allowed non-emergency employees and family members to leave its embassy in Moscow on Monday as Russia pushed on with its invasion of Ukraine for a fifth day. "We took these steps due to security and safety issues stemming from the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. (Reuters)
Feb 28, 2022 21:20 (IST)
UK to freeze assets of all Russian banks 'in days', reports AFP
Feb 28, 2022 20:46 (IST)
Ukraine War: 8 Karnataka Students Stranded In Ukraine Send SOS For Rescue
Eight students from Karnataka, including a native of Udupi, have sent a moving video in which they urged the Union government to rescue them from the war zone in Ukraine as they have run out of food and water. In the video, the youth are seen appealing for help. They said, "We are badly stuck in Kharkiv city. Our situation is extremely critical. For the past two days, we have not eaten anything. We are having only bread and chocolates. There is no proper light, water and air in the area where we are stuck. We are drinking recycled water." (PTI)
