Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics
The Hindu
The latest developments on Ukraine-Russia tensions after Russia launched military operation against Ukraine on February 26, 2022
Ukraine and Russia held a third round of negotiation talks on March 7, resulting in tentative progress but failed to reach a deal on creating “humanitarian corridors”.
In a statement made earlier in the day, Russia had said that it is ready to halt the ongoing invasion, provided that Ukraine’s meets its list of conditions which includes, recognising the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states.
Meanwhile, isolation of Russian entities and individuals continued with Australia announcing sanctions on “propagandists”.
On March 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had held separate telephonic conversations with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
The conflict began escalating on February 21, 2022, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and deployed troops in a peacekeeping role.
Here are the latest updates:
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