Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukraine sees room for compromise, as 20,000 escape Mariupol
The Hindu
Here are the latest developments from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday alongside several officials in a reciprocal response to Western measures.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he has convened a summit for next week of the military organisation’s 30 leaders to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine. Earlier on Tuesday, two journalists working for Fox News were killed in Ukraine.
A series of Russian strikes hit a residential neighbourhood of Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday, igniting a huge fire and frantic rescue effort in a 15-story Kyiv apartment building.
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.
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Here are the latest updates:
Ukraine said it saw possible room for compromise in talks with Russia despite Moscow’s stepped up bombardment Tuesday of Kyiv and new assaults on the port city of Mariupol, from where an estimated 20,000 civilians managed to flee through a humanitarian corridor.
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