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LIVEBLOG: Russian army bombs Kharkiv and tightens noose on Kyiv
Russian forces 'accumulating their resources to launch an assault' on Ukraine's capital
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The Russian army continued its all-out offensive in Ukraine on Monday, bombarding the country's second city Kharkiv and tightening its grip on the capital Kyiv, while a third round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations was scheduled for the day, without much hope of success.
The aggravation of the conflict and the possibility of an embargo on Russian oil caused a feverish outbreak on the international markets Monday morning, with vertiginous rises in oil and gold and a heavy fall in the stock markets in Asia.
Intense aerial bombardments hit Kharkiv in the northeast of Ukraine overnight from Sunday to Monday, targeting a sports complex of a local university and civilian buildings, according to an AFP journalist.
According to the Ukrainian general staff, the Russian forces are concentrating their efforts on Kharkiv, Cherniguiv (north), Sumy (northeast) and Mykolayev (south) and "accumulating their resources to launch an assault" on Kyiv. — AFP
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Russia announces plans for humanitarian corridors in Ukraine
Russia said Monday it will open humanitarian corridors the next day to allow civilians to evacuate from several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv and the port city of Mariupol, Russian news agencies reported.
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Report: Russian arts center in Paris attacked with Molotov cocktail
A major Paris-based Russian cultural institution was attacked on Sunday night with a Molotov cocktail, according to France's Le Parisien newspaper.
This is the most severe targeting of a Russian building in France since the invasion of Ukraine 12 days ago.
A security guard at "The Russian House of Science and Culture" (MRSC) alerted police after discovering that the gate of the building was attacked, the report said, according to Reuters.
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White House: 'No decision' from Biden on Russian oil embargo
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that United States President Joe Biden reached "no decision" thus far on whether the country would move to embargo oil from Russia. - AFP
US sends additional troops to bolster NATO forces in Europe
The United States is sending 500 more troops to Europe to boost NATO security, an official said Monday as the Pentagon determined Russia has committed nearly all its combat power stationed along the border into Ukraine.
With President Vladimir Putin intensifying operations, a senior US defense official also warned that Russian strikes on civilians were mounting and that Moscow was seeking to recruit foreign fighters, notably Syrians, for the war.
The United States has already deployed 12,000 additional soldiers to Europe this year, but President Joe Biden has stressed that US troops will not engage in a conflict with Russian forces in Ukraine. - AFP
Russia warns banning its oil will have 'catastrophic' consequences on markets
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned Monday about the consequences of a ban on Russian oil imports, as Western allies consider further sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine.
"A ban on Russian oil will lead to catastrophic consequences for the global market. The surge in prices will be unpredictable - more than $300 per barrel, if not more," Novak said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies. - AFP
Blinken: US appreciates Israel’s efforts to mediate Ukraine war
On Monday, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his gratitude to Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid for his country’s efforts to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv as the war in Ukraine rages on.
The pair met in Riga, Latvia, for talks on Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, and Blinken lauded Israel for attempting to act as a bridge between the states.
He said that the people of the US “very much appreciate all of your engagements in the effort to stop this Russian aggression in Ukraine.”
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Ukraine: 'Some positive results' from Kyiv-Moscow talks
A third round of talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine that took place in Belarus on Monday brought some progress on opening up humanitarian corridors, a Ukrainian negotiator said.
"We have achieved some positive results concerning the logistics of humanitarian corridors," Kyiv's presidential advisor Mikhailo Podolyak tweeted. - AFP
Russia: Expectations from Ukraine negotiations 'not fulfilled'
Russia's lead negotiator in talks between Moscow and Kyiv said Monday the third round of conflict talks with Ukraine - focused on opening humanitarian corridors - had not met expectations.
"Our expectations from negotiations were not fulfilled. We hope that next time we will be able to take a more significant step forward," Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky said in televised remarks. - AFP
Russia's embassy releases statement on the truck which struck its gates
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UK's Foreign Secretary announces additional support to Ukraine
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At New York protest, thousands call for Western intervention in Ukraine
Thousands of people gathered Saturday in Times Square in New York in support of Ukraine, demanding the United States, NATO or the European Union intervene to stop the unfolding war.
Some were Ukrainian-American, while others were just New Yorkers who wanted to express their opposition to Russia's invasion of the former Soviet republic.
The iconic New York square, known for its giant billboards, was a sea of blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Protesters of all ages waved signs for hours calling for the end of the war, a no-fly zone over Ukraine and to simply "stop Putin," with some photo collages comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin to Hitler. - AFP
Ukraine mocks Russia with videos of tractors towing Moscow's tanks
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US says may become harder to ship arms to Ukraine
Western nations have so far been successful in delivering arms to Ukraine, but this may become harder in the coming days, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Monday.
"I think it has been extraordinary the amount of arms supplies that are getting in to Ukraine even under the most difficult of circumstances," she told a media briefing in Madrid. - AFP
At least 13 killed in shelling on Ukrainian industrial bakery: rescuers
At least 13 people were killed on Monday when shelling hit an industrial bakery in Makariv, around 31 miles west of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, the country's rescue services said.
Rescuers posted a message on Telegram saying around 30 people were within the area of the bakery at the moment of the shelling. The message was deleted shortly afterwards with no further details provided.
Emergency services said they also rescued five people trapped in the rubble. The bakery was not functioning at the time of the incident.
A rescue services spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that the shelling killed 13 people after earlier uncertainty surrounding the toll. - AFP
First photo from negotiations in Belarus released
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Russia's FM speaks to Iranian counterpart on JCPOA
The revival of the Iranian nuclear deal must allow participants unhindered cooperation in all areas without discrimination, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian on Monday.
"It was underscored that the revival of the JCPOA must provide for all participants to have equal rights in relation to the unhindered development of cooperation in all areas without any discrimination." - Reuters