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> A multilateral development bank based in China suspends activities in Russia and Belarus
>White House says there are no plans for Biden-Putin meeting or call: “Now is not the moment”
>Saudi Arabia offers to mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, and he offered to make efforts to mediate talks between Moscow and Kyiv as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
Bin Salman said his country supports “efforts that lead to a political solution that leads to its end and achieves security and stability, and that the Kingdom is ready to make efforts to mediate between all parties,” he said in a statement posted on state-run Saudi Press Agency Thursday.
He also addressed energy concerns over the situation in Ukraine, reaffirming his country’s commitment to the OPEC+ agreement, a pact made by 10 major crude oil producers and Russia to gradually pump more oil in the market to meet demand.
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Putin says Russian operation in Ukraine is going to plan
Russia is offering safe corridors: Putin
- Second round of talks between delegations from Kyiv and Moscow have ended with the two sides creating humanitarian corridors.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says operations in Ukraine were going to plan.
- Russian troops have seized control of Kherson, in Ukraine’s south.
- Ukraine’s emergency service says at least 22 people have been killed in Russian air raids on Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region.
If Ukraine falls, Baltic states ‘next’, Zelenskyy warns
Ukraine’s president has called on Western powers to deliver more military aid to his country, warning that Russia’s military will not stop at Ukraine’s borders if Moscow seizes full control of its neighbour.
“If you do not have the power to close the skies, then give me planes!” Zelenskyy said at a news conference, referring to refusals from Kyiv’s Western allies to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
“If we [Ukraine] are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next,” he added.
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Aid organisations need access in Ukraine: USAID head
#CNN-1:00 p.m. ET, March 3, 2022- Russia invades Ukraine
>Russia will appeal FIFA and UEFA decision to ban national team from international events
The Russian Football Union announced Thursday they will file an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on the decision by FIFA and UEFA to remove the Russian national team from any upcoming international competitions.
The Russian union claims that global football governing body FIFA and European football governing body UEFA did not have a legal basis when deciding on the removal of Russian teams and that it was not given the right to defend its position.
> Russian shelling intensifies around town near Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant
>Russians have shown “willingness to hit civilian infrastructure on purpose,” senior US defense official says
>Country of Georgia applies for formal EU membership after Ukraine asks “urgently” to be admitted to bloc
>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his plea for NATO to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, stressing on Thursday that this would be the “most important step” as Ukraine faces “incessant bombing” by Russia.
>Leaders of US, Japan, India and Australia discuss ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
>Second round of talks with Russia has ended with no breakthrough, Ukrainian negotiator says.
>More than 10 million people may end up fleeing their homes in Ukraine, UN estimates.
#nytimes—-Kyiv March 3, 7:46 p.m.-Moscow March 3, 8:46 p.m.-Washington March 3, 12:46 p.m.
The United Nations predicts that 10 million Ukrainians will be displaced, including about 4 million crossing borders, according to a spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric. He said since the conflict began on Feb. 24, the U.N. had recorded 802 civilian casualties with 209 people killed and 553 injured. “Needs are growing and spreading by the hour,” he said.
Hundreds of people are waiting in long lines for food in Kharkiv as Ukraine warns of a humanitarian crisis caused by Russia’s invasion.
1 Million Have Fled Ukraine; Russia Bombards Key Cities
Russian troops were gaining ground in critical parts of the south and threatening to cut off Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea.
# indianexpress
‘Stay in bunker, learn a few sentences in Russian’: Govt advisory for stranded Indians in Ukraine
Caption: (Indian students at Kyiv Medical College)
Ukraine seeks ceasefire
Ukraine demands ceasefire, humanitarian corridors at talks with Russians-
Zelenskyy asks Putin to meet, says ‘I don’t bite’
#theguardian :
# Ukrainian president tells Russian leader direct talks are ‘only way to stop this war’; French president tells Russian president ‘you are lying to yourself’
French warn ‘worst is to come’ after Macron call with Putin
#Zelenskiy asks Putin for direct talks after Macron tells Russian president he is making a ‘major mistake’
