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The Ukraine war proves ownership of nuclear weapons with the capacity to destroy entire cities, if not countries, really is a protection against meaningful ...

Far from discouraging states from attempting to acquire nuclear weapons, the sad truth is recent history proves ownership of the means to destroy entire cities, if not countries, really is a protection against meaningful opposition. And all because he had the bomb. But while promises of weapons and humanitarian aid from the West have been welcomed in Kyiv, what embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy really wants is direct military support. If it had kept its nuclear missiles it is possible to argue Ukraine may not be facing this Russian invasion. The situation brought into sharp focus the terrible risks attached to conducting a war around nuclear facilities. Speaking at a hastily convened meeting of the UN Security Council, US ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield described the fighting as "incredibly reckless and dangerous.

Police detained more than 4,300 people on Sunday at Russia-wide protests against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent ...

The US, United Kingdom and other NATO members have supplied arms to Ukraine. One protester there was shown being beaten on the ground by police in riot gear. Russia’s interior ministry said earlier that police had detained around 3,500 people, including 1,700 in Moscow, 750 in St Petersburg and 1,061 in other cities. We demand you disperse.” A video posted on social media showed a protester in a square in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk shouting: “No to war! The arrests on Sunday brought the total number of people held in anti-war protests since the invasion began on February 24 to more than 10,000, OVD-Info said.

Vladimir Putin has dramatically escalated threats against the West, saying devastating economic sanctions are 'akin to a declaration of war', as the US and ...

“The war in Ukraine is resulting in tragic loss of life and human suffering, as well as causing massive damage to Ukraine’s physical infrastructure,” the fund said. That is pushing up inflation for Russian households, and all the fear has helped cause long lines at ATMs. On Saturday, Russia said it had agreed to a ceasefire to allow citizens to leave Mariupol and Volnovakha, but that was later contradicted by Ukrainian officials who said Russian troops continued shelling the region. “It has sent a wave of more than 1 million refugees to neighbouring countries. Connect with Jacob on “What Ukrainians are showing every single day is, of course, exactly the opposite. Russian’s military continued to expand its gains, despite having its supply lines smashed by Ukrainian fighters, according to news reports. One man was seen clambering on to a Russian armoured vehicle waving a Ukrainian flag. “We’re in it with Ukraine one way or another. “If that happens, they will have to be blamed for that.” “We are compelled to act following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the unacceptable events that we have witnessed,” Visa chairman and chief executive Al Kelly said in a statement. “The Russian side is not upholding the ceasefire and is continuing to shell Mariupol and the surrounding regions,” Mariupol’s administration said on Saturday afternoon.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the legislation under consideration would also begin the process of denying Russia access to the World Trade ...

Zelensky has also been vocal in calling on Russians to rise up against the Putin regime. Others decided to halt their operations in Russia because of repressive new laws. Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. One protester there was shown being beaten on the ground by police in riot gear. Russian media said Putin also held almost two hours of talks on Sunday with French President Emmanuel Macron, who has stayed in regular contact. A group of fighters could be seen trying to help the family. A mural in the city showing Putin was defaced. “They’re destroying us,” Mariupol mayor Vadym Boychenko told Reuters in a video call, describing the city’s plight before the latest evacuation effort failed. Priti Patel denied the accusation saying it was wrong and inaccurate. RIA also showed footage of what appeared to be supporters of the Kremlin driving along the embankment in Moscow with Russian flags and displaying the “Z” and “V” markings used by Russian forces on tanks operating in Ukraine. One family was decimated when mortar shell from the Russian lines exploded on landing in the middle of the road, according to video captured by The New York Times. A mother and two children were killed instantly, a man later identified as a family friend, died a short time later. If you do not do that [...] there can only be one conclusion: you also want us to be slowly killed.”