Ukraine calls Russia’s evacuation proposal ‘absurd’
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Kiev says it was “cynical” to offer refugees escape to Russia

Ukraine has rejected Russia’s proposal to evacuate civilians from major cities during its attack against the neighboring country. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk accused Moscow of blocking evacuations in the past by “shelling [safe passage] routes.”

“Now the Russians are saying that they can open [humanitarian] corridors, but they want civilians to leave for the Russian territory, which is absurd, cynical and unacceptable,” Vereshchuk wrote on social media on Monday.

The deputy PM later told reporters that...

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Australia demands China end ‘chilling silence’
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Canberra said the world risks being reshaped by a Moscow-Beijing ‘arc of autocracy’

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on China to end its “chilling silence” over Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, stating that “no country in the world will have a bigger impact” on bringing the conflict to an end.

Speaking at the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney on Monday, Morrison warned that, without Beijing directly condemning Moscow’s actions, the world risks being reshaped by an “arc of autocracy” due to China and Russia’s relationship....

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Moscow explains how it’ll do business with firms from ‘unfriendly states’
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The Ministry of Finance has set up a special subcommittee to control foreign investment

Russian companies wishing to work with firms from countries which oppose Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine will have to receive government permission for the deals, the press service of Russia’s Ministry of Finance said on Monday. Permission will be granted by the Government Commission for the Control of Foreign Investments. It includes representatives from Russia’s Central Bank (Bank of Russia) and the presidential administration.

According to the resolution es...

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Last OSCE monitors leave Ukraine
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The organization began evacuating staff after Russia attacked the country

The Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) has evacuated its last international monitors, who for eight years have been watching over the conflict between Ukraine and the two breakaway republics of Donbass.

“The process of temporary evacuation of all international mission members is nearly complete. The last remaining group – the chief monitor and senior management team – will now leave Ukraine,” the OSCE said on Sunday.

The organization added that the evacuation was underway, except in Mariupol, where it was pending...

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Russia & Ukraine start third round of talks
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Delegations from Moscow and Kiev have arrived to western Belarus for a new round of talks amid the ongoing conflict

Russian and Ukrainian officials have started talks in the western Belarus' Brest region on Monday, the Belarus embassy has reported. The Russian delegation is led by President Vladimir Putin's aide, Vladimir Medinsky.

Speaking before the meeting, Medinsky told journalists that both sides would still focus on “the same issues”: The internal political situation in Ukraine, humanitarian aspects, and military issues.

The first round of the talks was held on February 28, four days into...

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NATO member bans arms supplies to Ukraine
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Hungary explained its move by the need to protect its own safety and to prevent itself from entering “this war”

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has signed a decree banning weapons supply to Ukraine, explaining the decision by the need to defend his own country’s security.

In a video statement, published on Monday on Facebook, the prime minister said that the decree has been released following an assessment of the situation in Ukraine. As the “military actions are getting closer and closer to the Hungarian border,” Orban said, it was decided to outlaw the weapons supply.

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Senior Russian, Ukrainian diplomats to meet in Turkey
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The Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers will attend a meeting hosted by Turkey in Antalya, Moscow and Ankara have confirmed

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in Antalya on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday.

The meeting will be held at the initiative of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of an agreement he reached with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a phone call, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS.

Earlier on Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mev...

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Russia can halt offensive right away if Kiev agrees to Moscow’s terms – Kremlin
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Kremlin spokesman says Russia wants Ukraine’s neutrality, recognition of Crimea, and independence for Donbass republics

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Reuters on Tuesday that Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine will stop "in a moment" if Kiev meets several key conditions. Russia wants Ukraine to enshrine neutrality in its constitution, acknowledge Crimea as Russian, and recognize Donetsk and Lugansk republics as independent states....

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Putin tells EU to step up pressure on Kiev
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The Russian leader has accused Ukrainian nationalists of preventing the evacuation of civilians

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the EU to put pressure on Ukrainian authorities to “respect humanitarian law” following three failed attempts to evacuate civilians from the country.

In a phone conversation with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, on Monday, Putin said that “various kinds of provocations,” including “violence against civilians” by Ukrainian nationalists had so far prevented the people from using the humanitarian corridors. It comes a...

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Man arrested after driving truck through Russian embassy gate
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“I’ve done my bit, lads,” driver said after the incident in Dublin

Police in Dublin, Ireland, have arrested a man who backed a truck through the front gate of the Russian embassy. The man reportedly told onlookers that he had “done his bit” to protest Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine.

Video footage shared on social media on Monday showed the driver backing through the embassy’s gate as one onlooker cheered. According to a report in the Irish Times, the driver exited the vehicle afterwards, handed out anti-Russian leaflets, and told passersby:...

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