Ukraine-Russia LIVE: Putin ABANDONED by key allies as fight enters 'crucial 24 hours'
| Published date | 28 February 2022 |
| Publication title | Express, The/The Express on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England) |
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10:54 Tara Fair
the Russian Defence Ministry has accused the Ukrainian administration of using its citizens as 'human shields.'
Major General Igor Konashenkov, the Russian Defence Ministry's spokesperson said: "Your nationalist government employs the same tactics as terrorists.
"They want to use you as a human shield."
He went on to repeat the claim that the Russian military will not inflict strikes on residential areas of Kyiv.
The Ukrainian administration insists Russian troops have been targeting residential areas, schools and nurseries.
10:47 Tara Fair
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an emergency meeting of cabinet members and the central bank after a fresh wave of western sanctions sent Russia's economy into freefall.
The Kremlin said the sanctions had “significantly changed Russia’s economic reality” but insisted the country could weather the impact.
Putin will chair an emergency meeting with his cabinet and the central bank later today after sanctions u201csignificantly changed Russiau2019s economic reality,u201d the Kremlin says.
u201cThese are heavy sanctions, they're problematic, but Russia has the potential to compensate the damage.u201d
10:41 Tara Fair
The Kremlin has accused the EU of acting in a hostile fashion towards Russia.
It warned that supplying weapons to Ukraine is "dangerous and destabilising" as Russia continues to advance on the country.
10:36 Tara Fair
Talks between Ukraine and Russia have started at the Belarussian border, Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak told Reuters via text message on Monday.
Earlier the Ukrainian president's office said Ukraine's goal for the talks was an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine.
10:18 Tara Fair
A member of a popular rock and pop band in Ukraine called Boombox has posted videos showing him dressed in army fatigues, holding a gun and singing in the streets of Kyiv.
Andriy Khlyvnyuk is thought to be volunteering in the defence against advancing Russian forces.
On Sunday, he posted a video to his Instagram account showing him standing in a deserted street, hands resting on his weapon and singing a rousing Ukrainian song.
Mr Khlyvnyuk is among a string of high-profile people such as MPs, athletes, and other celebrities who have vowed to join the resistance effort.
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10:03 Tara Fair
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov arrives to attend the talks between delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Belarus' Gomel region on Monday.
The Ukrainian delegation includes the Minister of Defence Oleksiy Reznikov, adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi.
09:59 Tara Fair
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russian soldiers to "save your life and leave" Ukraine.
His appeal comes as a delegation of his government is due to meet with their...
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