Russia-Ukraine War News LIVE Updates: 'False Info' About Army to Invite 15 Years of Prison in Russia; 'Enemy' Troops Seize Nuclear Plant
Russia-Ukraine War News LIVE Updates: Europe's largest nuclear power plant Zaporizhia is on fire after an attack by Russian troops invading Ukraine, a plant spokesman said Friday.
News18.com | March 04, 2022, 13:32 IST
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Russia-Ukraine War News LIVE Updates: Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is on fire after an attack by Russian troops invading Ukraine, a plant spokesman said Friday. “As a result of shelling by Russian forces on the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, a fire broke out,” spokesman Andrei Tuz said in a video posted on the plant’s Telegram account. READ MORE
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Europe's Largest Nuclear Power Plant on Fire After Russian Shelling
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Mar 04, 2022 13:32 IST
Russian MPs adopt bill introducing jail terms for 'fake' news on army
Russian lawmakers on Friday approved legislation providing up to 15 years in jail for any publication of fake news about the Russian armed forces, one week after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
The bill, adopted after a third reading, sets out jail terms of varying lengths and fines against people who publish “knowingly false information” about the military, with harsher penalties to hit when dissemination is deemed to have serious consequences.
Mar 04, 2022 13:26 IST
'False Info' About Army to Invite 15 Years of Prison in Russia
Russia’s State Duma approves bill criminalizing “false information” about the army, punishable by up to 15 years in prison
Mar 04, 2022 13:18 IST
War in Ukraine: Europe’s Costly Energy Transition Has Accelerated the Great Power Contest
The interplay between great power competition and the green energy transition has in large part brought forth the spectre of inflation. As the world steps out of the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation risks upending the nascent economic recovery in the short term and posing structural challenges to global stability in the long term. READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 13:13 IST
China urges all sides to ensure safety of Ukraine nuclear facilities
China’s foreign ministry on Friday urged all sides to ensure the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, after a fire broke out in a building adjacent to a nuclear plant there during intense fighting.
“We will monitor the situation and call on all sides to exercise restraint, avoid escalation and ensure the safety of relevant nuclear facilities,” ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a daily briefing.
Mar 04, 2022 13:10 IST
'More Than 600 Students in Underground Bunkers in Sumy': Student in Sumy Pleads for Help, Says 'Very Dangerous Situation Here'
A student from Sumy, Ezabella, has pleaded for help, saying the situation in the region was very dangerous. “We are from Sumy. Hostel 2, Ulitsya zamastanskya 5 Sumy. Sumy is in very dangerous situation and attack. It’s disconnected from other cities of Ukraine (bridges destroyed on bombing and rails are removed by Russian army), with no possible way to take students out of city. Electricity and water station in the city is also not available due to bombs from fighter jet. More than 600 indian students are sitting underground bunkers,” she said.
Mar 04, 2022 12:39 IST
Russian forces enter territory of Ukraine nuclear power station: Kyiv
Russian forces enter territory of Ukraine nuclear power station: Kyiv
Mar 04, 2022 12:26 IST
EXPLAINED: Who are Russian Oligarchs and Why is the West Sanctioning Putin's 'Powerful Friends'
Over the last week, the term ‘oligarch’ has flooded news, with reports of several Western countries placing sanctions on these contentious individuals amid Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. Associated with a ‘corrupt’ splendor, monopolies and power, officials believe that these curbs will bite into Kremlin’s functioning, disrupting its systems even as the country escalates its military operations against its neighbour. READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 12:13 IST
US senator calls for Putin's assassination
Senior US senator Lindsey Graham called for “somebody in Russia” to assassinate President Vladimir Putin after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in a televised interview Thursday evening.
“How does this end? Somebody in Russia has to step up to the plate… and take this guy out,” the senator told conservative Fox News TV host Sean Hannity.
He repeated the call later in a series of tweets, saying “the only people who can fix this are the Russian people.”
“Is there a Brutus in Russia?” asked the senator, referring to one of Roman ruler Julius Caesar’s assassins.
The former presidential candidate also wondered if “a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg” existed in the Russian military, alluding to the German officer whose bomb failed to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944.
Mar 04, 2022 12:03 IST
Russia blocks Twitter, Facebook, BBC, Deutsche Welle, App Stores.
Russia blocks Twitter, Facebook, BBC, Deutsche Welle, App Stores.
Mar 04, 2022 11:51 IST
130 Russian Buses to Evacuate Indians from Kharkiv
130 Russian buses are ready to evacuate Indian students and other foreigners from Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Sumy to Russia’s Belgorod Region, Russian National Defense Control Center head Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev announced Thursday: TASS
Mar 04, 2022 11:47 IST
Russia restricts access to BBC Russian service and Radio Liberty - RIA
Russia’s communications watchdog has restricted access to BBC Russian service as well as Radio Liberty and the Meduza media outlet, the RIA news agency reported on Friday. Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was being used to undermine the internal political situation and security in Russia.
Mar 04, 2022 11:45 IST
War in Ukraine: Reasons Behind Roman Abramovich's Decision To Sell Chelsea FC
Chelsea Football Club Owner Roman Abramovich issued a statement on Wednesday, March 2 saying that he has made the decision to part ways with his football club Chelsea.
The reason for selling the club is -Labour MP Chris Bryant called for Roman Abramovich to be sanctioned by the British Government. Bryant disclosed that Abramovich has alleged close links with Vladimir Putin and is a person of interest to the Russian Government. READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 11:39 IST
Biden meets Finnish leader as Russia rattles European neighbors
U.S. President Joe Biden meets his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö at the White House on Friday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has roused fresh concern by Vladimir Putin’s other European neighbors. The talks come as the Russian president’s more than week-long invasion of Ukraine has primed discussions in Finland over a closer alliance with NATO, with which it already cooperates but is not a member. Biden and Niinistö have spoken to each other twice in the past few months. Finns have traditionally been wary of Russia, given the Nordic country’s shared 833-mile (1340-km) border and a history of two wars between 1939 and 1944 that cost Finland territory. But Finland, a European Union member which was part of the Swedish kingdom until 1809 and then was under Russia’s control until gaining independence in 1917, has also sought to preserve friendly relations with Moscow. Russia does not want Finland to join NATO, but Niinistö has said the country retains the right to apply for membership. Ukraine’s government maintained its right to do so as well prior to Russia’s invasion. Biden and Niinistö “will discuss the U.S.-Finnish defense relationship, which is very strong and in fact complements Finland’s close partnership with NATO,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters in previewing the visit.
Mar 04, 2022 11:31 IST
PM Modi Chairs Meet on Ukraine Conflict as Evacuation Ops Continue
Mar 04, 2022 11:11 IST
What Could be Endgame for Russia-Ukraine War? News18 Takes a Dive Into 5 Possible Scenarios
Could Russia win the war, or will the effort of the Ukrainian forces turn this into a long and protracted conflict? Experts detail the possibilities. READ MORE
Mar 04, 2022 10:44 IST
China's legislature to meet with economy, Ukraine backdrop
China’s 3,000-member ceremonial parliament will open its annual session Saturday with the government facing a slowing economy and international pressure over its refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While domestic issues typically dominate the National People’s Congress, the war in Ukraine is highlighting the ideological confrontation between the American-led West and the competing world view of Beijing and Moscow. Any discussion of the conflict is expected to muted, however, with the focus on boosting growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The more than 3,000 delegates do little lawmaking — that’s handled by the congressional smaller Standing Committee, which meets year-round.
Rather, the ruling Communist Party uses the Congress to announce broad goals for the economy and other issues including the environment and military spending. This year, it comes ahead of a key party meeting in November during which leader Xi Jinping is expected to be granted a third five-year term.
Mar 04, 2022 10:36 IST
Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant 'extinguished': emergency services
Emergency services in Ukraine said Friday that they had extinguished a fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant after Kyiv blamed Russian military shelling for the blaze.
“At 06:20 (04:20 GMT) the fire in the training building of Zaporizhzhia NPP in Energodar was extinguished. There are no victims,” the emergency services said in a statement on Facebook.
Mar 04, 2022 10:29 IST
Pelosi supports halting Russian oil imports to US: 'Ban it'
Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S., a hefty nod that could strengthen President Joe Biden’s hand as global allies seek to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, the Associated Press has reported.
Biden has been reluctant to curb Russian oil shipments to the U.S. or slap on energy sanctions in ways that would reduce supply as gas prices at the pump are already climbing for Americans. But Pelosi’s support gives fresh currency for an idea in Congress already backed by wide swaths of Republicans and an increasing number of Democrats. The White House has said all tools remain on the table.
“I’m all for that,” Pelosi said about ending Russian oil in the U.S. “Ban it.”
Mar 04, 2022 10:16 IST
Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant 'extinguished': emergency services
Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant ‘extinguished’: emergency services
Mar 04, 2022 09:43 IST
China-backed bank halts lending to Russia, Belarus: AFP Report
The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said it will suspend business related to Russia and Belarus in a sign of the two countries’ deepening pariah status over the war in Ukraine. In a statement issued Thursday, the AIIB said that “in the best interests of the bank, management has decided that all activities relating to Russia and Belarus are on hold and under review”. China, whose bilateral relationship with Russia has strengthened in recent years, has thus far avoided criticizing Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Russian troops to stop attacking Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Friday after a fire broke out. “If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire,” Kuleba tweeted.
Meanwhile, the EU on Thursday agreed to approve temporary protection for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine — so far numbered at one million — while also setting up a humanitarian hub in Romania. The moves by the European Union came in parallel to its sanctions on Russia imposed in successive waves over the course of the invasion, now in its eighth day.
In Washington, the administration of President Joe Biden announced a similar move, granting temporary protected status to Ukrainians already in the country. That means they can remain in the US and the threat of deportation is lifted. EU interior ministers agreed in a Brussels meeting to activate a temporary protection mechanism drawn up two decades ago — in response to the wars in the former Yugoslavia — but never used.
European home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson, who attended the meeting, tweeted that it was a “historic decision”. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said: “The European Union will accord temporary protection to all those fleeing the war in Ukraine.” Both later told a media conference that the decision was unanimously taken by the ministers representing the EU’s 27 nations.
Darmanin said the temporary protection would apply to Ukrainians and their family members crossing into the EU, as well as anyone who had prior refugee status in Ukraine. Johansson said there were many foreigners, including students, who had been in Ukraine when the Russian assault started, and stated: “They are not covered by Temporary Protection directives, but they are being helped out of Ukraine.”
“The significance of this moment for Europe cannot be underestimated,” the Oxfam charity said in a statement of the EU’s decision, calling it “a turning point for Europe”. It said the EU protection mechanism “offers a direct lifeline to people fleeing from danger in Ukraine” and now “all EU member states need to chip in and take responsibility”. With political agreement reached, it was expected to come into force within days, once the EU legislation is finalised.
The protection allows refugees from Ukraine and their family members to receive a residence permit and the right to access work and education for an initial year, renewable every six months for a total of two years. Currently, Ukrainians with passports bearing biometric data have only the right to visit the EU’s Schengen area for up to three months, without the right to work, meaning they can already enter the EU.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said as she arrived for the meeting that adopting the blanket protection for Ukraine refugees was “a paradigm shift” for the EU, which has long struggled to reform its asylum rules. Hungary’s government — which has the closest ties to Moscow of any EU country — had said opposed the blanket EU protection measure, according to a media conference by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s cabinet chief Gergely Gulyas.
But, according to Darmanin and Johansson, that opposition was dropped and all 27 EU countries backed it. As the interior ministers met on Thursday, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that the EU was also setting up a “humanitarian hub” in Romania, one of four EU countries bordering Ukraine. “Protecting the people fleeing (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s bombs is not only an act of compassion in times of war. This is also our moral duty, as Europeans,” she said.
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