Sun 06 March 2022: Ukraine’s independence is in peril, and sanctions against Russia are tantamount to “declaring war,” according to Vladimir Putin. It comes as Russian troops continue to shell cities that have been besieged. On Saturday, a promised truce in Mariupol, which was supposed to allow people to evacuate peacefully, crumbled amid scenes of […]
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Sat 05 March 2022: At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine, a United Nations monitoring mission said. Many of the civilian casualties were due to explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multi-launch rocket systems, and from missile and air strikes, monitors from the […]
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Sat 05 March 2022: Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman says the Turkish president will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 6 and that Ankara is prepared to do all possible to end the conflict in Ukraine. Turkey, a NATO member, maintains good ties with both Kyiv and Moscow, and has called for an end […]
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Sat 05 March 2022: NATO has rejected Ukraine’s request for a no-fly zone, triggering outrage from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who claims the decision allows Russia to continue bombing his nation. Following an emergency meeting of the 30-member alliance in Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced the decision. He claimed that helping Ukraine defend its airspace […]
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Sat 05 March 2022: SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the company’s Starlink satellite internet service was “told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources.” “We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist,” Musk said in a post on Twitter. Starlink has been told by some […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: According to reports in the British press on Friday, Turkish billionaire Muhsin Bayrak is the newest bidder in the race to buy Chelsea. After 19 years in charge, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich put the Premier League club up for sale on Wednesday. Chelsea is said to have already received a number […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: According to his management company, legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne, largely considered as the best leg-spinner of all time, has died at the age of 52. Warne’s management confirmed in a statement on Friday that he died of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand. “Shane was found unresponsive in […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: Following the attack on Ukraine’s nuclear power plant, Russia blamed the explosion on Ukrainian “saboteurs,” labeling it a “monstrous provocation.” “Last night on the territory adjacent to the power plant, an attempt was made by the Kyiv nationalist regime to carry out a monstrous provocation,” Russia’s defence ministry said. The defense […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: Putin has urged Russia’s neighbours not to escalate tensions with Moscow by imposing more sanctions or restrictions on his country, saying the Kremlin has “no bad intentions” towards them. “I would … advise them [our neighbours] not to escalate the situation, not to introduce any restrictions,” the Russian president said in […]
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Fri 04 March 2022: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has called on Russians to protest against the war in Ukraine in cities throughout Russia and across the world on March 6. “Show the world that Russians don’t want war. Come out in the squares of Berlin, New York, Amsterdam or Melbourne, wherever you are. Now […]
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