Here’s the newest from Ukraine, because the Russian invasion enters its thirteenth day…
• Russian shelling continues to prevent the evacuation of civilians from besieged cities including Kyiv, Mariupol, Volnovakha, Sumy and Kharkiv. Fears are mounting for civilians trapped in Ukrainian cities because the Russian onslaught continues.
• Meanwhile, the UN humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, has referred to as on Russia and Ukraine to make sure protected passages for civilians fleeing conflict zones.
• Ukraine rejected a Russian proposal to allow civilians to escape through humanitarian corridors, after it got here to gentle that most of the routes would solely result in Russia or its ally Belarus.
• Notably, a Russian strike hit a civilian evacuation point outdoors Kyiv, reportedly killing eight individuals, together with two kids, as they tried to flee their houses.
• Russia has proposed a new ceasefire beginning 10 a.m. Moscow time Tuesday in 5 Ukrainian cities. Ukraine has yet to formally conform to the proposal, which might presumably allow civilians to escape via humanitarian corridors. It’s not yet identified where the routes would lead to and if civilians might escape to other Ukrainian cities or neighboring European countries.
• ติดตั้งโซล่าเซลล์ใกล้ฉัน of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine on Monday has ended but again without a ceasefire and little settlement on terms of peace. A Ukraine official talked of minor progress towards civilian evacuation by way of protected corridors.
• Moscow demanded that Ukraine change its constitution to guarantee it won’t be a part of the EU and Nato, to have the ability to name off the invasion.
• An estimated 230 Western firms have joined a rising company boycott of Russia. Global franchises Coca-Cola and McDonald’s are being pressured to hitch the boycott as properly.
• Russian deputy PM warns Moscow might minimize off natural fuel supplies to Europe, in retaliation in opposition to European sanctions. Meanwhile, the US and its European allies are contemplating a ban on importing Russian oil.
• However, there are disagreements about the extent of such a ban, as many European nations are more reliant on Russian oil than the US, which produces a lot of its personal oil, whereas additionally importing from different international locations.
• A Ukraine lawyer at the International Court of Justice says Russia “is resorting to ways paying homage to medieval siege warfare.”
• At least 1.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine because the beginning of Russia’s invasion, in accordance with UN estimates, with greater than a million feeling north to Poland..