KYIV- Russia planned to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine Tuesday for civilians to flee besieged cities, but Kyiv insisted the move was a publicity stunt and people would not be able to escape. Moscow’s offer to evacuate residents was condemned because most of the routes led into Russia or its ally Belarus, and as the invading forces maintained … Read more
KYIV – Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol began a new attempt at evacuating civilians on Sunday, as fierce battles raged around the country and the Ukrainian president warned that Russian forces were preparing to bombard Odessa on the Black Sea coast. Ten days after Russia invaded Ukraine, more than 1.5 million people have fled … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia’s largest lender Sberbank said on Wednesday it was leaving the European market after coming under pressure from Western sanctions levelled against the state bank in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “In the current environment, Sberbank has decided to withdraw from the European market,” the lender said in a statement carried by Russian news … Read more
Sean Penn, a Hollywood actor and director, found himself among thousands of refugees fleeing to Poland on foot. Just days after visiting Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. He was there to film scenes for his documentary on Russia’s invasion. Penn, 61, sent a photo to his Twitter account on Monday. Which shows him trudging along the shoulder … Read more
BERLIN – With tens of thousands of Russian troops massed on the Ukrainian border, fears are mounting that a major conflict could break out in Europe. Russia, however, condemned US President Joe Biden’s vow of a “severe” response to any invasion of Ukraine as “destabilising” after Biden in Washington assessed that Vladimir Putin will “move … Read more
