Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said early Monday that surrendering the eastern port city of Mariupol is not an option and demanded that Russian forces allow the safe passage of civilians.
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The Commission’s new report, based on interviews conducted with victims and witnesses over several years, describes a “hellish existence for women and girls,” with widespread rape being perpetrated by all armed groups across the country.
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The two sides met for another round of talks on Monday with progress reported on the issue of humanitarian corridors, according to The Associated Press. More than 1.7 million people have fled Ukraine in the days since the Russian invasion began, the United Nations Refugee Agency reports.
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A second attempt to allow citizens to evacuate besieged Mariupol has failed after reports the ceasefire had been broken for a second consecutive day, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
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Allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said on Friday that they will increase support but will not grant Ukraine’s request for the implementation of no-fly zones.
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Emmanuel Macron held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone on Thursday in a bid to ease tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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The Dawn of a War On Wednesday, Feb. 23, mounting tensions finally boiled over in Europe when President Vladimir Putin announced Russia would be “de-militarizing” and “de-nazifying” Ukraine in what he referred to as a “special military operation.”
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The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, known as SWIFT, is the link between banks across the world and provides financial-messaging infrastructure and acts as the world’s main international payments network.
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Voters in Switzerland took to the polls on Sunday to approve a “near-total ban” on tobacco advertising in the country. Almost 57% of voters and 16 out of 26 Swiss cantons backed changes that limit the advertisement for tobacco products.
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US Embassy operations in Ukraine will be temporarily relocated from the capital to the western city of Lviv due to the “dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Monday.
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