European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a proposal for new sanctions against Russia that will be discussed over the next few days, including phasing out the European Union’s dependency on Russian oil and refined products.
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The defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant, and the city of Slavutich—whose residents maintain the site, which needs constant monitoring to ensure radioactive material does not leak out—was occupied by Russian troops for over a month.
Recent satellite images show Russian military forces moving towards the eastern Donbas area of Ukraine in preparation for a large-scale invasion.
On Thursday, the Russian Deputy Chief of the Security Council and former president Dmitry Medvedev said “there can be no talk of non-nuclear status for the Baltic” in case Finland and Sweden decide to become members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
During an address on Monday, President Zelenskiy said that “Mariupol has been destroyed, there are tens of thousands of dead, but even despite this, the Russians are not stopping their offensive.”
“It is now more than two years that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact our lives, our health and our economies,” said UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) chief QU Dongyu.
The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions, in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favor and 24 against. 58 abstained from the process.
OHCHR said that the situation has worsened and that there have been shortages of food and fuel, along with power cuts, prompting new protests by desperate Sri Lankans.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the first time on Tuesday.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday visited the town of Bucha, a suburb northwest of Kyiv, after the discovery of mass graves following the withdrawal of Russian forces.
Despite Russia’s announcement that it will pull back forces from near Ukraine’s capital and the northern city of Chernihiv, explosions were heard in Kyiv on Wednesday morning.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
