Ukraine will ask NATO member states for air defense systems which are capable of countering Russian missile attacks. This will be discussed at the ministerial meeting of the Alliance, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

Kuleba said that Ukraine was invited to take part in the NATO ministerial meeting, which will be devoted to the threats associated with Russian aggression. Kuleba will take part in it via a video link.

Kuleba stressed that he would ask allies to provide Ukraine with …

Former head of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan Alnur Musayev said that Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan gave in under pressure from Russian President Putin and agreed to assist him in the war against Ukraine.

According to Musayev, the authorities of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan at a confidential level expressed their readiness to provide Russia with military equipment and ammunition. Also, Russian is moving some of its contingent these Central Asian countries to Ukraine.

"Russia is also …

Russia has sent Chechen fighters to Ukraine to eliminate President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, representatives of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), who oppose Russia's invasion, leaked the details to the Ukrainian special services. As a result, some of the Kadyrov fighters were destroyed and Ukrainians are looking for the second group, said Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov.

"We are all aware of the special operation, which was to be carried out …

Russian banks will be disconnected from SWIFT very soon. Half of the reserves of the Russian Central Bank have already been frozen, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

"The disconnection of Russian banks from SWIFT is expected to take place very soon. We demand a complete embargo on Russian oil. The first decisions in this direction have already been taken by Canada. And this wave will grow in the future. The introduction of new sanctions has already been announced by the EU, the …

Russia has occupied the southern part of the Kuril Islands, which contradicts international law, similar to the attack on Ukraine, said the Deputy Director-General of the European Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Hideki Uyama during during a debate in the Japanese Parliament.

"The Northern Territories (the southern part of the Kuril Islands) are occupied, and we believe that this contradicts the international law, same as the current attack of the Russian army on Ukraine," the …

Switzerland has imposed financial sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, reports Interfax-Ukraine.

"Switzerland is also introducing the sanctions imposed earlier by the EU against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. They come into force immediately," President Ignazio Cassis quoted the decision of the Swiss Federal Council.

The Russian …

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70 Ukrainian servicemen reportedly killed after Russia strikes military compound in Okhtyrka 

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Russian forces in Kherson airport, trying to advance into the city 

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Huge lines to grocery stores in Kyiv. Most shelves are empty. Alcohol sales prohibited.

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Ukrainian Bayraktar destroys Russian Grad multiple rocket launcher systems near Kyiv video https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=684223203027915 

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Putin speaks with Macron, …

The German authorities decided to abandon gas imports from Russia. This was stated by Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a speech in the German parliament on Sunday, February 27.

According to him, Moscow has unreasonably inflated the price of gas, threatens the security of the entire continent and can no longer be considered a stable partner.

"February 24, 2022, marks a turning point in the history of our continent. Vladimir Putin wants to recreate the Russian Empire and govern Europe as he sees …