The increasing brutality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, particularly its horrifying impact on civilians, is significantly raising moral pressure on the rest of the world to do more to protect innocent lives in the conflict, and the idea of enforcing a no-fly zone in Ukrainian airspace is picking up some significant support in this regard. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is begging allies to engage more directly in defending his country against Russia, asking for a declaration of a no-fly zone and fighter jets from Poland, for example. To find out why and to explore what might come next, UVA Today checked in with UVA Vice Provost for Global Affairs Stephen Mull, former acting undersecretary for political affairs at the U.S. and other nations have not granted Ukraine’s plea to provide a secure air space, which would likely spark direct military confrontation between Russia and the West.
Though they have supplied weapons and technology to help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion, the U.S. Who is Albert Sola, the waiter who claimed to be ex-king of Spain's love child?Īlbert Sola, 66, claimed his mother had an affair with former Spanish king Juan Carlos.Tuesday’s decision by the United States to ban imports of oil and natural gas from Russia represents the latest ratcheting of sanctions designed to pressure and punish Vladimir Putin for his country’s military assault on neighboring Ukraine.Īllies of Ukraine have continued using diplomatic tools to isolate Russia economically and politically in an effort to stop the violence. The move by the poll watchdog comes a day after the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena was allotted the ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’ name for its political outfit Shinde’s Sena faction gets ‘two swords and a shield’ as poll symbol Manik Bhattacharya, former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, was arrested on grounds of non-cooperation during ED probe in connection with the Bengal SSC scam WATCH: Slippers waved, 'chor chor' slogans raised for Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya, arrested in Bengal SSC scam case Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Meanwhile, Ukraine has declared martial law and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to world leaders to impose all possible sanctions as Putin heads to destroy Ukraine.
Russia deployed at least 200,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders in the recent months and launched an attack today, 24 February, on Ukraine and its two rebel-held eastern regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, thereby tearing up the Minsk peace accord. However, Putin had asked the US and its allies in 2021 to stop Ukraine from joining NATO, a defensive alliance of 30 countries and offer Moscow security.Īccusing the US for not agreeing to his demands, Putin has now said that Ukraine was never a country but a puppet in the hands of the West. An international Minsk peace accord was signed between the two countries to halt the armed conflict in east Ukraine.
The Russia-Ukraine tussle goes back to 2014, when rebels backed by Putin seized many parts of East Ukraine. My generation isn’t getting any breathing space at all.Ī pandemic with different strains, & now World War 3? Hashtags such as 'WWIII' and 'World War 3' have been trending on Twitter since Russia launched the attack and people are weighing the consequences of surviving in a World War amidst a global pandemic. Internet users have also condemned Putin’s action as most people fear that this military attack could trigger a mega crisis between the two countries and may lead to the next World War. Russia’s surprise attack has been condemned by world leaders including US President Joe Biden, who called the attack ‘unprovoked’ and ‘unjustified’. Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and even peaceful cities were under strikes. A Russian missile hit airport Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine while Russian troops also launched an attack from annexed Crimea, Ukraine’s border guard service. Hours after Putin announced the launch of a major offensive, explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the eastern port city of Maripol. Putin said Russia's military action was aimed at demilitarisation of Ukraine and asked other countries to not intervene in their action as it could lead to dire consequences. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine in a television statement early on Thursday.
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