On the 7th day of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces intensified their offensive, striking Kiev and Kharkiv, the country’s second city. Follow live all the information about the war in Ukraine.
1:15 p.m.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on UN member countries to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Wednesday’s General Assembly vote and “demand” a withdrawal.
“The UN General Assembly will vote later today and we call on all nations to join us in condemning Russia and demanding that Putin bring in his tanks,” Johnson told MPs, adding: “If, on the contrary, Putin redoubles his efforts, we will continue to increase economic pressure.”
12:37
Seven Russian banks excluded from Swift, EU spares gas and oil payments.
11:42
The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine for neighboring countries jumped again to almost 836,000 people as of March 1, according to a census by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees released on Wednesday.
This is a jump of almost 160,000 people from the figure of 677,000 put forward on Tuesday by the High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, during an emergency appeal for funding for humanitarian aid for the country and those who fled. the fights.
11:23
The opponent Navalny calls on the Russians to demonstrate “every day” against the war in Ukraine.
11:20 a.m.
At least four people were killed and nine others injured in Russian bombings that targeted the headquarters of the security services and a university in Kharkiv, Ukraine this morning, Ukrainian relief said.
“So far ten people have been rescued from the rubble, the preliminary toll is 4 dead and nine injured,” the source continued in a message on social media as the country’s second-largest city came under attack. of the Russian armed forces. Twenty-one people had been killed the day before in bombardments, in particular that of the headquarters of the local administration.
10:48
President Emmanuel Macron will speak tonight at 8 p.m. to talk about the war in Ukraine.
My dear compatriots,
I will speak to you tonight at 8 p.m. on the war in Ukraine.
—Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) March 2, 2022
10:31 a.m.
A delegation of Russian negotiators is ready to continue talks with representatives from Kiev on Wednesday, the Kremlin spokesman said, nearly a week after the start of the Russian invasion of the country.
“Today, towards the beginning of the evening, our delegation will be there, we will wait for the Ukrainian negotiators”, affirmed Mr. Peskov to the press, saying “hope” that the latter come to the negotiations, without specifying the date. location.
09:42
According to information from our special envoys in Ukraine, the French Embassy, transferred from Kiev, had still not arrived in Lviv on Wednesday. The convoy is still on the way but it now takes nearly 40 hours to reach the two cities.
09:30
Spain has decided to send “offensive military equipment” to the “Ukrainian resistance”, said the head of the Spanish leftist government, Pedro Sanchez, during an intervention before the Chamber of Deputies
. “As I see that there are (political) groups questioning the government’s commitment ‘to participate in military aid to Ukraine,’ I also want to announce to you that Spain will deliver military equipment attack on the Ukrainian resistance,” Sanchez said.
08:42
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of seeking to “erase” Ukraine and its history, calling on Jews “not to remain silent” after Russian strikes near Babi Yar, the site of a Nazi massacre.
“They have orders to erase our history, erase our country, erase us all,” he said in a video, urging countries around the world not to remain neutral.
08:29
The price of a barrel of American WTI oil has exceeded 110 dollars, a record since 2014, pushed by the war in Ukraine which continues to fuel fears about the supply of this crucial raw material. Around 0730 GMT, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) hit $110.18 a barrel, hours after Brent also broke above the $110 threshold.
08:13
The Russian army claims to have conquered the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine.
“Russian army units have taken full control of the regional capital of Kherson,” said Russian armed forces spokesman Igor Konashenkov, assuring that “civilian infrastructure” and public transport are functioning normally.
07:10
Sberbank Group, Russia’s main bank, has announced its withdrawal from the European market, after being hit by massive financial sanctions in retaliation for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
06:45
The testimony of Genia, Ukrainian from Kharkiv:
Genia: “We hardly slept, we are physically exhausted” in #TheMorning pic.twitter.com/zH7NUSRk2j
— CNEWS (@CNEWS) March 2, 2022
04:48
Russian airborne troops landed in Kharkiv overnight, the Ukrainian army said on Wednesday, citing ongoing fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city. “Russian airborne troops landed in Kharkiv (…) and attacked a local” hospital, the Ukrainian armed forces said in a statement on Telegram. “A fight is ongoing between the invaders and the Ukrainians,” the statement said.
03:41
Joe Biden has announced that the United States will release 30 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves to stabilize the market after Russia invades Ukraine.
03:38
The price of a barrel of American WTI oil soared by almost 5%, and the barrel of Brent, the European benchmark for black gold, exceeded 110 dollars, pushed by the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Moscow.
03:34
US President Joe Biden called Vladminir Putin a “dictator” during his State of the Union address. “The fact that a Russian dictator invaded a foreign country has a cost on the whole planet”, launched Joe Biden before the American Congress. But “in the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are at the rendezvous, and the world clearly chooses the side of peace and security”, launched the American president.
03:26
Russian President Vladimir Putin is “more isolated than ever”, Joe Biden told the US Congress, confirming that the United States would close its airspace “to all Russian flights”.
02:30
The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced on Tuesday that it would suspend its operational services to Russian airlines (spare parts, maintenance and technical support) as well as “major operations” in Moscow.
01:21
The American oil giant ExxonMobil announced on Tuesday that it would gradually withdraw from the important oil field of which it is the operator in Russia on behalf of a consortium comprising Russian, Indian and Japanese companies, the Sakhalin-1 project.