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West unites to back Ukraine and seek ‘ruinous cost’ for Putin

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  BRUSSELS/LVIV/MARIUPOL:  Western leaders agreed on Wednesday to strengthen their forces on Europe’s eastern flank, increase military aid to Ukraine and tighten sanctions on Russia whose invasion and bombardment of its neighbor entered a second month. zelenskyy At an unprecedented triple summit, transatlantic alliance NATO, G7 rich nations and European leaders addressed the continent’s biggest conflict since the 1990s Balkans wars. NATO announced new battle groups for four Eastern European nations, while the United States and Britain expanded sanctions to new targets, including a woman London said was the stepdaughter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “We must ensure that the decision to invade a sovereign independent country is understood to be a strategic failure that carries with it ruinous costs for Putin and Russia,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the EU parliament. ' Read More :  https://www.arabnews.com/node/2049346/world

Zelensky calls for no-fly zone in new video, Ukraine-Russia talks set to resume

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  Ukrainian President  Volodymyr Zelensky  on Monday urged NATO to impose a no-fly zone over his country or see its member states attacked by Russia. "If you don't close our sky, it is only a matter of time before Russian rockets fall on your territory, on NATO territory," Zelensky said in a video address released shortly after midnight. Follow our live updates for all the latest developments. A Ukrainian firefighter drags a hose inside a large food products storage facility which was destroyed by an airstrike in the early morning hours on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine Moscow has reportedly asked Beijing for military supplies and economic aid. The US has warned that China will face "severe consequences" if it helps Russia dodge sanctions. The UK Ministry of Defence said on Sunday that Russian naval forces had established a blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea Coast, isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade. Both Ukraine and Russia have said discussion...