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Moscow, Kiev reach understanding on humanitarian corridors in Ukraine
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"There is a possibility of a temporary ceasefire for the period when the evacuation will be carried out in the sectors where it is being carried out," he said, RT reported. According to Podolyak, during the talks between the representatives of Kiev and Moscow, the humanitarian aspects of the situation in Ukraine were discussed in detail.
Quad leaders discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict, other issues
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The meeting came was the conflict between Russia and Ukraine entered its eighth day after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Office, in a statement, said that he participated at a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Russian elite busy evacuating their relatives from Moscow to Georgia, Israel and UAE
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"The top political leadership of the Russian Federation continues to panic and the level of mistrust of the President of the Russian Federation is increasing. Most members of the Russian elite are deciding to evacuate their relatives and loved ones from Moscow to Georgia, Israel and the Arab Emirates, and are specifying places of refuge in case of a nuclear war," as per intelligence data, Ukrayinska Pravda reported.
US hopes Russia is bogged down so it can cleanse Middle East, Asia Pacific: Russian intel chief
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"Today it is already clearly visible, including from the intelligence information that comes to us, that the American administration and the Ukrainian regime obedient to it are betting on the maximum prolongation of the conflict, its development into a positional war of a high-degree of intensity," the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, said in a statement, RT reported.
Indian students in Ukraine run out of food and essentials
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Students stuck in war-torn Ukraine have almost "run out" of food and essentials. An Indian medical student, Faisal, sent a video to IANS narrating his ordeal in the north-eastern city of Sumy in Ukraine.In the video, he said that around 500 Indian students are stuck in Sumy, which is 350 km from Kiev.
Tasks of Ukraine 'special operation' will be completed in any case, Putin to Macron
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that the tasks of the Russian special operation in Ukraine would be fulfilled in any case. It was emphasised that the tasks of the special military operation will be fulfilled in any case, the Kremlin said, RT reported. Putin also detailed the fundamental approaches and conditions in the context of negotiations with representatives of the Ukrainian side.
India warns stranded nationals of aerial attacks, tell them to learn few Russian phrases
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India's Defence Ministry on Thursday issued survival guidelines for Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine, especially Kharkiv, while warning them of aerial raids and drone attacks. The ministry also told stranded Indian citizens to learn a few sentences in Russian language, such as telling people they were students from India.
Staff of US private military companies, foreign mercenaries fighting Ukraine's war: Russia
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US military intelligence has launched a large-scale campaign to recruit contract soldiers from private military companies (PMC) to be sent to Ukraine, said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov."US military intelligence has launched a large-scale campaign to recruit PMC contractors to be sent to Ukraine," he said.
Eyes on lithium, China talks to Taliban while world's focus is on Ukraine crisis
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"Chinese mining companies have been scouting opportunities to access Afghanistan's lithium & copper deposits. Chinese mining industry representatives met with Taliban officials to discuss mining rights and research access to such minerals," says Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in its latest report.
Moscow choses to lay siege to multiple cities in southern Ukraine
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Moscow has chosen to lay siege to multiple cities there, viewing the region as strategically vital to the success of the invasion as a whole. Not only would controlling the coast sever the rest of Ukraine from the sea, it would also create a direct connection between Russian-annexed Crimea and the Russian-speaking Donbas region, BBC reported.
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