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Russia-Ukraine War: Switzerland Says 'very Probable' Russian Assets Would Be Frozen This Week
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis did not rule out freezing of Russian assets by financial institutions in the country amid Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, RT reported. ....
Indian Student Dies In Shelling In Ukraine's Kharkiv, MEA In Touch With Family
An Indian student was killed in Ukraine's Kharkiv on Tuesday morning in shelling as the war between Russia and Ukraine reached big cities' streets. ....
Zelensky Could Order Troops To Lay Down Arms, And There Will Be No Casualties: Kremlin
Moscow continues to recognise Volodymyr Zelensky as the legitimate President of Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.....
Russia-Ukraine War: Russia To Hold Fire In Ukraine, Allow Civilians To Escape
Russian armed forces said on Monday that it will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in some Ukrainian cities from 10 a.m. (Moscow time, about 12.30 p.m. IST) to allow civilians to escape, state media reported. According to Russia's military, the decision was taken at the "personal request" of French President Emmanuel Macron to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Sputnik News reported. ....
'Russia Trying Nuke Blackmail By Burning Radioactive Forests, Using Artillery On Storage'
Russia is working on two options for nuclear blackmail and in any case intends to blame Ukraine, a top intelligence official in Kiev has said. ....
'Ukraine Considered Use Of Biological Weapons Against Russia And Donbass'
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that Kiev was seriously considering the possibility of using biological weapons against the population of Donbass and the Russian Federation. ....
EU Currently Preparing 6th Package Of Sanctions Against Russia: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the European Union (EU) is currently preparing a sixth package of sanctions against Russia as Moscow's war against Kiev has entered its 56th day. ....
France's Emmanuel Macron Wins Second Term, Defeats Far-right Leader
Thousands of Parisians assembled near the iconic Eiffel Tower - where a giant television screen broadcast live updates about the polls - cheered as an official preliminary declaration of the result of the French presidential election declared President Emmanuel Macron winner within minutes of balloting coming to an end. This without use of electronic voting machines, which are banned in France because of their established unreliability. ....
Russia's Defence Ministry Signs Deals For Sarmat Ballistic Missiles, S-500
The Russian Defence Ministry signed contracts on the delivery of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles and S-500 air defence systems for Russian troops.....
Sonia Gandhi, Maken To Decide On Raj CM, Says Gehlot
After meeting Rahul Gandhi in Kerala, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that he will be filing the nomination for the post of Congress president, and added that Sonia Gandhi and general secretary in-charge Ajay Maken will decide on the CM face. ....
