Officials in Kyiv yesterday said Russia was holding Minsk as a “nuclear hostage” after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to ally Belarus.
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International Crime Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over human rights violations
The International Criminal Court issued warrants of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Putin and official Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova for war crimes.
Russia hits Kyiv’s largest oil refinery in fresh attack
Russia bombarded Ukraine with missiles and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said.
US to help Ukraine with seized Russian capital
United States’ Attorney General Merrick Garland said that he had authorised the United States to begin using seized Russian money to aid Ukraine, according to US media.
One killed as Russia launches fresh attack in Kharkiv
Russian missile hit an apartment building on Sunday in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing one person, injuring at least three and causing widespread damage.
Russia warns it will destroy tanks supplied to Ukraine
Russia said that if Western countries supply Ukraine with heavy tanks they will be destroyed on the battlefield, as Kyiv awaits a decision from Berlin on deliveries of Leopard 2 tanks.
Ukraine calls for faster artillery supplies as Russia steps up attack
Ukraine insisted on the need for faster supplies of weapons from the West with the central city of Dnipro reeling from a Russian missile strike.
Putin presses for temporary ceasefire in Ukraine after spiritual leader’s plea
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on the eve of Orthodox Christmas following a request from Russia’s spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill, according to the Kremlin.
Kyiv on alert after air attack, one injured
An alert was in effect for Kyiv yesterday after an “air attack”, the city’s military administration announced, with the mayor citing an explosion in one district that left one person injured.
Zelenskyy’s visit a ‘historic one’ in US-Ukraine ties
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was given a hero’s welcome in US as he stepped out of his war-ravaged country for the first time after the Russian invasion 300 days ago.
