Videos verified by The New York Times showed a large explosion in the sky over the outskirts of southern Kyiv.
24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address to the nation that 137 Ukrainians, including military personnel and civilians, have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine early Thursday.
“Who is ready to guarantee Ukraine’s accession to NATO? Honestly, everyone is afraid,” Zelenskyy said during his address.
“No matter how many conversations I had with foreign leaders, I heard a few things,” Zelenskyy added.
“Today I asked the 27 leaders of Europe whether Ukraine will be in NATO, I asked directly.
“We are, but we certainly expect that most if not the majority will want to go to Europe and neighboring countries,” Psaki told reporters.
“In particular, it is forbidden for men aged 18-60, Ukraine citizens, to leave the borders of Ukraine,” the statement said.
Security Council is expected to vote on Friday on a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, The New York Times reported.
“This illegal invasion in the heart of Europe also threatens the foundation of the international order and security,” Obama said.
Last night, Russia launched a brazen attack on the people of Ukraine, in violation of international law and basic principles of human decency.
Hundreds of people gathered in the centers of Moscow and St.Petersburg on Thursday, protesting against Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
“There are some nights when I am following the news perhaps a little bit too late and waking up in the morning following it,” she told WSOC, adding that her family members have said, “’No, we are not going to flee.
Ukrainian officials told IAEA that “unidentified armed forces” had taken control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of a 1986 nuclear reactor explosion widely regarded as the worst nuclear disaster in history.
“He has much larger ambitions than Ukraine,” Biden said Thursday.
Russia is among the world’s top oil producers, according to Reuters.
Biden said Thursday that he’s authorized ground and air forces already in Europe to the countries, along with Poland and Romania.
“Between our actions and those of our allies and partners, we estimate that we’ll cut off more than half of Russia’s high-tech imports and we’ll strike a blow to their ability to continue to modernize their military,” Biden added.
A nuclear reactor in then-Soviet Ukraine exploded in April 1986, spewing radioactive waste across Europe in the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
Photos: Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JANUARY 08: Russian President Vladimir Putin talks onstage at the opening ceremony of the Turkstream Gas Pipeline Project on January 08, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Stacy Geiger, spokeswoman for the Wright-Patterson Air Force 88th Air Base Wing, told the news station that as of Thursday, the base remained in increased readiness posture and had not been activated.
financial system — which is of course by far the largest in Europe — stopping them from accessing sterling and clearing payments through the U.K.
The president met Thursday morning with the G7, composed of leaders of the world’s seven biggest economies.
The group, which includes U.S.
“This crisis is a serious threat to the rules-based international order, with ramifications well beyond Europe.
It was attended by President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
At the meeting, President Joe Biden and leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom are discussing their joint response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, officials said.
24: Ukraine’s minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, urged countries to “hit Russia with severe sanctions now” and to assist Ukraine with military and financial support after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of the country on Thursday.
“The American government and people must stand in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as they seek freedom and the right to choose their own future,” Bush said in a statement.
We are deploying additional defensive land and air forces to the eastern part of the Alliance, as well as additional maritime assets.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s horrifying attack on Ukraine, which is entirely unjustified and unprovoked,” the statement read.
“We will lift sanctions on all citizens of Ukraine who are ready to defend our country as part of territorial defense with weapons in hands,” Zelenskyy continued.
“This Russian invasion stands to put at risk the basic principle of international order that forbids one-sided action of force in an attempt to change the status quo,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison released the following statement: “Australia joins our partners in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
CNN, citing a livestream video, said troops entered the city of Senkivka, Ukraine, from the Belarus border city of Veselovka, at about 6:48 a.m.
“Dear Ukrainian citizens, this morning President Putin announced a special military operation in Donbas,” Zelenskyy said in a video address.
The misinformation, the theatrical emergency meetings and cyberattacks,” Thomas-Greenfield said during an emergency meeting of the U.N.
Photos: Russia attacks Ukraine as defiant Putin warns US, NATO Smoke and flame rise near a military building after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb.
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