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Post by Admin on Apr 13, 2022 0:30:32 GMT
Russia-Ukraine conflict: What would Nato do if Russia used chemical weapons? 48,166 views Apr 13, 2022 The Ukrainian government says it is investigating reports about the use of chemical weapons in the city of Mariupol.
The US and the UK are also working to verify the claims, and the UK government says 'all options are on the table' should they determine that chemical agents were used.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a rare appearance, defending what he called his 'noble' war in Ukraine - and saying that peace talks have reached a dead end.
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Post by Admin on Apr 13, 2022 6:41:42 GMT
US and UK investigating reports of chemical weapons being used by Russia in Ukraine war - BBC News
1,112,470 views Apr 12, 2022 Ukrainian troops say that Russian drones have dropped chemicals on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that have caused breathing problems and vertigo-like symptoms.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the West to do all it could to prevent the Kremlin using chemical weapons.
The International Criminal Court is carrying out an investigation into possible war crimes in the conflict.
Russia has reportedly criticised the investigation as partial.
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Post by Admin on Apr 13, 2022 16:51:43 GMT
Biden doubles down on calling Russian invasion of Ukraine 'genocide' | USA TODAY 11,179 views Apr 14, 2022 Speaking in Iowa, President Joe Biden referred to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as "genocide" for the first time. RELATED: Finland prepares for a possible Russian attack, wants to join NATO bit.ly/3KG3AupPresident Joe Biden made a point of calling Russia's actions in Ukraine a "genocide'' on the same day his counterpart Vladimir Putin said peace talks have reached a "dead end'' and the war will continue until Moscow's goals are accomplished. Before heading back to the White House from Iowa, Biden told reporters Tuesday that he intentionally said "genocide” when describing Russia’s atrocities against Ukraine, something he had previously avoided. “It’s become clearer and clearer that Putin is trying to wipe out the idea of being Ukrainian,” Biden said.
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Post by Admin on Apr 13, 2022 18:59:58 GMT
The family of a British man fighting in Ukraine said he has told them he will have to surrender to Russian forces. Aiden Aslin, from Newark in Nottinghamshire, has been fighting in Ukraine since he moved there in 2018, and became a marine in the country's military. His unit has recently been defending the besieged city of Mariupol, which has been heavily bombarded by Russia. His mother Ang Wood said her son told her he had no choice. "He called me and said they have no weapons left to fight," she told the BBC. "I love my son, he is my hero - they put up one hell of a fight." Mr Aslin is a former care worker who previously fought with Kurdish armed units in Syria against so-called Islamic State. He has a Ukrainian fiancée and now has dual citizenship. Ms Wood said her son "sounded OK" when she spoke to him, but called for the UK government to provide more support to Ukraine. "Boris [Johnson] needs to take [Vladimir] Putin down," she added. Brennan Philips, a friend of Mr Aslin who also spoke to him by phone, said he sounded "strong and in good spirits". "He called me and said 'we have no food, no supplies, no ammo, we're completely surrounded, we have to surrender'," he said. "Aiden was very well aware of what was going on, very calm. "They can't get out, they can't fight back so they had no choice. "I'm sure if they had a bullet left they would have shot it."
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Post by Admin on Apr 15, 2022 16:37:29 GMT
Since early April Kyiv seems to have been noticeably recovering. Many people who left the Ukrainian capital when Russian bombing started at the end of February are now slowly returning to their homes — even if the city authorities are warning that the military threat remains. Nevertheless, there are more people on the streets. Stores, cafes, restaurants and hairdressers have reopened. And even if schools are not opening their classrooms, lessons are starting again. The city authorities say 90% of school children will be taught remotely. According to a survey carried out by Kyiv's Rasumkov Center for Economic and Political Studies, 79% of Ukrainians who have fled their country want to return. A voluntary organization involved with the evacuation of civilians from Kyiv has told DW that hundreds of people are already arriving back in Kyiv each day. One of them is 40-year-old Andriy, who got into Kyiv main station on Tuesday after traveling in a packed bus from Rivne. He says that he returned from neighboring Poland via the city in western Ukraine. Andriy tells us that he decided to take his wife and his two children aged four and six to safety on the day that the bombardment began and traveled with them to a Polish farmer that he used to work for. "Actually, I wanted to return straightaway and go to war, but I had to stay and work to earn my family's keep," the man says. Andriy is pleased that he does not have to spend any money on a taxi to get home. On Tuesday, the main subway interchanges were fully up and running again. After war broke out, they served as air raid shelters and trains no longer stopped there. According to municipal authorities, 150 buses and more than 30 street cars are also back in operation. Taxis are now charging the same fares as they did before war broke out. The number of cars on the streets of Kyiv also significantly increased last week and was accompanied by the usual snarl-ups. But now they form at the checkpoints and access roads to bridges over the Dnipro River where the papers of drivers and passengers are scrutinized. The empty shelves in Kyiv's supermarkets began to fill again at the end of March already. On the one hand, hoarding has tailed off. And, on the other, normal Ukrainian manufactured goods —from confectionery to fresh meat and dairy products — have begun to reappear alongside the mostly foreign products brought by humanitarian convoys in the first days of the war. Every day, the authorities announce where small farmer's markets are taking place across the city and where you can buy potatoes, vegetables and other foodstuffs.
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