Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia announces humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday morning
The Hindu
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine.
Moscow has announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday morning to carry out the evacuation of the civilian population, Russian news agencies reported. “From 10:00 MSK (0700 GMT) on March 9, 2022, the Russian Federation is declaring a ‘regime of silence’ and is ready to provide humanitarian corridors,” a cell of the Russian defence ministry charged with humanitarian operations in Ukraine said Tuesday.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, and that he is open to “compromise” on the status of two breakaway pro-Russian territories that President Vladimir Putin recognised as independent.
Russia agreed to create “humanitarian corridors” through a temporary ceasefire in multiple Ukrainian city for the evacuation of the latter’s civilians who are trying to escape amid the military attacks being carried out by Russian forces. Ukraine said, however, that Russia violated the agreement, as shelling was reported on one of the established evacuated corridors.
United States President Joe Biden announced a ban on U.S. imports of Russian oil on Tuesday, in the administration’s most far-reaching action yet to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.
Union Minster Hardeep Puri said on March 8, that all 694 students remaining in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, had been safely evacuated and were headed to Poltava, in central Ukraine.
On March 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had held separate telephonic conversations with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
The conflict began escalating on February 21, 2022, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and deployed troops in a peacekeeping role.