UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made his first visit to Kyiv after assuming office on Saturday and assured Britain's continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Rishi Sunak met for the first time after the former chancellor took his position as leader of th
This comes as the Biden administration has provided more than USD 20 billion in military assistance to Kyiv, as well as about USD 10 billion in humanitarian assistance and about USD 13 billion in economic assistance, The Hill reported.
The latest UNSC briefing comes as millions of people in Ukraine are without electricity, water or heating today following a wave of missile attacks that hit critical infrastructure in at least 16 of the country's 24 regions, and in the capital Kyiv.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated India's long-standing position in favour of dialogue and diplomacy in Ukraine and said "'We have to find a way to return to the path of the ceasefire" in Kyiv.
This comes days after reports emerged that the Biden administration is "privately" encouraging Kyiv to demonstrate a readiness to negotiate with Russia, The Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday to 'underscore' the US support while announcing a new USD 400 million military assistance package amid the Russian invasion.
Following massive Russian strikes on Ukraine as the tensions between the two countries continue to escalate, almost half a million homes in Kyiv were without electricity on Friday.
Russia rejected claims that it is not ready to negotiate with Ukraine on Tuesday and blamed Kyiv for intentionally staging provocations to sabotage the process.
Almost 80 per cent of Kyiv residents on Monday faced power outage and water cuts as Russian missiles struck key infrastructure facilities in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and the central region of Cherkasy.
Kyiv's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Sunday that Russia's suspension of a deal enabling grain exports from Ukrainian ports had made it "impossible" for full tankers to leave Ukraine.
The US called out Iran to stop sending weapons to Russia to kill Ukrainians as the war between Kyiv and Moscow escalated in the past few weeks and added that deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran are moving beyond weapons amid Mahsa Amini protests.