Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine says no longer insisting on Nato membership
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 09, 2022, 09:18:30 IST
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Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine says no longer insisting on Nato membership

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on US imports of Russian oil, in the administration's most far-reaching action yet to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine. "We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy. That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at US ports and the American people will deal another powerful blow to (President Vladimir) Putin," Biden said in an address from the White House, adding that the decision was taken "in close consultation" with allies. Stay with TOI for live updates-
16:35 (IST) Mar 08
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri told reporters here that 694 Indian students, who were stranded in Sumy, left for Poltava in buses on Tuesday.
15:40 (IST) Mar 08
Ukraine president says child died from dehydration in besieged Mariupol
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday a child had died from dehydration in Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol, which has had no water, power or heating supplies for days. The child's death could not immediately be confirmed independently. (Reuters)
15:37 (IST) Mar 08
“Buses with students are moving out of Sumy”, confirms Union minister Hardeep Puri.
15:33 (IST) Mar 08
Indian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, said: "Mission intervened to evacuate 75 Indian sailors stranded in Mykolaiv Port. Yesterday [Sunday] buses evacuated 57 sailors, including 2 Lebanese and 3 Syrians. Route constraints precluded evacuation of balance 23 sailors. Mission's attempting their evacuation today [Monday]." (ANI)
15:28 (IST) Mar 08
Visual from the outskirts of Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where people are lining up in front of departmental stores to restock necessities. (ANI photo)
Visual from the outskirts of Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where people are lining up in front of departmental stores to restock necessities. (ANI photo)
15:20 (IST) Mar 08
UN refugee chief says the number of people fleeing Russia's advance into Ukraine has reached 2 million. (AP)
15:10 (IST) Mar 08
Ukraine asks IAEA to ban Russia from accessing technological resources
Ukraine has asked International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ban Russia from accessing its technological resources as well as break off its relations with Russian citizens in UN structures related to the nuclear field, Ukraine's energy ministry said on Tuesday. (ANI)
15:03 (IST) Mar 08
Even as video posted by the Ukrainian state communications agency showed people with bags boarding buses, it was not clear how long the effort would last. Previous attempts to lead civilians to safety amid the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II have crumbled with renewed attacks. (AP)
15:02 (IST) Mar 08
The route out of the eastern city of Sumy was one of five promised by the Russians to offer civilians a way to escape the Russian onslaught.
15:01 (IST) Mar 08
Buses packed with people fleeing the Russian invasion in Ukraine began a procession along a snowy road out of one city Tuesday, as a new effort to evacuate civilians along safe corridors finally got underway.
14:56 (IST) Mar 08
Ukraine calls on Russia to agree on other humanitarian corridors in the country.
14:56 (IST) Mar 08
"We have already started the evacuation of civilians from Sumy to Poltava (in central Ukraine), including foreign students," the Ukraine foreign ministry said in a tweet.
14:54 (IST) Mar 08
First convoy of evacuees leaves Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials say
first convoy of residents and foreign students has left the Ukrainian city of Sumy after an agreement with Russia on establishing a humanitarian corridor, officials said on Tuesday. (Reuters)
14:50 (IST) Mar 08
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri confirms that 694 students have left Sumy and are on their way for Poltava, reports Times Now.
14:28 (IST) Mar 08
Russia opened humanitarian corridors on Tuesday so that people can be evacuated from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol, the Russian defence ministry was quoted as saying.
14:26 (IST) Mar 08

As of 09.30 (0730 GMT), more than 150 people have been evacuated and (evacuation) activities are underway.

Oleksiy Kuleba, Kyiv governor