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Kahl also said an upcoming Pentagon defence strategy document would declare Russia an"acute threat". But Russia cannot pose a long-term system challenge to the United States, unlike China, he said.WASHINGTON – Russia is running out of precision-guided munitions, and it is more likely to rely on so-called dumb bombs and artillery, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan will proceed with steps to strip Russia of most favoured nation trade status and to prevent it from evading financial sanctions using digital assets.BRUSSELS – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday accused Russia of crossing a red line into barbarism in its war with Ukraine and said the West needed to "tighten the vice" in sanctions to bring the conflict to an end.
On the heels of leaders' summits in Brussels that aimed to show a united Western front against Russia's month-long invasion of its neighbour, Biden goes to Poland on Friday to meet experts involved in the refugee response. Besides jail time, convicted persons will also be prohibited from holding government jobs for up to 15 years and may have their assets confiscated.Almost three-quarters of the UN General Assembly demanded aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine on Thursday, and criticised Russia for creating a"dire" humanitarian situation after Moscow invaded its neighbour one month ago.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield described the vote on Thursday as an"astounding success," telling reporters:"There's really no difference between 141 and 140." UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has blasted Russia's"absurd war."The resolution adopted on Thursday, which was drafted by Ukraine and allies, received 140 votes in favour and five votes against - Russia, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea and Belarus - while 38 countries, including China, abstained.
The resolution adopted on Thursday demands the protection of civilians, medical personnel, aid workers, journalists, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure. It also demands an end to the siege of cities, in particular Mariupol. The resolution, drafted by Ukraine and allies, received 140 votes in favor and 5 votes against - Russia, Syria, North Korean, Eritrea and Belarus - while 38 countries abstained.Ukraine said on Thursday it had destroyed a large Russian landing support ship, the Orsk, at the Russian-occupied port of Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov.
Russia said on Monday the ship had docked at Berdiansk, 70 km southwest of the besieged port city of Mariupol, and the website of the Russian armed forces news outlet Zvezda underlined the port's importance to Russian supply lines. Also targeted is Herman Gref, chief executive of Russia's largest financial institution Sberbank."I'm announcing additional sanctions on over 400 Russian elites, lawmakers, and defence companies in response to Putin's war of choice in Ukraine," Biden tweeted.The US Treasury department said in a statement that the US move aligned generally with those already taken by the European Union, Britain and Canada.
The announcement coincided with US President Joe Biden's meeting with European leaders in Brussels on Thursday to coordinate the Western response to the crisis. Stoltenberg said the leaders of the US-led military alliance would"address the need for a reset of our deterrence and defence in the longer term", starting with agreeing new deployments to eastern members Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.Kyiv – At least four people were killed, including two children, and six wounded from overnight strikes in eastern Ukraine, the governor of the Lugansk region said on Thursday.
He said Russian strikes also hit Lysychansk and Novodruzhesk to the northwest of Lugansk, without providing additional details.LVIV – Agreement has been reached on the establishment of seven humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from Ukrainian towns and cities on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.
Pressure has been mounting on medical professionals and volunteers from Ukraine and abroad to keep the country's healthcare system going, since the start of the Russian invasion.
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