KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday (Feb 24) he was planning to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after Beijing called for urgent peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.
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The United States announced sweeping sanctions aimed not just at Russia but also at 200 individuals and entities across Europe, Asia and the Middle East supporting Moscow's war. "Look, we're sending him what our seasoned military thinks he needs now. He needs tanks, he needs artillery, he needs air defence, including Himars," Biden said.
The EU also agreed to a fresh round of sanctions, and along with contributions from Sweden and Portugal, Germany said it had managed to assemble a battalion of modern Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine.
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