West responsible for deaths in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that the responsibility for the deaths in Ukraine lies with Western countries, as they refuse to close the airspace over the country and provide planes.
Russia reduced Genocide Convention 'to confetti', Ukraine tells world court
New York: Ukraine addressed the UN’s highest court on Monday to reject as a “grotesque lie” Russia’s claims that genocide has been committed in eastern Ukrainian oblasts, or regions, before calling for emergency measures to halt Russian aggression.
Russia-Ukraine: Canada PM Trudeau meets with British PM Boris Johnson in UK
London/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday met with his British counterpart Boris Johnson at the Royal Air Force Base in Northolt in the UK where they strongly condemned the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine claims Russian forces killed Hostomel Mayor Yuriy Prylypko
Kyiv/UNI/IBNS: Amid the heavy fighting from the north to the west of Kyiv since early on Monday Hostomel Mayor Yuriy Prylypko was among three people killed by the Russian forces, according to Ukrainian officials.
New York: UN chief António Guterres called on Sunday for a pause in fighting to allow civilians to escape conflict zones in Ukraine, as the UN rights body (OHCHR) announced it had recorded 1,123 civilian casualties since the beginning of Russia’s armed attack on the country.
New York: Amin Awad, the United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, called on Saturday for an “immediate humanitarian pause” in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, as UN aid supplies arrive in the country.
Security Council debates Russian strike on Ukraine nuclear power plant
New York: Heavy fighting reported overnight at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power is both unacceptable and “highly irresponsible,” the UN’s senior political affairs official told the Security Council during an emergency meeting on Friday, while assuring members that radiation levels are normal and the facility’s cooling system was not affected.
NATO not party to Ukraine conflict: Chief Jens Stoltenberg
Vienna/UNI/Sputnik: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated on Friday that the alliance is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine.
Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council
New York: Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire.
‘Senseless war’ forces one million to flee Ukraine: UN refugee chief
New York: The “senseless war” in Ukraine has forced one million people to flee the country in just seven days, while countless others have been displaced within its borders, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
Canada's new sanctions against Russia could also damage our economy: Finance Minister Freeland
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday said that the country's additional sanctions against Russia might end up hurting Canadian economy.
Canada announces humanitarian assistance of $100 million to Ukraine
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Tuesday announced $100 million additional humanitarian support for Ukraine in response to immediate needs arising from the Ukraine crisis at the virtual joint launch of the Humanitarian Flash Appeal and the Regional Refugee Response Plan.
UN Human Rights Council pauses session to consider ‘urgent debate’ on Ukraine crisis
New York: The scheduled work of the UN Human Rights Council was halted temporarily on Monday as Member States were called to vote on a request from Ukraine to hold an urgent debate on the matter and to condemn Russia’s military operation.
More than half a million have fled Ukraine, UN refugee agency reports
New York: Fighting in Ukraine has so far pushed more than 500,000 people across the country's borders, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Monday.
Ukraine urges EU for membership
Kyiv: As the Ukrainian delegation arrived at the border with Belarus for peace talks on Monday, Ukraine President and Prime Minister urged the European Union for its membership.