Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Sergei Lavrov warns of ‘nuclear’ WW3 as Ikea stops operations in Russia
RUSSIA-UKRAINE LIVE: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warns of ‘nuclear’ WW3, Ikea stops operations in Russia, pressure grows on oligarchs linked to Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky hails ‘heroic’ resistance
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today warned that World War Three would be ‘nuclear’ as Vladimir Putin’s forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian ports
As Kherson became the first major city in Ukraine to fall to the Russians, Kyiv also came under attack today and the city of Odessa was braced for an assault.
But Moscow’s isolation deepened as most of the world demanded it withdraw from Ukraine and the UK said it was ‘fast-forwarding sanctions’ against oligarchs.
Russia reported its military casualties for the first time since the invasion began last week, saying nearly 500 of its troops have been killed and 1,600 wounded.
Ukraine said more than 2,000 civilians have died, while the United Nations refugee agency revealed that one million people have fled the country since the invasion.
A second round of ‘peace talks’ aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Europe was expected to take place today, but there were little hopes of a breakthrough.
And an International Criminal Court war crimes investigation has begun after Boris Johnson accused Mr Putin of committing atrocities by bombarding cities.
Meanwhile Ikea became the latest firm to halt operations in Russia as it temporarily shut all stores and factories in the country in a move impacting 15,000 workers.
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