Russian-Ukrainian War Crisis Direct: Moscow gave a signal on Friday that it increased its ambition in Ukraine to focus on areas claimed by Russian-supported separatists in the east because Ukrainian forces surpass the capital Kyiv. A US official said that Russia no longer controlled Kherson, the first big city to fall into Moscow's troops.
In other news, around 300 people were killed in a Russian air strike last week at Mariupol theater which was used as a shelter, said the Ukrainian authority, in what would make it the deadliest attack on civilians.
The Minister of State for the external field Meenakshi Lekhi said at Lok Sabha that India was in the process of analyzing the impact of Western sanctions in Moscow for Indian-Russian bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Meanwhile, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari confirmed the increase in fuel prices, three times in the past four days, saying that oil prices have risen in the international market because of the sustainable war between Russia and Ukraine, which is beyond the control of the Indian government.
We made it clear today with the Russian ambassador," the ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters. We try to maintain a dialogue channel that demands with Russia and this action is completely inappropriate." Speaking to reporters in Brussels, President Emmanuel Macron rejected cartoons as a fake propaganda. "It is not acceptable. We believe in respectful dialogue and will continue and that means respecting all parties. It was a mistake and I hope this was won. It happened again. We demand it.