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Russia is ready to send a high-level delegation 'for talks with a Ukrainian delegation; to Belarusian capital Minsk, which has previously hosted rounds of peace talks over the Ukraine crisis.

Cutting off Russian banks from SWIFT would restrict Moscow’s access to financial markets across the world. The problem is that banning Russia from SWIFT might not cut it off from the global economy as cleanly as proponents think.

Macron on Thursday was the only Western leader to speak to Putin after he unleashed the Russian military on his pro-Western neighbour.

Ukrainian forces were fighting to prevent Russian troops from capturing the former nuclear power plant, he said.

The brothers had planned to start work in Hungary from next week in the town of Komarom near the Slovakian border, but the attack accelerated their plans.

Going to war is one of Russians’ greatest fears, according to the Levada Center, an independent pollster.

For almost eight years the breakaway enclaves have been the site of a low-intensity war between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces which has left more than 14,000 people dead.

Putin chose to send military assistance to rebel-held Ukrainian areas affirming warnings earlier given by the West and the US.

Shelling intensified at the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, where Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of two Moscow-backed rebel regions this week.

S Jaishankar reminded Europe that Chinese attempts to disrupt status quo in the Indo-Pacific could be another problem for the world may have to prepare for

The White House, Pentagon and State Department did not confirm the reports that cited anonymous sources

The Kremlin insists it has no incursion plans, but its test-firing of nuclear-capable missiles Saturday did little to alleviate tensions.

The World Bank Group on Saturday said it is readying a $350 million disbursement to Ukraine that the group's board will consider by the end of March as part of a plan for short and longterm financing for the country.

Oil prices ended the week mixed on Friday, with U.S. crude snapping eight weeks of gains, as the prospect of increased Iranian oil exports eclipsed fears of potential supply disruption resulting from the RussiaUkraine crisis.

An indigenous language from South America's extreme south has all but vanished after the death of its last living speaker and guardian of its ancestral culture.

Ukraine has a large number of Indian students studying in its medical colleges as well as in its other universities