Russia’s war on Ukraine triggers Kyiv curfew – follow live

Over within the US, former president Donald Trump has mentioned Vladimir Putin’s determination to invade Ukraine was pushed by a need to recreate the Soviet Union through which there was “a variety of love”.

In a Sunday look on Fox Information host Jeanine Pirro’s radio programme, Mr Trump mentioned the Russian president “needs to make his nation bigger or he needs to place it again the best way it was,” although “it truly didn’t work very nicely”.

Talking the day after his look on Ms Pirro’s radio present, Mr Trump acknowledged that the Russian invasion of Ukraine – which he praised at its outset – had been a failure, however that Mr Putin’s “massive ego” would drive him to turn into “increasingly ruthless” because the battle continues.

Boris Johnson will go to Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Wednesday to ask the Gulf states to provide extra oil and assist the UK scale back dependence on Russian oil.

In a press release launched by his workplace at this time, the PM referred to as Saudi Arabia and the UAE “key worldwide companions” in his bid to wean the West off Russian oil and gasoline, enhance power safety and coordinate motion in opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The controversial go to has sparked an outcry of protest from UK lawmakers and rights teams, coming simply days after Saudi Arabia mentioned it executed 81 folks within the largest recognized mass execution within the kingdom’s fashionable historical past.

Mr Johnson deliberate to fulfill with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed within the United Arab Emirates, then journey to Saudi Arabia for a gathering with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He’s anticipated to speak about rising Gulf power provides in addition to focus on worldwide co-ordination in dialling up diplomatic and financial strain on Russian president Vladimir Putin.

“The UK is constructing a world coalition to take care of the brand new actuality we face. The world should wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons and starve Putin’s habit to grease and gasoline,” Mr Johnson mentioned within the assertion. “Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are key worldwide companions in that effort.”

Thee European prime ministers travelled to Kyiv on Tuesday, in a present of assist for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky who briefed them on the struggle with Russia.

“Your go to to Kyiv at this troublesome time for Ukraine is a powerful signal of assist. We actually admire it,” the besieged nation’s chief advised the officers from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia.

Footage launched by Mr Zelensky’s workplace confirmed him talking in Ukrainian and English to Poland’s Mateusz Morawiecki, the Czech Republic’s Petr Fiala and Slovenia’s Janez Jansa.

Russian air strikes and shelling hit Kyiv on Tuesday killing not less than 4 folks, authorities mentioned, as invading forces tightened their grip and the mayor introduced a 35-hour curfew.

Ukrainian PM Denys Shmygal hailed the assembly of leaders on Tuesday, hailing it because the “braveness of true associates”.

Within the metropolis of Lviv, a funeral service was held at this time for 4 Ukrainian troopers killed in a Russian assault on a coaching base in Yavoriv, western Ukraine.

The assault on Sunday killed not less than 35 folks.

Ukrainian troopers shouldered caskets into the sanctuary of the Church of the Most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and positioned them on bases.

Burials have been held for 3 of the troopers, Oleg Yaschyshyn, Serhiy Melnyk and Rostyslav Romanchuk.

The fourth soldier, Kyrylo Vyshyvanyi, was buried in his hometown of Duliby within the Lviv area. Mr Vyshyvanyi’s household buried his youthful brother, Vasyl, only a week earlier.

Over to Canada, the place Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was given a three-minute standing ovation at this time following a speech to the nation’s parliament.

Ukraine’s chief appeared by way of video hyperlink on Tuesday to ask for extra help in its battle with Russia, together with a flamable no-fly zone that Nato has rejected as a possible set off to world struggle.

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau led the applause after describing the wartime president as a “champion for democracy”.

A fierce row is raging throughout the media and politics over US-funded “bio labs” in Ukraine.

Our chief US correspondent Andrew Buncombe takes a have a look at the claims prompting allegations of “treason” in America:

Greater than three million folks have now left Ukraine since Vladimir Putin’s invasion started, in keeping with the UN Excessive Commissioner for Refugees.

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