16 April 2022

UNPREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES: Ukraine war live updates

It's no doubt now it is Zelenskiy's "More Weapons Less War Sooner Peace" moment in the aftermath of one incident. Consequent media reports have proved the fallacy of that statement and curiously enough there was this announcement - not from the Ukraine President's Press Office but from

Russian ship Moskva was hit by 2 Ukrainian missiles: US official

The United States now believes the sunken Russian missile cruiser Moskva was hit by two Ukrainian missiles, a senior US official said.

The senior official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were Neptune anti-ship missiles. The US believes there were Russian casualties, though numbers are unclear, the official added.

Russia warns US against providing weapons to Ukraine: Reports

Russia has warned the United States of “unpredictable consequences” should US President Joe Biden’s administration continue to transfer weapons to Ukraine, The Washington Post reported.

The Post said on Friday that it had reviewed a copy of a diplomatic note that Russia sent the US this week, which warned that US and NATO shipments of the “most sensitive” weapons systems to Ukraine could bring “unpredictable consequences”.

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‘Three objects’ hit outside Kyiv last night: Ukraine authorities

Responding to Russian defence ministry claims that they had hit a weapon-producing factory on the outskirts of the capital last night, a statement from the Kyiv regional military administration says “three objects” were targeted by Russian forces, Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reported from Kyiv

Russia will increase strikes in response to attacks on territory: AJ correspondent

According to the Russian defense ministry, they will increase the scale of their missile attacks on Kyiv should there be any attacks on Russian territory, Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reported from Moscow.

“This comes after reports of two incidents alongside Russia’s border with Ukraine on Thursday,” she added.

“Now, we cannot independently verify the information that has come from those regions but according to the local governor of Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine and Belarus, Ukrainian helicopters entered Russian air space on Thursday and carried out at least six missile strikes on residential areas.”

Zelenskyy appealed to US to designate Russia ‘state sponsor of terrorism’: Reports

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently made a direct appeal to President Joe Biden for the US to designate Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism,” the Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the conversation.

Biden did not commit to specific actions during that call, the Post said.

The label can be applied to any country that has “repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism,” the newspaper said, citing a State Department fact sheet.

The list currently includes four countries: North Korea, Cuba, Iran and Syria.

 

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