stocks traded lower near midday Tuesday as Russia warned it would begin “high-precision” strikes on Kyiv as its invasion enters a sixth day. Here’s where to watch, as well as what experts think Biden will say about the war, inflation and the U.S. That is not something the president wants to do.”īiden is expected to discuss the Russian-Ukraine conflict in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. “That is definitely escalatory, that would potentially put us into a place where we’re in a military conflict with Russia. military would be shooting down Russian planes,” Psaki told MSNBC. “Here’s what’s important for everybody to know about a no-fly zone: What that would require is implementation by the U.S. troops to fight Russia in Ukraine, and that pledge also extends to a no-fly zone. Russia must immediately stop the war, pull all its forces from Ukraine and engage in good faith in diplomatic efforts.”Īnd White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that Biden will not send U.S. NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg echoed that sentiment on Tuesday, stating, “NATO is a defensive alliance, we do not seek conflict with Russia. “I think the consequences of that would be truly very, very difficult to control.” “That’s not something we can do,” he said. would be engaged in direct combat with Russia. government to help in the way that you want.”Īnd he added that by shooting down Russian planes, the U.K. Johnson responded by admitting that he was, “acutely conscious that there is not enough we can do as the U.K. This is what is happening, Prime Minister.”Ĭlips of her exchange with Johnson went viral on Tuesday, the same day that Zelensky accused Moscow of resorting to terror tactics and war crimes, particularly the “frank, undisguised terror” of the attack on Freedom Square. In mansions … were all these mansions seized? I do not see that.”Īnd she ended by breaking down in tears while saying, “My family members, my team members, are saying we are crying, we don’t know where to run. “Putin’s children are in the Netherlands. His children are not in the bombardments, his children are there in London,” she said. “And you say you are going to impose more sanctions, Prime Minister, but Roman Abramovich has not been sanctioned yet. Abramovich handed over “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees on Saturday in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ![]() Kaleniuk also peppered the prime minister with questions about why the United Kingdom and NATO have not sanctioned Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, who reportedly has close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The latter, which is Ukraine’s second-largest city, was bombarded by shelling on Tuesday, including civilian targets like the symbolic Freedom Square. “It is impossible now to cross the border,” she said, before arguing that NATO troops are “coming to Poland, you’re not coming to Kyiv” and Kharkiv. And activist Kaleniuk told Johnson on Tuesday that Ukrainian women and children cannot escape the country right now. His plea came as a 40-mile Russian convoy consisting of hundreds of armored vehicles, tanks, artillery and support vehicles was seen just 17 miles (25 kilometers) from the center of Kyiv on Monday, according to satellite imagery. He said that Ukrainians are fighting for freedom and democracy, but also for full membership in the European Union. Zelensky, who has been emerging as a war hero and cultural icon during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, got a standing ovation after addressing the European Parliament on Tuesday via video screen. But our allies must also do their part,” he said. While he said that sanctions are heading in the right direction, they need more force behind them. “We need the West to impose a no-fly zone over significant parts of Ukraine,” Zelensky told Axios. ![]() ![]() President Joe Biden and NATO to impose a no-fly zone on Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also urged U.S. Letter from Kyiv: ‘I have something to say to the Russian people: You should fight against your own dictators. “Or be ashamed for the rest of their lives.” ![]() “The international community should do everything to stop civilians from dying right now in the middle of Europe,” she wrote. Gvozdyov also said that this situation demands unprecedented actions, such as closing the airspace above Ukraine so that Russian bombs can’t hit any more civilian buildings. Some sleep in metro stations as they, too, serve as bomb shelters.” “Since the start of the invasion, the nights have been especially dangerous, and, if people have an opportunity, they sleep in underground shelters. “I am writing this from an underground shelter where I and 20 other people are staying for the night,” she wrote. Her pleas echo that of Olga Gvozdyova, who describes life under the Russian shelling in a “Letter from Kyiv” for MarketWatch.
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