Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its second week Thursday as fighting continues across the smaller country.
He added that Ukraine was receiving"more and more powerful weapons" every day from its international partners.
"In just seven days, 1 million people have fled Ukraine — uprooted by this senseless war," U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a video statement on Thursday. Attacks were also continuing in various other cities and regions, the Ministry of Defense added, including Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Okhtyrka, and naval forces were continuing to"fire on civilian ships and capture sailors."
Lavrov also said Russia had no thoughts of nuclear war, according to Reuters, and confirmed that a fresh round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations was about to begin.Fortum CEO Markus Rauramo told CNBC's"Squawk Box Europe" on Thursday that against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine,"business cannot continue as usual.
The International Paralympic Committee said in a statement Thursday that multiple teams and athletes were threatening not to compete if the two countries were present,"jeopardizing the viability of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games." This would encompass any past and present allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide committed"on any part of the territory of Ukraine by any person," he said.
The countries that submitted referrals to the ICC included the U.K., France, New Zealand, Costa Rica and Latvia.Abdulhamid Hosbas | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The outlets were accused of"calling for extremist activity and violence" and sharing"deliberately false information about the actions of Russian military personnel in Ukraine," according to the statement.
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