Russia appears determined to pound some of Ukraine’s largest cities into submission; 2000 Ukrainian civilians killed so far, refugees reach 875,000. Follow updates here.
| French President Emmanuel Macron says Russian President Vladimir Putin “chose war”, but that he would continue his contacts with the Russian leader to try to stop the conflict and avoid its spread beyond Ukraine’s borders.
A woman cries in the small basement of a house crowded with people seeking shelter from Russian airstrikes, outside the capital Kyiv.Macron’s 14-minute address was meant to apprise the French of what has happened and what he predicts the fallout will be. It was his second such address and comes days before Macron must by law declare his candidacy in French presidential elections in April.
The war in Ukraine “marks a rupture”, jolting Europeans into a new era that will force new, costly decisions in all spheres, from defence to energy, Macron warned.
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