If you’re just joining us,here’s what you might have missed from Ukraine (where it is now nearly 8am).
“This is a powerful signal to the whole world,” Mr Zelensky said,according to an English translation of his remarks.
“Either Russia will respect international law and not wage wars,or it will have no money.”
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Poland’s proposal to deliver the jets to the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany raised the concerning prospect of jets departing from a US and NATO base to fly into airspace contested with Russia in the Ukraine war.
“We will continue to consult with Poland and our other NATO allies about this issue and the difficult logistical challenges it presents,but we do not believe Poland’s proposal is a tenable one,” he said in a statement.
Any decision to provide the MiGs would be a morale booster for Ukraine as Russian attacks on its cities deepen the humanitarian catastrophe. But it also would raise the risks of a wider war.
McDonald’s,Coca-Cola,PepsiCo and General Electric – all ubiquitous global brands and symbols of US corporate might – have joined more than 200 companies suspending their businesses in Russia in recent days.
British transport minister Grant Shapps said in a tweet on Tuesday (GMT) that it would now be a “criminal offence” for any Russian aircraft to enter UK airspace.
“I have made it a criminal offence for ANY Russian aircraft to enter UK airspace and now HMG[Her Majesty’s Government] can detain these jets,” Shapps said.
Britain had previously barred Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot and other Russian carriers from entering its airspace. Russia quickly retaliated,banning virtually every country in Europe from its own airspace.
with AP,Reuters