The Indian embassy in Ukraine issued an urgent advisory asking Indian nationals to immediately leave Kharkiv and reach the outskirts of the city which saw continued pounding by Russian airstrikes on Wednesday. While in a U.P. poll rally PM Modi said that no efforts will be spared to bring the Indian citizens home, the Opposition demanded a more concrete strategy for the evacuation. U.S. President Joe Biden has said that dictators who do not "pay a price for their aggression" cause more chaos. According to excerpts released on Tuesday ahead of his first State of the Union address, Mr. Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine was premeditated and unprovoked. The United Nations' top court has scheduled hearings next week into a request by Ukraine for the court to order Moscow to halt its invasion. The first round of talks between Russia and Ukraine concluded on February 28, without resulting in a deal. Both sides agreed to continue the talks, as Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged that the country be given membership of the European Union. More than 350 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed during the invasion, Ukraine says, while more than half a million… Read full this story
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