RUSSIA-UKRAINE LIVE: Putin’s “threat of nuclear war” as battle for Kyiv reaches decisive 24 hours – and Russian and Ukrainian officials meet TODAY
Boris Johnson call Russia invasion of Ukraine “President Putin’s catastrophically abusive endeavor” as Kremlin forces continue to face resistance.
Before an emergency The united nations General Assembly of Ukrainian President Vladimir Green said the next 24 hours would be a “crucial period”.
Meanwhile, Russian and Ukrainian forces have resumed heavy fighting ahead of an expected attack on the capital.
Ukrainian defenders resisted, but a US official warned that far stronger Russian forces would inevitably learn and adapt their tactics.
A Ukrainian delegation is due to meet with the Russians “without preconditions” today on the border with Belarus, although Zelensky said he did not see much prospect of any meaningful dialogue.
Mr Johnson, meanwhile, dismissed Vladimir Putin’s dramatic statement that he was putting Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert as a “distraction” from the failure of his troops to break into Ukraine.
Mr Johnson said Putin’s nuclear order seemed to be an attempt to deviate from the fact that his efforts to restore order after the Cold War in Europe were failing.
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