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Russia begins hostilities in Ukraine, the West imposes tough sanctions: Top 5 events of the week

27.02.2022
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1. By the orders of Vladimir Putin, the Russian armed forces began hostilities in Ukraine on February 24. Russia calls what is happening a "special operation", Ukraine called what is happening a "war of conquest".

2. On Friday, February 25, the UN Security Council failed to adopt a draft resolution on Ukraine. The draft resolution proposed by the US and Albania was rejected because it was vetoed by Russia, a permanent member of the Security Council.

3. On February 27, fighting is going on in the JFO zone, around Nikolaev, Kherson, Kharkov, Kyiv.

4. After the outbreak of hostilities, the US, EU and other countries impose sanctions against Russia and its leadership. We are talking about disconnecting Russian banks from the SWIFT system, closed skies, personal sanctions, etc.

5. The UN estimated the number of refugees from Ukraine at 150 thousand people. The number of refugees from Ukraine continues to grow. The UN expects a flow of 4 million people. Poland announced the arrival of 100,000.

 

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