4m ago
12:08
Here's a
summary of this morning's main developments
Ukraine has criticised a proposal by Moscow to
open refugee corridors as “immoral” and “unacceptable” after the Russian
defence ministry announced civilians fleeing some cities would only be allowed
to leave for Belarus or Russia.
The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has warned
that as many as 5 million Ukrainians are expected to flee the country if the
Russian invasion continues, adding that Europe needs to ready itself for huge
numbers of refugees.
More than one million Ukrainians have fled to
Poland since the start of the Russian invasion, with 142,300 people arriving on
Sunday alone. The Polish government has said it will create an 8 billion zloty
($1.75bn) fund to help the war refugees.
The British government has denied that the UK is
to offer Ukrainian refugees a new humanitarian-based route to the country - and
confirmed it was possible only 50 people have been granted visas so far.
Russia has snubbed a hearing at the United
Nations’ top court into a legal bid by Kyiv to halt Moscow’s devastating invasion
of Ukraine.
China says it is open to helping to mediate
peace, but has stressed that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow is still
very strong.
Almost 5,000 people were detained for
demonstrating in Russia on Sunday, according to the According to an independent
monitoring group.
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