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The United States has called on India to join a collective response to Russia.
Ukraine's ambassador to Delhi has also called for material help.
But India has so far refused to either support or condemn any of the parties in the war.
Ishan Garg tells why from New Delhi.
IN: India is following...The European Union has agreed to new sanctions against Russia at an emergency summit in Brussels.
The bloc's foreign policy leader Josep Borrel called the measures "the harshest package of sanctions we have ever implemented."
FSN's Rosie Birchard was outside the overnight meeting.
IN: So a very...
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says at least 137 Ukrainians are dead following the first day of the Russian assault.
Earlier, the Biden administration announced more sanctions on Moscow as a result of the decision to invade.
FSN's Washington correspondent Simon Marks says the US has decided not to sanction Russian president Vladimir Putin or members of his inner circle for the time being.
IN: There was speculation
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The US does say that the sanctions do go significantly further than previous ones.
IN: Americans do say
OUT: and elsewhere
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President Biden said it will take time to see how effective the sanctions have been.
IN: Now the president
OUT: topple him
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Japan will impose additional sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The move follows the United States and Europe in a coordinated effort to put pressure on Moscow.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
IN: "Prime Minister Fumio Kishida..."
In response to the invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration has laid out new measures to make it harder for Russia to do business and access finances around the world.
US President Joe Biden said the new sanctions would have a long-term impact on the Russian economy, while minimizing the impact on the United States.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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Oil prices hit their highest level in seven years following Russia's decision to invade Ukraine - in what has been a volatile day for global markets. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
IN: Oil prices…
OUT: Laura Makin-Isherwood, London
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As Russian forces launch a major military assault on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has warned of an "instant" response if anyone tries to take on Russia.
Yet he maintains his objective is not to occupy Ukraine.
Our Moscow correspondent Giles Gibson reports on the latest from the Kremlin after hearing from President Putin's spokesperson Dimitry Peskov
IN: He said
OUT: across Ukraine
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US President Joe Biden plans to impose what he called "severe sanctions" against Russia on Thursday during a public address on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The president has described it as an "unprovoked and unjustified attack."
Our US bureau chief Simon Marks reports from Washington
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OUT: in Russia
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OUT: Biden faces
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IN: There is
OUT: or deterrent
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Ghanaian students in Ukraine want the government to evacuate them from the Ukraine-Russia region. It comes amid tensions and violent clashes between Russia and Ukraine.
Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.
IN: " Ghana's national student……."
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin must fail in his attempts to invade Ukraine.
In a statement addressed to the nation, he said the UK would stand by Ukraine and do whatever it could to help.
Chris Jones has more from London.
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Ghanaian students in Ukraine want the government to evacuate them from the Ukraine-Russia region. It comes amid tensions and violent clashes between Russia and Ukraine.
Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.
IN: " Ghana's national student……."
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World leaders have been quick to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in launching a large-scale assault on Ukraine.
Both NATO and the European Union have pleaded for him to turn his troops around and to stop firing missiles at Ukrainian military targets.
And there have been mixed reactions to the attack from inside Russia, as Julia Chapman reports from Rostov in the southern region of the country.
IN: "It is a very mixed picture…"
OUT: "...of a deterrent."
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