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The latest world reporting from The Belfast Herald.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the invasion as well as a potential ceasefire with Ukraine. Bennett is the first world leader to meet with Putin in person since the invasion began.
Oleg Anisimov, head of the Russian delegation, apologized to Ukraine during a final session of an IPCC meeting. He stated there was no justification for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asked Israeli Prime Minister Bennett to mediate peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, proposing Jerusalem as the venue.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that the United Kingdom will impose sanctions on Russian banks and oligarchs. Russian airline Aeroflot will also be banned from operating flights to the UK due to the invasion.
President Joe Biden announced new sanctions targeting Russia's technology sector, financial institutions, and elites linked to Putin. He reaffirmed U.S. non-intervention in Ukraine but pledged to defend NATO allies.
Russia launches an investigation following reports that shells landed inside Rostov Oblast, 2 km from the Russia–Ukraine border. At least one structure on a farm is reportedly destroyed.
US President Joe Biden stated that Vladimir Putin intends to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine within days, with Russian forces targeting the capital Kyiv. The US and UK reported continued military build-up near Ukraine's border despite Russian claims of troop withdrawals.
The Mauritian flag was raised on the Chagos Archipelago, an Indian Ocean territory controlled by the UK, marking the first such event. The move followed a government-led expedition and was described as a historic moment by the Mauritian prime minister.