President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed Ukraine’s application for membership of the European Union, with parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal signing a joint statement, as Kyiv seeks a fast-track accession procedure amid Russia’s invasion.
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Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister and chief of the General Staff to put Russia’s strategic deterrence forces, which include nuclear weapons, on a special regime of combat duty, citing aggressive statements by NATO officials and raising fears of escalation.
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Ukrainian defenders have successfully repelled an enemy column near Sievierodonetsk, causing a significant retreat. The conflict in Ukraine has entered its third day following Russian President Putin’s invasion announcement. Martial law is in effect, and general mobilization is underway.
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Russian saboteurs who tried to enter Kyiv disguised as Ukrainians have been neutralised, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion, as residents of the capital were urged to stay alert to infiltrators amid missile strikes.
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