Moldova, Poland, Georgia and the Baltic states
The White House denounced the “barbaric use” of Russian force against Ukrainian civilians after a maternity hospital in Mariupol was bombed. More than 1,200 civilians have been killed here in the 9 days since the siege, the city mayor said on Wednesday. On the other hand, the Ukrainian president said that nuclear war is a “bluff” and that Putin is a killer, but he will not “commit suicide” and warned that the Kremlin leader “wants to destroy Europe”, with threats still being Moldova, Poland. , Georgia and the Baltic States. Meanwhile, 40,000 Ukrainian civilians were evacuated on the 14th day of the war, and the armistice ceased.
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Thursday, March 10 events:
07:12 The House of Representatives voted the $ 14 billion budget for Ukraine’s defense / The budget goes to the Senate. Details here.
07:00 VIDEO Two Ukrainian pyrotechnicians detonate a bomb that could destroy a building with just their hands and a PET of water. Video, here.
06:54 Wali, a computer scientist who became “the world’s best-known sniper” after the wars in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, arrived in Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion. Details here.
06:48 The United States on Wednesday accused Russia and China of “intentionally” spreading “lies” about alleged US biological and chemical weapons laboratories in Ukraine, saying they feared Russia would use such banned weapons, AFP notes. Details here.
06:33 The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved $ 1.4 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine, which is facing “a very serious humanitarian and economic crisis” since the Russian military invaded the country, notes AFP.
06:26 1,207 dead in Mariupol in 9 days of Russian siege (mayor of the city).
06:17 Zelenski: Nuclear war is a bluff. It’s one thing to be a killer and another to kill yourself / Putin wants to destroy Europe. The Republic of Moldova, Poland, Georgia and the Baltic states are under threat. Details here.
6:00 p.m. Washington definitively rejects the transfer of fighter jets to Poland. Details. here.