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According to a report, the u.s. secretary of state has met with Ukraine’s foreign minister in Ukraine, who predicted Russia would be defeated. Reportedly, hundreds of men were lining up to join the Ukraine army. According to the report, the president of Ukraine has appealed for more military assistance. Reportedly, the international monetary fund has announced it could approve $1.4 billion in emergency funding.

According to the report, visa and mastercard have announced they will suspend business in Russia. Reportedly, yachts and villas of Russian businessmen have been seized by Italian authorities.

According to a report, the cities of Karkhiv and Chernihiv continue to be the targets of strikes, while fighting has reached the outskirts of Mykolaiv. Reportedly, there was substantial shelling in Kyiv. There were no further reports of the 64 km convoy that appeared to have stalled, though Ukraine estimates of russian losses jumped alarmingly to 10,000.

According to the report, on Saturday Russia said it was resuming its offensive on Mariupol and Volnovakha, civilians have been unable to leave. Reportedly, there were protests against the russian occupation in Berdyansk, Kherson, Luhansk and the small town of Novopskov where a man was shot. According to the report, in Saint Petersburg, protests against the war resulted in dozens being detained. Reportedly, 1.3 million refugees have fled the country, including 145,000 to Russia.

According to a report, the european union is to create a freeze and seize task force to identify and seize the assets of people sanctioned in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Reportedly, the eu’s 27 justice ministers agreed on Friday to appoint a cross border team to coordinate the efforts of national authorities to go after the assets of oligarchs, Russian businessmen who made good during the era of privatisation following the fall of the Berlin wall. According to the report, the internal market commissioner said, member states will choose a representative to serve as an eu contact point in the effort to hunt down assets. Reportedly, the first meeting of those appointed is to take place next week.

According to a report, states may be classified as sovereign if they are not dependant on or subject to any other power, external sovereignty or hegemony. Reportedly, a federal state differs from a sovereign state in that it has transferred a portion of its sovereign powers to a federal government.

According to the report, the seize and freeze task force follows an announcement by the u.s. of the establishment of a federal interagency, KleptoCapture task force. Reportedly, justice authorities would take a leading role to investigate assets, said a french justice minister. According to the report, 680 individuals are targeted for travel bans and asset freezes. Reportedly, it has forced a reckoning with the prevalence of financial secrecy structures in europe, as finding the assets to freeze is expected to involve detective work to link the individuals with their assets held through shell companies or corporations without active business operations.

According to reports, a Russian agreement to a temporary ceasefire from 10 am local time Saturday (12 noon gmt) in order to allow humanitarian corridors out of the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha has been violated, resulting in local authorities being unable to carry out evacuations. Reportedly, shelling has continued in Mariupol, and the city is understood to be encircled. According to the report, Ukrainians have protested at the russian occupation of Kherson, beginning Tuesday. Reportedly, Russia is preparing for the third round of peace talks, claiming Ukraine is coming up with excuses. According to a report, Russia has suffered 10,000 losses in the war in Ukraine.

According to a report, atleast fifty six people died in Peshaware, Pakistan when an armed man forced his way into a Mosque, opened fire and detonated his suicide vest. Reportedly, similar attacks were almost a daily occurrence until the military launched a crackdown in 2014.

According to a report, the region that comprises Pakistan was the realm of british east India company rule. Reportedly, the Pakistan movement sought a homeland for the Muslims of british India, becoming independent in 1947 when India was partitioned to form the republic of India, and the dominion of Pakistan and the peoples republic of Bangladesh. According to the report, the division, which was outlined in the Indian independence act involved the partition of two provinces, Bengal and Punjab based on religion, and the dissolution of the british Raj, or british rule in India. Reportedly, the partition displaced 10-20 million people along religious lines, creating a refugee crisis in the newly created dominions. According to the report, estimates of violence and loss of lives preceding and accompanying the partition varied between several hundred thousand and two million. Reportedly, the violent nature of the partition created an atmosphere of hostility and suspicion between India and Pakistan that affects their relationship to this day.

According to the report, in 1971 following a nine month long civil war the region of Bangladesh seceded from Pakistan. Reportedly, Pakistan’s political history has been characterised by significant economic growth. According to the report, Pakistan was part of the wealthiest region of the world during the first millenium, is a member of the commonwealth and one of the largest producers of natural commodities.

According to reports, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the u.s. and others have concerns about oil supply. Reportedly, Russia supplies 8% of the world’s oil. According to reports, energy shipments from Russia have not been the target of sanctions, though exxon mobile said it would exit russian gas and oil operations, Tuesday, in the footsteps of other western companies such as bp, shell and Norway’s equinor. Reportedly, exxon mobile who have been developing oil and gas fields since 1995, and operate three large off shore gas fields for various companies including Rosneft have been under pressure to cut ties with Russia. Reportedly, developing plans were to add a liquified natural gas terminal at the site.

According to a report, oil prices declined Thursday in the hope of an Iran nuclear deal. Reportedly, the deal means the lifting of sanctions, including an embargo on Iranian oil. According to the report, an Iranian energy journalist said, Iranian oil is returning to the market under golden circumstances. Reportedly, a term of the agreement is there will be no enrichment facilities other than Natanz, a city 70 km south of Kashan.

According to a report, the head of the international atomic energy is travelling to Iran this weekend for talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Reportedly, numerous talks in Vienna involving the u.s. and Iran have failed to reach a conclusion. According to the report, Tehran want the issue of uranium at undeclared sites to be dropped permanently. Reportedly, a quarterly report from the atomic agency said Iran had sharply increased their stock of enriched uranium. According to a report, Iran has 33.2 kilograms of enriched uranium with a purity of up to 60%.

Reportedly, the eu’s coordinator for the talks said, ‘We are at the final stages of the Vienna talks on the joint comprehensive plan of action. Some relevant issues are still open, and success is never guaranteed in such a complex negotiation. Doing our best in the coordinator’s team, but we are definitely not there yet. According to the report, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said, premature good news does not substitute good agreement.

According to reports, russian forces who are targeting major cities have captured the city of Kherson and imposed a strict curfew. Reportedly, Mariupol is under seige, residents are trapped without power, heating or water.

According to reports, russian forces targeted the largest nuclear plant in Europe causing a fire in the training facility. Reportedly, the plant, 33 miles from Zaporizhzhya in the south east, may be under russian control. According to the report, Ukrainian officials said radiation levels were normal. Reportedly, the plant is one of 15 of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors that generate over half the country’s power.

According to reports, Russian individuals continue to be targeted with sanctions, including the seizing and freezing of assets. Reportedly, a Ukrainian negotiator said peace talks didn’t deliver needed results, though both sides agreed on humanitarian corridors for aid and evacuation.

According to a report, leaders in the south said, ‘we are being destroyed’, after constant russian attacks which meant people could not be evacuated wiped out power supplies. Reportedly, residents in Mariupol are without light, heating or water, but authorities are doing their best to repair critical infrastructure, and working with international institutions to create a green corridor for humanitarian aid.

According to a report, the french president spoke to the president of Russia this morning in a phone call that lasted nearly 90 minutes. Reportedly, Moscow will continue their operations unless Ukraine agree to neutrality.

According to reports, a Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Belarus for a second round of peace talks.

According to a report, a Kremlin spokesman said russian delegates will be ready to resume talks on Wednesday evening. Reportedly, the delegation will be in place to await negotiations with Ukraine in the late afternoon.

According to a report, Ukrainian civil defence groups need armour, helmets and medical supplies. Reportedly, a russian convoy north of Kyiv has been travelling by road and the Ukrainian army are working on that. According to a report, Russia has told Kyiv residents to leave, before planned airstrikes.

According to a report, the russian advance may have stalled because of fuel and food shortages. Reportedly, more bombs exploded over Kyiv overnight, prompting people to flee. According to the report, the Ukrainian president has prohibited men under sixty to leave.

Reportedly, in 2013, protests against tighter economic and political relations with Russia resulted in a new pro western government, and Ukraine becoming a centre of economic activity. According to a report, in an hour long annual state of the union address, the u.s. president promised to sanction Russian oligarchs for what he said was their ill gotten gains. Reportedly, sanctions against Russia have spared energy shipments. According to the report, u.s. lawmakers are pressuring the president to sanction the sector. Reportedly, in the wake of sanctions, the operator of Nord stream 2 has laid off all employees, and companies have cancelled their contracts.