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From left, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi pose for a group photo during an extraordinary NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, March 24, 2022. - Sputnik International

LIVE UPDATES: NATO Decision to Support Kiev Confirms Their Interest in Hostilities, Moscow Says

09:07 GMT 24.03.2022 (Updated: 18:18 GMT 24.03.2022)

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The Russian special military operation in Ukraine was kicked off 29 days ago following calls from the breakaway Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk to protect their civilians amid intensified shelling by Kiev's forces. According to Russian President Putin, the operation is also aimed at demilitarising and de-Nazifying Ukraine.

As Moscow and Kiev are trying to get closer to a peaceful solution of the conflict during round-the-clock negotiations, the Russian army keeps on advancing through Ukraine's territory, fulfilling its major goal to eliminate neo-Nazi radicals on the ground who prevent civilians from safely evacuating from embattled areas, such as Mariupol, and also loot apartments and houses in Chernigov, Sumy and Zaporozhye.

However, the evacuation of civilians continues, with some of them, mainly from the Donbass region, choosing to find shelter in Russia, while others are heading to western Ukraine through a few humanitarian corridors previously agreed by Moscow and Kiev.

The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry also regularly delivers food and medicines to the areas with dire humanitarian situation.

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07:19 GMT 25.03.2022

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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine

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25 March 2022, 06:50 GMT

07:13 GMT 25.03.2022

Over 600 People Have Been Evacuated From Mariupol to DPR Over the Past 24 Hours, Donetsk Says

06:49 GMT 25.03.2022

Russian Security Service Detains Man for Treason

The Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a man in the Russian city of Khabarovsk for treason, as he tried to sell classified data to Ukraine in order to sabotage Moscow's special operation.

The suspect had access to classified information and anonymously attempted to sell via the internet Ukrainian intelligence service data that could be used to undermine Russia's security and for sabotage purposes.

06:39 GMT 25.03.2022

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25 March 2022, 06:38 GMT

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25 March 2022, 06:13 GMT

06:01 GMT 25.03.2022

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05:54 GMT 25.03.2022

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25 March 2022, 05:53 GMT

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25 March 2022, 05:22 GMT

04:31 GMT 25.03.2022

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25 March 2022, 04:31 GMT

02:17 GMT 25.03.2022

EU Leaders Instruct European Commission to Study Effectiveness of Sanctions Against Russia

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday that European leaders have instructed the European Commission to study the effectiveness of sanctions already in place against Russia and to consider additional sanctions.

"The European Commission must study the impact of sanctions, to check whether anything must be clarified in the existing measures... Currently, the priority is to close the weak points and to prevent possible circumvention of sanctions. The European Commission has been instructed to study this issue in detail," De Croo told journalists.

He added that the European Commission must consider additional sanctions against Moscow, saying that the Russian side must be more affected by sanctions than the European one.

02:00 GMT 25.03.2022

US Sanctions Against Russia Will Not Achieve Its Goals - Ambassador Antonov

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Friday that the US sanctions imposed to undermine the Russian economy will not achieve its goals.

"Serial sanctions strikes will not achieve its goals. There is no way to bring the Russian people to their knees before the untruth. No one will be able to force us to sacrifice the good of our homeland in order to please the will of the United States and its allies," Antonov said in a statement, published by the Russian Embassy in the US on Telegram.

The ambassador urged the US officials to resolve the issues of their own country, rather than to assert themselves at the expense of Russia.

"Obviously, the new 'package' of anti-Russian sanctions is aimed at destroying the economy and undermining the domestic political situation in our country. The US authorities wish to gag all dissenters by flouting their own slogans about the freedom of speech and democracy," Antonov said, referring to the US attempt to punish Russian lawmakers for "expressing their own position, which does not correspond to Washington's guidelines," while they are "defending the national interests of Russia."

00:35 GMT 25.03.2022

Japan Imposes New Sanctions Against 25 Russian Nationals, 81 Russian Entities

Japan has adopted a new package of sanctions against 25 Russian nationals and 81 Russian entities, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

The new package of sanctions includes Automobile Plant URAL, Vympel Shipyard, Amur Shipbuilding Plant, electronics manufacturer Baikal Electronics, and a number of other entities.

Moreover, Japan has sanctioned elderly children of Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov and his wife, the chairman of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF, Igor Shuvalov, the main shareholder and chairman of Severstal, Alexey Mordashov, relatives of the CEO of the state-owned defense company Rostec Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, Russian Presidential Administration First Deputy Chief of Staff Sergey Kiriyenko's relatives, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev's relatives, and other.

So far, Japan has sanctioned 101 Russian nationals and 130 entities.

00:14 GMT 25.03.2022

Moscow Confirms Information About Russia, Ukraine Exchanging Soldiers on 10-for-10 Basis

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova confirmed to Sputnik on Thursday that Moscow and Kiev have exchanged soldiers on a 10-for-10 basis.

"I confirm the information about the exchange of 10 Russian soldiers detained on the territory of Ukraine for 10 Ukrainian soldiers," Moskalkova said.

She added that the sides have also exchanged Russian civilian seafarers from the ship Millennial Spirit for Ukrainian civilian seafarers from the rescue ship Sapphire.

The ombudswoman appreciated the actions of the Russian Defense Ministry by saying that it "has done a significant work to return Russian detained soldiers to their homes."

21:09 GMT 24.03.2022

Biden, Von Der Leyen Pledge to Combat Digital Ways of Evading Russia Sanctions

US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a joint statement pledged deeper collaboration to combat use of digital assets to evade the sanctions on Russia.

"We intend to announce deeper collaboration to combat the illicit use of digital assets, including their potential misuse in evading multilateral sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine. Together, we intend to deepen our shared commitment to advance anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism for digital assets, consistent with the Financial Action Task Force standards," the joint statement said on Thursday.

The United States and the European Union will expedite and increase sharing of financial intelligence on illicit use of digital assets, according to the statement.

20:52 GMT 24.03.2022

Trudeau: Canada Can Play 'Modest Role' in Replacing Russian Energy on Global Markets

Canada can play a small part in replacing Russian energy exports amid an upheaval on the global market following a myriad of sanctions on Moscow in response to its special military operation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

“We recognize that replacing Russian oil and gas, in the short term, is going to be important. Canada can, perhaps, play a modest role in that,” Trudeau told a news conference following an emergency NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels.

However, Trudeau emphasized phasing renewable energy into the global energy market remains the medium- and long-term priority.

Energy prices have skyrocketed in recent months, appreciating even faster following start of Russia’s special military operation, with gas futures in Europe topping $1,400 on Wednesday.

20:47 GMT 24.03.2022

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18:40 GMT 24.03.2022

Humanitarian Corridor for Exit of Foreign Ships From Ukrainian Ports Will Operate Daily Starting From 25 March - Russian MoD

17:50 GMT 24.03.2022

Austrian Parliament Bans RT Broadcasting in Country

The Austrian National Council, the lower house of the country’s parliament, banned RT broadcasting in the country on Thursday.

"Russia Today is banned …Thus, Austria implements the relevant part of the sanctions against Russia and prohibits Austrian network providers from broadcasting Russia Today. This is done in order to stop the spread of fake news about Russia's aggressive war in Ukraine," the council said in a statement.

17:49 GMT 24.03.2022

NATO Decision to Support Kiev Confirms Their Interest in Hostilities, Moscow Says

NATO’s decision to continue supporting Kiev confirms the fact that the alliance wants hostilities to continue, Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, said on Thursday.

"The member states of the organization have demonstrated absolute loyalty to Washington, their readiness to follow in line with its guidelines for the total containment of Russia. The decision announced at the summit to continue providing political and practical support to the Kiev regime confirms the alliance's interest in continuing hostilities," Zakharova said in a statement, published by the ministry.