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Service members of pro-Russian troops are seen atop of an armoured vehicle with the symbol Z painted on its side in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine March 24, 2022. - Sputnik International

LIVE UPDATES: US Confirms No Intention to Send Troops to Ukraine to Fight Russian Soldiers

20:06 GMT 06.04.2022 (Updated: 05:38 GMT 07.04.2022)

Previously, however, the US has approved additional military aid for Ukraine, while the Russian military warned that the supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine by Western states is a mistake, which increases casualties.

Earlier on Wednesday, the US slapped new sanctions on Russia, targeting Russian banks and politicians and banning new investments into the country.

Russia launched a military operation last month with the stated goal of putting an end to war crimes committed by Ukrainian troops against civilians during an eight-year offensive against Donbas. The Russian Defence Ministry said the special operation, which targets Ukrainian military infrastructure, aims to "demilitarize and de-Nazify" Ukraine. Moscow has said it has no plans to occupy the country.

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04:01 GMT 07.04.2022

Ukrainian Forces Fire 152-mm Shells at Town North of Lugansk, LPR Says

Ukrainian troops early on Thursday shelled the locality of Donetskiy in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), firing five 152-millimeter shells, the LPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said in a statement.

"A shelling attack by Ukraine's armed units was registered... from the direction of the settlement of Gorskoye towards the locality of Donetskiy using a 152mm artillery gun (5 shells)," the office said.

03:21 GMT 07.04.2022

Suspension of Russian Work in UN Human Rights Council May Have Destructive Consequences for Organization - Russian Diplomat

03:20 GMT 07.04.2022

US Senate Unanimously Passes Bill on Lend-Lease for Ukraine

"This bill temporarily waives certain requirements related to the President's authority to lend or lease defense articles if the defense articles are intended for Ukraine's government and necessary to protect civilians in Ukraine from Russian military invasion," the document's summary says.

According to the Senate, the president must establish procedures for ensuring the timely delivery of military support loaned and leased to Ukraine under the bill.

The legislation is yet to be approved by the House of Representatives.

02:17 GMT 07.04.2022

There Are Differences Among NATO Allies on How to Further Treat Russia

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, 1920, 07.04.2022

NATO Divided on Further Steps Toward Russia - Reports

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00:52 GMT 07.04.2022

Russian Ambassador Calls US Sanctions Against Sberbank, Alfa Bank Direct Bow to Ordinary Russian Citizens

23:09 GMT 06.04.2022

Polish President Says Dialogue With Russia Has No Sense

"Dialogue with Russia has no sense ... One has to present very tough conditions to [Russian President] Vladimir Putin. One has to say, 'Unless you meet these conditions, we don't have anything to talk about," Andrzej Duda told the CNN broadcaster on Wednesday.

He pointed out that the EU was going to decisively support Ukraine and boost sanctions against Russia. From Duda's point of view, any dialogue without results wins time for Russia to continue the military operation in Ukraine.

21:50 GMT 06.04.2022

UK Foreign Secretary Says Working With G7 Partners on New Sanctions for More Russian Banks

"I am working with our G7 partners to crack down on more Russian banks and agree a clear timetable to eliminate our imports of Russian oil, gas and coal," Liz Trusssaid, as quoted by The Telegraph.

The secretary also called on the G7 partners to close ports for Russian vessels and make Russian gold unavailable for the Russian government.

21:50 GMT 06.04.2022

Zagreb Plans to Expel Russian Diplomats, Foreign Minister Gordan Grliс Radman Says

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Croatia to Expel Russian Diplomats Over Situation in Ukraine

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21:15 GMT 06.04.2022

New York Times Verifies Footage Showing Ukrainian Forces Shooting Dead Wounded Russian Soldier

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6 April 2022, 21:09 GMT

20:52 GMT 06.04.2022

Russian Watchdog Urges Google to Drop Restrictions Against Foreign Ministry Briefing

"Roskomnadzor demanded that the American company Google LLC, the owner of the Internet service YouTube, remove the restrictions imposed by the administration of the video hosting site on the video of the briefing of Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova and explain the reason for their introduction," the agency said in a statement.

Roskomnadzor also noted that by blocking this video the YouTube administration hampers the distribution of information and free access to it. According to the agency, the platform deliberately discriminates against Russian users and restricts their access to the official information provided by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

20:30 GMT 06.04.2022

Russia Reserves Right of Reciprocal Staff Cuts at Slovenian Embassy - Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia considers the decision of Slovenia to reduce the number of diplomatic staff in the Russian embassy in Ljubljana as an unfriendly act and reserves the right to reciprocate, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

"We regard these steps as extremely irresponsible and unfriendly… Clearly, these steps are designed to systematically destroy Russian-Slovenian relations, which turn 30 this year," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Russia may introduce reciprocal measures against Slovenian diplomats in the light of this decision.

"We reserve the right to take political and diplomatic measures in response, such as limiting the total number of staff of the Embassy of Slovenia in Moscow, including local staff, among them citizens of Russia and third countries. Such precedents are known to exist," the statement said.

On Tuesday, the Slovenian Foreign Ministry informed Russian Ambassador Timur Eyvazov about its decision to reduce the number of the Russian embassy employees. Slovenia will expel 35 Russian diplomats, AFP reported, citing sources close to the country's foreign ministry.

20:07 GMT 06.04.2022

US Not Planning to Boycott G20 Summit, Will Only Skip Ministerials if Russia Attends

"They have later clarified [Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen] she was referencing at the ministerial level and more specific meetings," Psaki said clarifying Yellen's remarks earlier in the day that the United States would boycott the G20 summit if Russia attends. "[I]t wasn't an indication of plans for us to boycott or not attend."

20:07 GMT 06.04.2022

US Minimizes Costs of Russia Sanctions for Itself, But Some Areas to Suffer - White House

"As we have made decisions about putting sanctions in place, we continue to do that through the prism of maximizing impact on Russian economy, while minimizing impact on the West and the United States. Obviously there are areas where there has been an impact, including on the price of gas," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.