Washington/ Kyiv/ Moscow | Jagran News Desk: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its 20th day on Tuesday, Kremlin banned US President Joe Biden, Canadian PM, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other top officials on a "stop list" to enter Russia. Meanwhile, the prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia are headed to Kyiv by train in a show of solidarity with Ukraine as it battles to fend off Moscow's assault.
Another round of peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators is still underway. The two sides have held three rounds of talks till now, but have failed to end the deadlock between them.
Here are the highlights from day 20 of the Russia-Ukraine War:
-The talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are still underway. Kyiv and Moscow resumed talks via video link, which Ukrainian negotiators said focused on ceasefires and troop withdrawals.
-The United States imposed sanctions on Russians it accused of gross human rights violations and slapped fresh measures on Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko. Russia retaliated by sanctioning U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and others.
-Russia banned Canada PM Justin Trudeau along with over 300 Canadians from entering the country including Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie, Defense Minister Anita Anand, and almost all MPs, following Canada’s support of Ukraine, repoted The Kyiv Independent.
-About 3 million people have fled Ukraine, nearly half of the children, according to the U.N. refugee agency. About 1.8 million are now in Poland and some 300,000 in Western Europe.
-Ukraine planned another attempt to deliver supplies to besieged port of Mariupol as the first group of civilians allowed out of the city reached safety.
-Ninety-seven Ukrainian children have died since the start of Russia's invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday in a speech to Canada's parliament.
- India ensured the safe evacuation of 22,500 Indians from Ukraine under 'Operation Ganga': Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha.
-Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the country realizes that it can’t join NATO. “We heard for years about the allegedly open doors” of NATO, but “we have already heard that we won’t be able to join.” He added that “it’s the truth we must recognize, and I’m glad that our people are starting to realize that and count on themselves and our partners who are helping us.”
-Britain will ban luxury goods exports to Russia and hit $1.2 billion worth of Russian imports with a 35% tariff, while blacklisting additional hundreds of individuals and entities for their links to the Kremlin.