Russia Ukraine War April 6 Latest News: Authorities in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk urged the people to get out “while it is safe.” The administration is hoping to evacuate civilians through five “humanitarian corridors” today. Meanwhile, the United States and its allies on Wednesday prepared new sanctions on Moscow over alleged killings of civilians which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as “war crimes”, reported Reuters. On the other hand, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday said that there is a contraction of 15 percent in the Russian economy and private sector businesses are pulling out of the country, which is making it more and more difficult for President Putin to fund the war every single day. Meanwhile, the White House is planning another set of sanctions on Russia. This is likely to be announced on Wednesday. Pskai said that an additional sweeping package of sanction measures will impose costs on Russia, and send it further down the road of economic, financial, and technological isolation.
At the same time, Psaki reiterated that the United States is not calling for regime change. She said that US’ view is that Putin is a war criminal and he should be looked at by the international system which evaluates war crimes, reported Reuters.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had earlier called the scenes outside Kyiv as a “stage-managed anti-Russian provocation.” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had said the images contained “signs of video forgery and various fakes.”
Here’s a look at some of the latest top updates about the Russia-Ukraine war:
– US President Joe Biden approved a $100 million transfer of Javelin anti-armor missiles to Ukraine on Tuesday, according to an administration official, reported AP. The White House said that the assistance is funded as part of a broader $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine approved by Congress last month after Russia’s invasion. Meanwhile, there are reports that the US is also set to announce raft of new sanctions against Moscow. The new curbs will specially focus on the Russian banks and Putin’s two adult daughters.
– Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that Russia must be held accountable for its “war crimes”, as the United States and its allies prepared to expand sanctions.
– Ukrainian President also said that French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to provide support for an investigation into alleged crimes committed by Russian forces in Bucha and elsewhere. Zelenskiy has also asked Macron to help people trapped in the besieged southern city of Mariupol.
– Russia has called Ukrainian allegations out of Bucha a “monstrous forgery” aimed at denigrating the Russian army. Russia’s U.N. ambassador has told the Security Council that Russian troops are not targeting civilians, dismissing accusations of abuse as lies, reported Reuters.
– Zelenskiy has said that Russian forces continue to push deep into Ukraine in the east, but the Ukrainian army is holding them back. the Ukrainian President in a video address said that the country was aware that Russia was gathering up reinforcements for another offensive.
– According to a PTI report, India is unlikely to follow the American advice on pursuing an alternative option to defence and energy procurement from Russia, a leading American global strategy and commercial diplomacy firm said Tuesday. In a report on India, the Albright Stonebridge Group said that it has heard from involved officials that there is disappointment with India’s neutral approach to Russia.
