24th day of the attack on Ukraine: Biden warns Jinping, says - there will be consequences for helping Russia

Today is the 24th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. US President Joe Biden on Friday discussed the Russian attack on Ukraine and sanctions on Russia via video conferencing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. At the same time, Biden has also warned Russia of dire consequences if it receives any kind of Chinese aid.

Biden reiterated that US policy on Taiwan has not changed and will continue to oppose any unilateral change in the current situation. The two leaders also agreed on the importance of maintaining communication channels between China and the US.

According to the news agency Xinhua, Jinping said – as leaders of two major countries, we (China and America) need to think about how to present global issues. More importantly, global sustainability and the work and lives of millions of people are taken into account.

Today's Updates...

G7 leaders will discuss Russia's attack on Ukraine in Brussels on 24 March.

The White House said on Friday that all the weapons sent by the US to Ukraine are for defense. They cannot be used to attack any other country.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Putin on the phone on Friday. Macron expressed serious concern over the situation in Mariupol of Ukraine. Here more than 3 lakh people are forced to live without electricity, water, and gas supply.

More than 1,300 people are trapped under the theater following the March 16 Russian attack on a theater in the city of Mariupol. He took refuge here. So far 130 people have been rescued from the Mariupol Theater devastated by the attack. One person is seriously injured in the attack.

According to the UN, about 6.5 million people were internally displaced. At the same time, about 32 lakh people have had to leave the country due to the attack.

According to a senior US defense official, Russia has fired 1,080 missiles at Ukraine since the start of the attack.

Two Ukrainians have been killed in Russian military shelling in Avdrivka, Donetsk. At the same time, a Ukrainian citizen has died in the city of Zaporizhia.

According to the Kyiv administration, so far 222 people, including 60 civilians, have been killed in the capital Kyiv. Among them were 4 children. 889 people were injured, including 241 civilians and 18 children.

Operation Ganga update

The body of MBBS student Naveen Shekharappa, who lost his life during the war in Kharkiv city of Ukraine, will reach Bengaluru on March 21. Naveen's father Shankarappa told that after worshiping the body from the Veera Shaiva tradition in the village, it will be donated to the SS Hospital in Davanagere for medical studies.

Putin appears in public for the first time since the Russian attack on crane

Putin on Friday made his first public appearance since the Russian attack on Ukraine. According to Russian media, Putin addressed thousands of Russians at the Luzhniki stadium, the largest in Moscow. On reaching the stage, Putin said that the Russian people had not seen such unity for a long time.

This stadium was covered with posters. Slogans like 'For a Nazi-free world' were written on the posters. According to Moscow police, more than 200,000 people gathered in and around the stadium to listen to Putin. He had Russian flags in his hand.

the power line of Zaporizhia power plant restored

Power lines have been restored at Europe's largest power plant in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. Two weeks ago, the Russian army conducted an airstrike near this plant and captured the plant. Three of the power plant's five power lines were cut during the Russian occupation. According to Ukrainian media, one of the damaged lines has been repaired.

Italy prepares plan to give asylum to 1.75 lakh Ukrainians

According to Reuters, Italy has prepared a plan to give asylum in the country to 1.75 lakh people displaced from Ukraine. The plan is expected to get approval from the cabinet on Friday. Since the Russian attack on February 24, 53,600 Ukrainians, including 27,000 women and 21,600 children, have fled to Italy.

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