Russia has declared a partial ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, the Kremlin's defence ministry says.
Several hundred people gathered peacefully on the median strip on Canberra Avenue outside the Russian Embassy in Griffith again today as daily protests continue for a second week.
A group of peaceful protesters rallied outside the office of the European Union delegation in Yarralumla today and called on the EU Ambassador to “cover the sky” over Ukraine.
Canberra photographer John Brookes submitted this poignant photograph to Canberra Daily for publication; its colours reminding him of the flag of Ukraine.
Russian invasion forces claim to have seized two small cities in southeastern Ukraine and the area around a nuclear power plant, but ran into stiff resistance elsewhere as Moscow's diplomatic and economic isolation deepened.
Western allies have announced sweeping new sanctions against Moscow as a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces were repelling Russian troops advancing on Kyiv.
Donald Trump has expressed empathy for Ukrainians and lauded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in an about-face following his praise of Vladimir Putin.
Allies from the US, Canada and Europe have announced sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin as anger grows over his country's invasion of Ukraine.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told senior European officials that China respects countries' sovereignty, including Ukraine's, but that Russia's concerns about NATO's eastward expansion should be properly addressed.
