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The White House has announced the Biden administration will sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top government officials in Moscow in response to Russia's military actions in Ukraine.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called on Slovakia to facilitate the return of Iranian nationals to their homeland as Tehran continues consultations with Ukraine's neighboring countries to ensure the safety of its expats in the wake of the worsening conflict in the former Soviet state.

The United Nations Security Council has failed to adopt an anti-Russia resolution aimed at "deploring" Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.

Amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Tunisia decided to send a plane to Poland to withdraw Tunisians residing in Ukraine and wishing to return to Tunisia, reported Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) on Thursday.

Denmark will accept refugees fleeing from Ukraine, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told journalists on Thursday.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to provide Ukraine with "lethal defense weapons" worth 600 million U.S. dollars to help Kiev defend itself against military attack from Russia.

U.S. President Joe Biden said he will meet with his counterparts of other Group of Seven (G7) countries on Thursday morning to discuss next moves they will take on Russia in response to Moscow's military operation in the Donbass region.

"We have met today to discuss the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades. We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, enabled by Belarus. We call on Russia to immediately cease its military assault, to withdraw all its forces from Ukraine and to turn back from the path of aggression it has chosen."

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NATO leaders meeting virtually today (25 February 2022) called on Russia "to stop this senseless war, immediately cease its assault, withdraw all its forces from Ukraine, and turn back to the path of dialogue and turn away from aggression," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stressed prompt establishment of a crisis management headquarters at Foreign Ministry on Ukraine crisis, saying that the necessary coordination has been made aiming at better managing the situation and facilitating the departure of Iranian nationals from Kiev.

Ukrainian service members are fighting bravely — and effectively — for their country against the massive Russian onslaught, a senior defense official said at the Pentagon today.

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Friday it had evacuated 13 people by bus from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv following the commencement of Russian military operations in the country Thursday.

Taiwan's Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said on Friday the military is closely monitoring the crisis in Ukraine and remains cautious of any ripples it might create in the Taiwan Strait.

Taiwan on Friday announced that it will join the United States and other countries in imposing sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but did not immediately provide details.

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U.N. aid agencies are increasing humanitarian operations to help Ukrainians whose lives have been upended since Russia invaded the country.

Myanmar's military junta expressed Thursday its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, placing itself at odds with most of the world community which has condemned the military action and moved to introduce crushing sanctions on Moscow.

Hundreds of Australians of Ukrainian descent joined those with Russian heritage to demonstrate against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in downtown Sydney on Friday.

Prolonged fighting with Russia puts at risk billions of dollars in economic ties between the target country, Ukraine, and its top trading partner, China, experts say.