The war rages on, as it is now approaching two weeks in length.
Russia is claiming that it is opening humanitarian corridors. But Ukraine is calling this immoral, because those exit routs out of war torn Ukraine are to Russia and Belarus. Prior attempts to create a safe passage for migrants out of Mariupol, a city in southeastern Ukraine that seems on the verge of being taken over by Russian military forces, ended almost before it began, with Russia not honoring the safe passage routes almost as soon as the agreements had been made.
Territories under control by Russia are growing. Russian forces have encircled several cities, most notably the second largest city of Ukraine, Kharkiv, and the largest and capital city of Kyiv.
China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has said that China’s friendship with Russia is, in his words, “rock solid.” Cooperation between the two countries runs along broad lines, he said.
China has been hesitant to criticize Russia too harshly since the invasion began, and has steadfastly refused to refer to it as an invasion, leading some to speculate about China’s own intentions with Taiwan. China has yet to either outright condemn or support Russia’s military involvement in Ukraine.
Earlier today, on an early morning news program on ABC, I heard some other news on the situation. Ukraine’s President Zolensky continues to accuse Russia of deliberately targeting civilians, to try and bring terror to them, although Moscow denies this. There is also a report by the Wall Street Journal that Russia is allegedly recruiting veterans of the Syrian conflict to join the Russian effort in Ukraine.
Obviously, civilian casualties continue to mount, and Ukraine’s infrastructure continues to sustain incredible damage. So far, in the less than two weeks since this war officially began, 1.5 million Ukrainians have escaped the country.
Russia-Ukraine live news: Moscow says humanitarian corridors open by David Child, Nadim Asrar and Federica Marsi, Published On 6 Mar 2022 6 Mar 2022:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/6/russia-ukraine-us-mulls-oil-ban-liveblog
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