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NBC correspondent Richard Engel has told Sky News, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared"calm" and was making"jokes" during a small gathering with reporters. "He is in Kyiv, we met in a government building and there were probably 15, 20 different journalists in the room," he explained.
"He arrived without a massive security entourage, he did have security with him, but he was carrying his own chair. "He put it down in front of the room, he sat down and he appeared calm, relaxed, in good humour. He made some jokes. "He did look a little tired, he said he has only been getting a few hours of sleep per night but h seemed determined. Determined to continue to lead this country." The reporter added that the president is making a plea for more help, specifically for a no-fly zone - which Western leaders have already declined to enforce. "He emphasised once again that he believes Vladimir Putin will not stop at Ukraine, that he will continue to go through eastern Europe, and he said that he will continue his offensive until he reaches the Berlin Wall," Mr Engel continued. "So he truly believes Vladimir Putin is on a mission to relitigate the Cold War with force and with a different outcome."Further sanctions have been announced on those with links to Vladimir Putin's regime. Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov and former Russian deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov have both been sanctioned, PA news agency understands.He had sponsored the club's stadium and training ground until Everton cut ties with him yesterday. Earlier, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that"Putin's cronies will have nowhere to hide" from UK sanctions. Today marks the start of the second week of warfare in Ukraine. Fighting has continued to intensify in key cities, while more than a million people have fled to neighbouring countries in the fastest exodus of refugees this century.Ukraine says it has reached"joint understanding" with Russia on evacuating civilians - with possible temporary ceasefire - during peace talks; Russia says it has"full control" of the southern port city Kherson - the first major area to fall since the invasion began;Shelling continues relentlessly in another key city on the Black Sea coast, Mariupol. Officials warned this morning that Russians are targeting civilian infrastructure and attempting to stop civilian evacuations; Kyiv is still under Ukrainian control, though attacks have continued. A 40-mile-long convoy of Russian vehicles now 30km from the city centre;Ukrainian military says Belarusian troops have been given the order to enter Ukraine;Vladimir Putin says his invasion is going to plan - as he praises his troops as"real heroes"; Speaking at almost the same time, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for a meeting with Mr Putin and says:"I don't bite. What are you afraid of?"At least 33 people killed in Chernihiv air strikes, says Ukraine At least 33 people have been killed in Chernihiv after Russian forces launched a number of air strikes on the Ukrainian city, according to Ukraine's emergency services. Rescue work has been temporarily suspended due to heavy shelling in the area, it added. How many refugees have left Ukraine and where have they gone? The United Nations refugee agency has reported that well over a million people have escaped to neighbouring countries since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began – with that number rising by the hour.More than 133,000 have gone to Hungary - which has changed its policy on refugees since 2015 when it built a razor-wire fence to stop a wave of refugees coming from Syria and beyond. Moldova has received nearly 100,000 people - which itself is not a member of NATO, and is nervous at Russia's invasion. Romanian authorities have told Sky News today that around 150,000 people have crossed their border from Ukraine.The UN reports that most of the remaining people have departed to Russia.Politician Sasha Ustinova has shared this stirring footage of Ukrainian MPs singing the national anthem as they met in secret to approve laws. Morrisons to stop selling Russian-made vodka Morrisons has followed in the footsteps of the Co-op in announcing it will no longer sell Russian-made vodka due to the invasion of Ukraine. The supermarket chain has said it will be de-listing Russian Standard vodka but did not specify whether this would be implemented immediately. Earlier today, the Co-op said the alcoholic drink has been taken off sale as it is"overtly marketed as being Russian" and is produced in the country. Russia tanks have entered town near nuclear plant, says Ukrainian interior minister's adviser Tanks have reportedly entered the town near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and Russian forces have opened fire. Yesterday, social media footage appeared to show Ukrainians building makeshift roadblocks and amassing on the main road leading to the huge nuclear power plant. Anton Geraschenko, an adviser to Ukraine's ministry of internal affairs, warned at the time that an impending firefight around the town in Enerhodar could result in weapons accidentally striking the plant. Russia has already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant, some 100km north of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Ukraine has asked FIFA and UEFA to postpone its upcoming World Cup play-off games with Scotland due to the ongoing invasion of the country by the Russian military. Their play-off semi-final game was due to be played at Hampden Park on 24 March, with the winner going on to face Austria or Wales in Cardiff for a place in this year's World Cup in Qatar. Russia had been due to face Poland in their semi-final, but have been thrown out of the tournament by FIFA as a sanction for the invasion.This devastating footage shows how Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, has been ruined by airstrikes and fighting.
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