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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Biden warns Russia any nuclear attack would be 'incredibly serious mistake'
US President Joe Biden warned Russia on Tuesday against using a nuclear weapon in the war with Ukraine, saying such an escalation would be a grave error.Asked by reporters whether he thinks Russia is preparing a dirty bomb attack that it would then blame on Ukraine, Biden said: "Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake were it to use a tactical nuclear weapon." Stay with TOI for the latest updatesRead Less
Biden warns Russia any nuclear attack would be 'incredibly serious mistake'
US President Joe Biden warned Russia on Tuesday against using a nuclear weapon in the war with Ukraine, saying such an escalation would be a grave error.Asked by reporters whether he thinks Russia is preparing a dirty bomb attack that it would then blame on Ukraine, Biden said: "Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake were it to use a tactical nuclear weapon."Russia said this week that Ukraine could use a so-called dirty bomb on its own territory.
The embassy has asked the Indian nationals to contact it for any guidance or assistance to travel to the Ukrainian border for exiting the country.
There has been an intensification of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine with Moscow carrying out retaliatory missile strikes targeting various Ukrainian cities in response to a huge blast in Crimea around three weeks back.
It said some Indian nationals have already left Ukraine pursuant to the earlier advisory.
In continuation of the advisory issued by the Embassy on October 19, all Indian citizens in Ukraine are advised to immediately leave Ukraine by available means. Some Indian nationals have already left Ukraine pursuant to earlier advisory: Embassy of India in Kyiv (Ukraine)
Russia's President Putin begins a Coordination Council meeting: "We need to speed up decision making in Ukraine"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday asked the international community to cover an expected budget deficit of $38 billion next year for his war-torn country, with Moscow's invasion also badly hitting the economy.
Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company said while Moscow has accused Kyiv of preparing to detonate a dirty bomb, the opposite may be true.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that rebuilding Ukraine was a "generational task" that must start immediately, even as Russia's invasion rages on.
Britain's new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, vowed Tuesday to help Ukraine fight off Russia's invasion even as he warned of difficult financial choices ahead for his government.
Ukraine needs $17 billion of financial aid "for a quick recovery," says President Zelenskyy
Rebuilding Ukraine a 'generational task' that begins now: German chancellor Scholz
Russia has destroyed over a third of Ukraine's energy sector, says President Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy tells Ukraine reconstruction conference Kyiv has not received a single cent for $17 billion fast recovery plan
Five injured in blast in Russian-held city of Melitopol in Ukraine: pro-Moscow officials (AFP)
US considers HAWK air defense equipment for Ukraine, say US officials
The United States is considering sending older HAWK air defense equipment from storage to Ukraine to help it defend against Russian drone and cruise missile attacks, two US officials told Reuters. The HAWK interceptor missiles would be an upgrade to the Stinger missile systems - a smaller, shorter range air defense system - that the United States has already sent to blunt Russia's invasion. The Biden administration would use the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to transfer the HAWK equipment which is based on Vietnam-era technology, but has been upgraded several times. The PDA allows the United States to transfer defense articles and services from stocks quickly without congressional approval in response to an emergency.
UN nuclear watchdog to inspect Ukrainian sites
A team of inspectors from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit two sites in Ukraine at the request of the government in Kiev, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog said in a statement. In the statement issued on Monday, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the agency is aware of statements made by Russia on Sunday about alleged activities at the two nuclear sites. Grossi confirmed that both locations are under IAEA safeguards and have been visited regularly by the agency inspectors.
Vote could hobble Biden foreign policy but Ukraine shift seen unlikely
Kevin McCarthy, who could soon be second in line to the White House, startled US allies when he warned that his Republican Party would no longer write a "blank check" to Ukraine. If the Republicans win either chamber of Congress in the November 8 elections, President Joe Biden's foreign policy team would face a grueling two years, although any sharp shift in US support for Ukraine looks unlikely.
Ukraine reports success in shooting down 70% of drones launched by Russia
Zelenskyy warned that the coming winter “will be the most difficult in history.”
“We have no right to relax."
