Russian-installed officials in Ukraine's Kherson region have begun civilian evacuations, while Kyiv has also reported a major leak of engine oil from the hydroelectric plant.
Ukrainians living in the occupied east are being forced to take Russian citizenship – otherwise, they face deportation. Kyiv is sending mixed signals about what its citizens should do.
"The Ukraine crisis has demonstrated that nuclear weapons do not create peace and stability. They don't deter aggression, but enable conventional wars and incentivize risk-taking that could lead to nuclear war," NPA's Secretary General Henriette Westhrin said.
Under external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, sitting on the fence has become an essential ingredient of our foreign policy, thinly disguised as "national interest".