As Thursday draws to a close in Kyiv and in
Moscow
here are the key
developments of the day: Finland announced that it wants to join NATO. Russia's
invasion of Ukraine prompted the country, which shares an 830-mile border with
Russia, to shift from its long history of neutrality and military nonalignment.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called Finland's entry into NATO a threat to
Russia. In a recent poll, nearly three-quarters of Finns supported joining the
military alliance. Finland is already a member of the European Union and has
been a NATO partner since 1994. Siemens is leaving Russia after nearly 170
years.
The German industrial giant put all
new business and
international deliveries in Russia and Belarus on hold at the start of the war.
Now it says it will exit the Russian market entirely, calling the decision a
direct consequence of Russia's war in Ukraine. Siemens employs some 3,000
people in Russia, according to Reuters. Most of its business there involves
service work on high-speed trains. The Russian-installed government in.
The Ukrainian port city of Kherson will ask
Russian President Vladimir Putin to annex the
area, according to Russian state media. It's the latest evidence that Russia
wants to claim more territory in Ukraine. In response, Mykhailo Podolyak, an
adviser in the Ukrainian president's office, vowed:
"The Ukrainian army will liberate
Kherson."
The U.N. Human Rights
Council voted in a special session to investigate possible rights abuses in
northern Ukraine. China and Eritrea voted against the resolution. U.N. High
Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet referred to "egregious
human rights violations that have occurred" in the Kyiv and Chernihiv
regions. The U.N. suspended Russia from its top human rights body last month.
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effects in all corners of the globe. In-depth One man stands between Europe and
a ban on Russian oil: Hungary's Viktor Orban.
Among the many losses of
the war in Ukraine: nearly 5 million jobs. Russia's war in Ukraine could become a "frozen conflict," analysts say. Earlier developments You can read more news from Thursday here and more daily recaps here. For context and more in-depth stories, you can find NPR's full coverage here. Also, listen and subscribe to NPR's State of Ukraine podcast for updates throughout the day.
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