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Russian celebrities call out Putin’s war in Ukraine
"It is impossible to work for a murderer," the director of a state theatre in Russia said as she resigned on Thursday.
‘Declaration of war on whole of Europe’ as Russian strikes near Chernobyl could cause ‘radioactive nuclear dust’ to spread to ‘EU’
“This is a declaration of war on the whole of Europe.”
Truss summoned Russian ambassador to meet her and everybody said the same thing
"You giving him a questionnaire and a £100 fine?" wrote one person in response to the foreign secretary's tweet.
‘Unprecedented’ sanctions against Russia can reverse Ukraine invasion, Cleverly insists
While rejecting fears that Putin has already anticipated penalties being imposed by Western countries, Cleverly insisted the West’s sanctions will have “a meaningful impact”.
Watch: MP uses parliamentary privilege to name 35 Russian oligarchs that ‘should be sanctioned’
"More people need to speak out like this brave woman," wrote one person praising the MP for her bravery on naming names.
Ukraine’s official Twitter account shares cartoon of Hitler smiling at Putin
"This tweet will go down in the history books in the future," wrote one person on Twitter.
Watch: Ukrainian ambassador to UN tells Russian counterpart ‘war criminals go straight to hell’
Washington correspondent Nomia Iqbal said the Ukrainian ambassador’s statement was "one for the history books."
WATCH: Defence Secretary follows Boris in attacking Putin’s mental state
The Tory secretary also claimed the British Army “kicked the backside of Tsar Nicholas I in 1853 in Crimea” and claimed “we can always do it again”.
Watch: ‘First thing we’ve got to do is actually do some sanctions’, Tory MP says
"What was done on Monday was weak, really weak," said Tom Tugendhat, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.