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  • A three-day unilateral Russian ceasefire is due to come into effect on Thursday morning around the Mariupol steelworks to evacuate civilians, but fighting continues in the rest of Ukraine.

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a telephone interview to help "rescue" the injured in the ruins of Mariupol.

    A Security Council meeting devoted to Ukraine is scheduled for Thursday evening.

  • The European Commission has proposed a gradual EU embargo on oil imported from Russia.

    The draft provides for a temporary exemption for Hungary and Slovakia, which will be able to continue their purchases from Russia in 2023. However, Budapest refused to accept the draft text as it stands, drawing the wrath of the Ukrainian government.

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Hello everyone !

Welcome to this new live dedicated to the war in Ukraine.

In Mariupol the situation could calm down for a few days.

A three-day unilateral Russian ceasefire is due to come into effect on Thursday morning around the Azovstal steelworks.

On the side of the European Union, member states are still trying to agree on an embargo on oil and petroleum products purchased from Russia.

But the most difficult thing is to convince Hungary.

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