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U.N. Security Council To Vote Friday On Condemning Russia

The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution that would condemn Russia for invading Ukraine and require Moscow to immediately and unconditionally withdraw, but the measure is set to fail because Moscow can cast a veto.

India Seeking Evacuation Of 16,000 Nationals From Ukraine

India is focusing on evacuating its 16,000 nationals still stuck in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Harsh Vardhan Shringla said late on Thursday, after Russian forces mounted a mass assault by land, air and sea on the former Soviet republic.

Fed Tightening Plans Now Contending With War, Possible Oil Shock

U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday began taking stock of how the unfolding conflict in Ukraine might influence the economy and their planned shift to tighter monetary policy, with investors and some officials suggesting it could slow but likely not stop a planned round of interest rate increases.

Swiss Sharpen Measures Targeting Russia

Switzerland will tighten its measures against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, President Ignazio Cassis said on Thursday, although the measures will not include an immediate freeze of the billions of francs held by Russians in Swiss accounts.

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