This live blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, February 21.
This live blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, February 21.
- During a speech in Warsaw, US President Joe Biden said the West is not plotting to attack Russia and “millions of Russian citizens who only want to live in peace with their neighbours are not the enemy”.
- Biden also said NATO is “more united than ever”.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will suspend participation in New START, the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, in a combative state-of-the-nation address.
- NATO has urged Moscow to stick with the nuclear treaty, while Kyiv and its Western allies denounced Putin’s speech as absurd propaganda.
- Russian shelling in Kherson has killed at least six people, Ukraine says.
