Live: UN Secretary General set for talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Mariupol evacuation
The UN Secretary General is in Kyiv for talks with President Zelenskyy on Thursday as UN humanitarian teams plan an evacuation of civilians from Mariupol in coordination with the Red Cross.
Meanwhile President Putin warned on Wednesday that any outside interference in the conflict in Ukraine would be met with "swift and devastating response" -- even as the UK foreign secretary urged Western allies to send more heavy weapons to Ukraine, including planes.
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Britain's Ministry of Defence is warning that despite losses, Russia's navy is still a threat to Ukraine in the Black Sea.
In its latest intelligence update published Thursday morning, the MoD says there are around 20 Russian Navy vessels operating in the Black Sea, including submarines.
"Despite the embarrassing losses of the landing ship Saratov and cruiser Moskva, Russia’s Black Sea Fleet retains the ability to strike Ukrainian and coastal targets."
Read more at the MoD's Twitter thread here:
A new public opinion poll published by the main daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat on Thursday shows an increase in support for NATO membership.
The poll finds 65% in favour of joining NATO; 13% against joining; and 22% still undecided.
A previous survey by the newspaper earlier in April found 59% in favour of joining the military alliance. Until the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, only around 25% of Finns actively supported NATO membership, a number that had changed very little in polling over the past two decades.
Just over a thousand people took part in the new poll, which was carried out over the last seven days. It found that 59% of women and more than 70% of men are in
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