It’s a little past 7:54am in the UK, and if you’re just joining us, welcome. Here’s a recap:
- US President Joe Biden is due to meet Ukrainian refugees on the Polish-Ukrainian border on Friday. More than two million Ukrainians have fled to Poland to escape the fighting
- A month since Russia’s invasion, Ukraine President Volodymr Zelensky has told European nations they had been “a little too late” to Moscow’s threat, suggesting earlier sanctions may have prevented the war
- He urged them to “not be late” in approving Ukraine’s request to join the EU
- Zelensky’s speech followed an intense day of emergency summits in Brussels among Western nations united against Russia’s invasion
- Biden said Nato “would respond” if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine, but did not elaborate on how. The West has warned of such a scenario as the fight in Ukraine drags into its fifth week
- Nato confirmed it would also be sending 40,000 troops in total to Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania – the neighbours bordering Ukraine
- UK PM Boris Johnson told the BBC that Ukraine can “certainly win” the war, but Putin doesn’t appear interested in pursuing peace
- On the battlefields, a Russian landing ship was claimed to be destroyed in the occupied port city of Berdyansk on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said
And with that, this is Tessa Wong and Frances Mao in Singapore, and Meryl Sebastian in Delhi, signing off. Our colleagues Alex Therrien, Rob Corp and Rebecca Seales in London will continue to update you with the latest developments.