"Attempts to disown this, both in Kyiv and in Washington, are, of course, absolutely ridiculous. We know very well that decisions about such actions... are made not in Kyiv but in Washington," Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Charles III, 74, has on many occasions spoken about how much he values diversity in modern, multicultural Britain.
Air raid sirens sound around Kyiv in the first attack against the capital in nearly two months.
The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, does not have COVID-19 but will remain in the hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. His audiences were canceled through Friday.
The Russian president travels to the Crimean peninsula, among others, to mark the 9-year anniversary of its annexation. The chances of Putin facing trial at the ICC are highly unlikely as Moscow does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction or extradite its nationals.
The court also issued a warrant for the arrest of Maria Lvova-Belova, the commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation over the abduction of Ukrainian orphans in October.
Among potential crimes, the report cited "systematic and widespread use of torture", as well as "repeated attacks targeting Ukrainian infrastructure".
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the barrage that came while many people slept as an attempt by Moscow “to intimidate Ukrainians again.”
The two leaders are expected to hold a less formal and more intimate meeting to discuss the war in Europe – especially the weapons supply – as both Russia and Ukraine are planning spring offensives.
The German government reaches out to the Sheba Medical Center requesting such training as fears of the Ukraine war overflowing into other parts of Europe continue to grow.