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Rachel Hains

Retreats, refugees, and Eurovision ban: the latest on the Ukraine invasion

From Russia being banned from this year's Eurovision, the UN reporting the displacement of more than 120,000 Ukrainian refugees, to fighting breaking out overnight near Kyiv - there have been several major updates regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the last twenty four hours.

The invasion began on Thursday morning and has since sparked major international outcry, with the US and its allies announcing major sanctions against Russia, including that they will block the assets of four large Russian banks, impose export controls and sanction oligarchs.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would aim to cut Russia off from the UK’s financial market. The sanctions include freezing the assets of all major Russian banks, including VTB Bank, its second-biggest.

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