Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons

US President Joe Biden said the possibility of a chemical attack is a “real threat” [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]

• NATO leaders have agreed to bolster defences along the alliance’s eastern flank at an emergency summit in Brussels.
• The United Nations says more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine and more than half of the country’s 7.5 million children have been displaced.
• The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution demanding aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine.
• The United States says it will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s offensive.
• US President Joe Biden says NATO would “respond” if Russian President Vladimir Putin used a chemical weapon.

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