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Western powers through their support to Ukraine have effectively entered direct war against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. SOUNDBITE
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says "the United Nations-centered system is enduring a profound crisis" as he presides over a Security Council meeting in New York amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives at the venue of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bali. As he shakes hands with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi, he is asked "why did you start the war?" IMAGES
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin urges allies not to "lose steam" on sending weapons to Ukraine as Kyiv pleads desperately for heavier arms to hold back Russia's invasion. SOUNDBITE
During a press conference in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for a probe into "possible war crimes" in Ukraine and urges Russia and Ukraine to work with UN on humanitarian corridors. SOUNDBITE
Numerous diplomats, led by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office at Geneva Yevheniia Filipenko, walk out of the room as Russia's Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the UN Human Rights Council. The Ukrainian envoy says that this action "sends a very strong signal to the Russian Federation that such actions are not acceptable". IMAGES