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The US has formally accused Russian forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine and vowed to pursue accountability using every tool available".

Biden has arrived in Europe for an emergency Nato summit, a G7 summit and a meeting of the European Council in Brussels. He aims to keep pressure high on Russia.

A Russian reporter has died amid Russian shelling in Kyiv. Oksana Baulina, who was reporting for the independent Russian news website the Insider, was at least the fifth journalist to die since the conflict began.

Seven humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians have been agreed for Thursday, Ukraine's deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, said. Many previous agreements have fallen apart. None have been agreed for Mariupol.

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Meanwhile, a man charged in 6 January attack has been granted asylum in Belarus. Charged with assaulting police, Evan Neumann said that although he had been in the building, he rejected the charges and had not hit any officers.