Kyiv insisted the move was a publicity stunt and people would not be able to escape.
President Volodymr Zelensky spoke with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who called for a halt to fighting at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
The capture of the Black Sea city of 290 000 people appeared a significant boost for Moscow as it readied for potential ceasefire talks on Thursday.
While Russia said it was ending some military drills, signalling a possible easing of the crisis, in Washington the alert level remained high – with a top official calling the threat of invasion “more real than ever before.”
In his debut in Parliament, the former London mayor urged EU leaders to rethink their opposition to renegotiating the deal
London has been scrambling to stem the damage caused by the weekend release of confidential telegrams
The embattled leader on Tuesday promised to give lawmakers a vote on holding a second Brexit referendum
Parliament is now effectively re-considering how to go about Brexit all over again
May huddled with EU leaders in Strasbourg in a bid to salvage the vision of Brexit she set out after coming to power nearly three years ago
Businesses and governments are on edge because Britain is just weeks away from its scheduled departure from the European project