Ukraine crisis live news: Blinken cancels Lavrov meeting as west’s sanctions target Russian economy

US and UK curbs on Russian banks and oligarchs are welcomed by Ukraine as strong ‘first move’; Zelenskiy rules out a general mobilisation

Ukraine’s defence minister says his country is “ready and able” to defend itself from Russia and says the world cannot be silent.

“Sanctions? Another brick in the wall? New Berlin Wall?” Oleksii Reznikov tweeted Tuesday morning local time.

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