Live updates: Official says Russian troops take 500 hostage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "There are significant losses," it said in a Facebook post.___HERE ARE TODAY'S KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:-- U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about Russia's invasion-- Russia has stepped up its bombardment of Kyiv, as a series of strikes hit a residential neighborhood in the capital city-- The European Union has imposed new sanctions, including measures that target Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich-- The leaders of three European Union countries have traveled to Kyiv-- Fox News says two of its journalists were killed in Ukraine when the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by incoming fireWASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden will announce on Wednesday that the U.S. is delivering a new round of military assistance to Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the decision.
50% : The ministry charged that the Council of Europe has become an instrument of exerting pressure on Russia and alleged that it has been heavily influenced by NATO and the European Union.
48% : The European Union has slapped sanctions on Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia.
43% : Serbia, which formally seeks European Union membership but has maintained close relations with ally Russia, has refused to join an international flight ban against Moscow in response to the war in Ukraine.___UNITED NATIONS -- Russia has circulated a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution demanding protection for civilians "in vulnerable situations" in Ukraine and safe passage for humanitarian aid and people seeking to leave the country -- but it makes no mention of Russia's responsibility for the war against its smaller neighbor.
42% : The EU included the Russian oligarch in its updated list of individuals facing assets freeze and travel bans over their role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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