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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% :UNITED NATIONS --
53% : Endorsing an idea previously circulated by some EU lawmakers, Michel added that granting asylum to Russian deserters is "a valuable idea that should be pursued."___BEIJING -- China says the reports and images of civilian deaths in the Ukrainian town of Bucha are "deeply disturbing" and it is calling for an investigation.
50% : Britain has not ended imports of Russian natural gas, which accounts for 4% of its supply, saying only that it will do so "as soon as possible."___UNITED NATIONS --
46% : LONDON -- Britain says it will end imports of Russian oil and coal by the end of the year and ban U.K. investment in Russia as part of a new set of sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
46% : The U.S. also sanctioned SberBank on Wednesday, and the European Union plans to ban imports of Russian coal.
46% : He said it would have international ramifications, because "there will be a shortage of food and the prices will go up, and this is reality for the millions of people who are hungry, and it will be more difficult for them to feed their families."Zelenskyy spoke by video to a joint session of Ireland's two houses of parliament, the latest in a string of international addresses he has used to rally support for Ukraine.___BRUSSELS -- A senior European Union official says the bloc's member countries should think about ways of offering asylum to Russian soldiers willing to desert Ukraine battlefields.
45% : "A smoke screen to draw attention away from the brutal warfare," "irresponsible," "dangerous" and "deplorable" were just a few of the responses by countries, including Norway, France, Ireland and Albania.___ROME -- Italian Premier Mario Draghi says no embargo of Russian gas is up for consideration at this point as the European Union ponders its next package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine, adding: "I don't know if it ever will be on the table.''
43% : The right-wing nationalist leader, Putin's closest ally in the European Union, has vehemently refused to supply weapons to Ukraine or allow their transport across the Hungary-Ukraine border.
43% : The British government also announced a freeze on the assets of Credit Bank of Moscow and Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, and slapped travel bans and asset freezes on eight more wealthy Russians.
42% : Zhao's remarks echo those the previous day of China's ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, who called for an investigation, describing the reports and images of civilian deaths in Bucha as "deeply disturbing."
41% : U.N. disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told the council at two official Security Council meetings called by Russia on the issue last month that the United Nations is not aware of any biological weapons program in Ukraine.

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