Latest Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy urges no ‘panic’ over tensions
Al JazeeraLatest Ukraine news from January 28: President calls on the West to avoid creating ‘panic’ as Russia tensions simmer. 28 Jan 2022 - 18:53 GMT Russian invasion of Ukraine would be ‘horrific’, top Pentagon general says The most senior US military officer has warned that the destruction and human cost of a full-scale incursion by Russian forces into Ukraine would be “horrific.” “If that was unleashed on Ukraine, it would be significant, very significant, and it would result in a significant amount of casualties,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told reporters. 28 Jan 2022 - 16:16 GMT Zelenskiy seeks to calm down ‘panic’ over Russia tensions Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised what he said was too much “panic” weighing on the economy. “What we are hearing from the US and President Joe Biden is that the threat is imminent, but the take from the president of Ukraine is that it may not be as imminent as Washington is characterising.” 28 Jan 2022 - 15:32 GMT Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges West not to stir ‘panic’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the West to avoid creating “panic” about the standoff with Russia. “And Macron is also trying to ascertain from Putin exactly what Russia’s intentions are on the border with Ukraine, with its buildup of troops there, and to push for more transparency from Moscow.” 28 Jan 2022 - 10:49 GMT Russian incursion would unleash ‘devastating consequences’, Amnesty warns Global rights group Amnesty International warns any escalation of the existing conflict in eastern Ukraine, where Kyiv has been fighting Russian-backed separatists since 2014, will have “devastating consequences for human rights in the region”.