The United Nations said Tuesday that more than 2 million people have fled from Ukraine into neighboring nations since Russia launched its brutal invasion 13 days ago.
Reports from battered Ukrainian cities suggested that Moscow was at least partially upholding its latest promise to allow civilians to flee from its seemingly indiscriminate artillery barrage. But while the truce in the northeast city of Sumy appeared to be holding, evacuations from at least one other surrounded city were quickly marred by alleged cease-fire violations.
At least three previous cease-fires collapsed with Ukraine and Russia accusing each other of breaking the truces, and Ukrainian officials said Tuesday that Russia had attacked a"humanitarian corridor" out of the southern port city of Mariupol. into neighboring nations since Russia launched its brutal invasion 13 days ago. While many did manage to escape Sumy on Tuesday, CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports that many people never got the chance to flee.
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has brought near unanimous international condemnation and severe international sanctions, and on Tuesday, the U.S. was set to increase the pressure on Putin further, with President— toward Kyiv, D'Agata said Ukraine's defense forces were mounting a fierce resistance, and he met civilians in the capital digging in to help defend their city.Sources confirmed to CBS News that President Biden was to announce on Tuesday a U.S. ban on Russian oil.
The White House acknowledged earlier this week that it was discussing Russian oil bans with partner nations, but European countries, especially Germany, have voiced concerns over barring gas imports in particular, as millions of people on the continent rely on Russian gas to heat their homes.