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Philippines trade department backs stockpiling goods amid Russia-Ukraine war

The department encouraged the stockpiling of agricultural products but said the country had sufficient inventory of manufactured items.

With this, more than 17400 Indians have been brought back since special flights began on Feb 22.

He pointed out that the Philippines had weathered “very well” other previous conflicts such as the first Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2014.

81% of respondents also thought Russia’s attempt to unilaterally change the status quo by force would affect other regions.

Putin had recently signed into law a bill introducing jail terms of up to 15 years for publishing "fake news" about the Russian army.

He also stressed Taiwan's future and hope lie in the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and reunification.

Japan's National Security Strategy is set to undergo its first revision at the end of 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for the West to declare the skies above Ukraine off-limits to Russian warplanes.

Ukrainian authorities said Russian forces had seized control of Zaporizhzhia on Friday after setting an adjacent training facility on fire.

UN officials said they expected the wave to intensify further as the Russian army pressed its offensive, particularly toward the capital.