"I cannot make military predictions - this is not my expertise," the High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in the Ukraine capital. With Russian forces pushing in eastern Ukraine, the UN's Refugee Agency chief told AFP Thursday that Kyiv and European governments should prepare for a possible wave of people fleeing the fighting.Īnd he said that, despite repeated offers of assistance, Russia was still only granting the agency limited access to Ukrainians there. 9:40pm: UN refugee chief warns Europe to 'be ready', as more Ukrainians expected to flee war
The new sanctions "will further impede the Kremlin's ability to arm its war-machine that is engaged in a war of aggression against Ukraine, and which has caused unconscionable death and destruction," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.Īmong the firms targeted was Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co., a Chinese firm which the Treasury Department said has provided satellite imagery over Ukraine to the Wagner Group. The Treasury Department and State Department announced a slew of actions as they formally designated the Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organisation. The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese company for allegedly providing satellite imagery of Ukraine to help Russia's Wagner mercenary group, while American lawmakers pushed for stronger action against Beijing. 9:44pm: US imposes sanctions on Chinese firm for aiding Russia's military campaign For more of our coverage of the war in Ukraine, click here. Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am to 9am on ITV1.This live page is no longer being updated. Presenter Susanna Reid remarked afterwards: "I am not sure that live coverage of people not bothered about the alert was really the image they were going for." It showed people in towns and cities across the UK seemingly unfazed by the siren sound. I don't think anyone in the mobile phone industry would be surprised that it wasn't perfect."įollowing the discussion, Good Morning Britain shared some of the live coverage the BBC aired yesterday to show the public's reaction to the emergency alert.
He added: "It is not unusual that the first test of its type did not work perfectly.
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Moving something onto an operational network is a completely different thing so you have to evaluate it." "You can only do so much in a laboratory to know whether something is going to work. He told hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls: "The whole point of testing, we test everything, to see if it works. Speaking on Good Morning Britain today, April 24, telecommunications professor Nigel Linge defended the mishap, saying it's "not unusual that it did not work perfectly".
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Read more: Jane McDonald announces brand-new TV series as fans ecstatic and 'can't wait' However, a number of people complained that they never received the alert.
In the future, the tool will be used to warn the public if there is an imminent risk to life. Phones with 4G or 5G coverage emitted a 10-second siren-like sound was followed by a text message that clarified that this was a test and no action needed to be taken. Good Morning Britain hosts have taken a swipe at the BBC over their recent emergency alert coverage.Ī nationwide test was carried out by the government at 3pm yesterday, April 23.
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