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Lavrov said Russia's ties to China will intensify 'at a time when the West is blatantly undermining all the foundations on which the international system is based', according to the Interfax news agency.
Mercer, a former veterans minister and British Army officer, said on Friday that he boarded plane to Krakow, Poland 'a week ago' before heading into war-torn Ukraine 'at the invitation of local MPs'.
Grass-root aid networks have sprung up across Ukraine to ensure those who have stayed behind in their homes in the besieged capital are able to get food and other crucial supplies.
Video posted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty shows military ambulances driving through the Belarusian city of Homel in early March amid allegations that 2,500 have been shipped to Russia.
More than 1,300 people, including women and babies, are still feared trapped in the bombed ruins of the theatre as rescue efforts are hampered by constant Russian shelling.