Russia-Ukraine Crisis HIGHLIGHTS: Strike On TV Tower In Ukraine's West Kills Nine, Says Regional Authorities
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Pro-Moscow separatists say at least 20 dead in Ukraine strike on Donetsk, AFP reported.
Ukraine to demand 'immediate' ceasefire, Russian withdrawal at Monday talks, the country's lead negotiator, Mikhailo Podolyak, said, as reported by AFP.
The fourth round of negotiations is slated to take place on Monday to end more than two weeks of fighting.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to hold talks on the nuclear crisis in Moscow on Tuesday, AFP reported an official as saying.
Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister says 10 humanitarian corridors agreed for Monday, March 14, Reuters reported.
Instagram is no longer accessible in Russia after its parent company Meta was accused by Moscow of allowing calls for violence against Russians on its platforms, AFP reported. Instagram is on a list of online resources with "restricted access" by Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor.
Moscow accuses West of wanting to stage an 'artificial default' in Russia, AFP reported.
(PTI | AP) Russian forces fired artillery strikes on suburbs northwest of Kyiv overnight and targeted points east of the capital, the head of the Kyiv region said Monday.
A town councilor for Brovary east of Kyiv was killed in fighting there, regional administration chief Oleksiy Kuleba said on Ukrainian television. He also reported strikes overnight on the northwest towns of Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel, which have seen some of the worst fighting in Russia's stalled attempt to take the capital.
The general staff of Ukraine's armed forces said Monday morning that Russian troops have not made major advances over the past 24 hours despite expanding strikes to the west.
Ukrainian forces are targeting Russian bases, targeting their logistical abilities, the general staff said in a statement on Facebook marking the 19th day of the war.
The general staff accused Russian forces of setting up firing positions and military equipment in churches and other civilian infrastructure so that Ukrainian forces can't fire back. The accusation could not be immediately verified, though Associated Press reporters have seen Russian armoured vehicles in residential areas.
An artillery strike hit a nine-story apartment building in the Obolonsky district of northern Kyiv on Monday morning, destroying apartments on several floors and igniting a fire. The state emergency agency, which released images of the smoking building, said no casualties have been reported so far. (AP)
RS Chairman appreciates Indian govt for evacuation of stranded citizens from Ukraine
Russian authorities have threatened foreign companies hoping to withdraw from the country with arrests and asset seizures, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to several foreign entities -- via calls, letters, and in-person visits -- including to Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, IBM and Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut, according to the business daily, the WSJ reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
They have threatened to arrest officials who have criticised the government or to seize assets, including intellectual property.
Russia has reportedly asked China for military and economic aid for its offensive in Ukraine.
Beijing has declined to directly condemn Moscow for the invasion and says NATO's "eastward expansion" is to blame for worsening tensions between Russia and Ukraine, AFP reported.
US President Joe Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine. Both the leaders reviewed recent diplomatic engagements and underscored their commitment to hold Russia accountable for its actions and support the government and people of Ukraine. "President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Emmanuel Macron of France to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine. They reviewed recent diplomatic engagements and underscored their commitment to hold Russia accountable for its actions and to support the government and people of Ukraine," White House statement read on Sunday (local time). On February 24, Russia began a special military operation in Ukraine.
Background
New Delhi: Ukrainian officials negotiating with their Russian counterparts are to ensure direct talks between the countries' leaders that could lead to bringing peace, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said late on Sunday.
The next round of the talks on the war in Ukraine between the two neighbors is scheduled for early Monday, via video links. Although officials have been giving upbeat assessments lately, positive results of the negotiations are yet to come.
Ukraine has repeatedly called for direct talks between Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pointing to the Russian leader as the one making all final decisions.
"Our delegation has a clear task - to do everything to ensure a meeting of the presidents. The meeting that I am sure people are waiting for," Zelensky said in his daily video address.
The latest round of talks between the Russian and Ukraine delegations will be held today.
The talks will be held virtually today. Taking to Twitter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's aide Mykhailo Podolyak said: "Again. Negotiations go non-stop in the format of video conferences. Working groups are constantly functioning. A large number of issues require constant attention. On Monday, March 14, a negotiating session will be held to sum up the preliminary results..." Previously, Podolyak and Russian negotiator Leonid Slutsky both confirmed there was progress and that results could materialize in the coming days.
Three rounds of talks between the two sides in Belarus, most recently last Monday, had focused mainly on humanitarian issues and led to the limited opening of some corridors for civilians to escape fighting.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged NATO to impose a no-fly zone over his country. He warned that its member states would soon be attacked by Russian forces after an air strike hit a Ukrainian military base close to the Polish border.
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