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Ukraine war latest: US oil dips below $100 a barrel (Financial Times)

Today's main developments: People allowed to leave besieged Mariupol in private cars; Bayer considers crop supply ban; Russian finance minister accuses west ...

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Ukraine war: Russia accused of blocking aid convoy as its forces ... (Sky News)

However, in Kyiv Ukrainian officials said Russian forces shelled several suburbs, on the 19th day of the invasion. Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford has ...

"If they will penetrate the city, we will make hell here for them," Mr Goncharenko said. "And only 20 kilometres away are NATO borders. We were right." It is not known if anyone there was killed or injured in the incident. That's the truth." "Everyone is waiting for news. "Nothing was happening there that could threaten the territory of the Russian Federation," said President Zelenskyy about the base attack. President Zelenskyy has said "it's only a matter of time" before Russia missiles hit the homes of people in NATO countries if a no-fly zone is not set up. The city of Mariupol has been unblocked and a mass evacuation of people has started, according to Russia's defence ministry and local officials. And the mayor of Kharkiv has said the city had been under constant attack by Russian forces. And while lines of negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow remain open, Russia is continuing a punishing bombardment of cities which the Red Cross said has created "nothing short of a nightmare" for civilians. "That's the war that Russia started - the city of Kyiv. And many cities in Ukraine were destroyed - lives were taken.

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Ukraine crisis: US warns China against helping Russia (BBC News)

Unnamed US officials told multiple news outlets that China had signalled willingness to provide military assistance to Russia. The Chinese foreign ministry ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: But Beijing at the same time has expressed "unwavering support" for Ukraine's sovereignty. The White House has decided to make public its claim just as President Biden's top security adviser is due to meet China's most senior diplomat. "Mr Sullivan raised a range of issues in US-China relations, with substantial discussion of Russia's war against Ukraine," a readout of the meeting said. "Russia possesses its own independent potential to continue the operation. Asked if he could clarify whether China had received a request for military help from Russia, Mr Zhao said this was "fake news" but did not deny it directly.

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The Russia-Ukraine War: March 14, 2022 (The Wall Street Journal)

Full coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

He added that there is an intense dialogue with Israel on humanitarian issues. The call followed a decision earlier Monday by Israel’s government to set up a field hospital in Western Ukraine to provide humanitarian assistance. The Israeli prime minister has spoken several times to the Russian and Ukrainian leaders and has traveled to Moscow and Berlin as part of his mediation efforts.

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Talks on hold as crisis grows; Zelensky to address U.S. Congress on ... (The Washington Post)

Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are on hold until Tuesday, after the talks resumed following attacks on a military facility 15 miles from the border ...

“We have a minimal level of details right now, but Ben is hospitalized and our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation quickly unfolds,” Scott said. Thousands of U.S. troops have been sent to Poland and other countries along the alliance’s eastern edge, and President Biden and other Western leaders have maintained that a Russian attack on one would invite a ferocious response. We must stop the aggression, to prevent nuclear disaster, to stop all of Europe from catching fire.” “We have to join our efforts not only to defend Ukraine but to defend all of Europe today. “The people of Ukraine, who are fighting against the Russian regime to defend their Homeland and democracy in the world, are mourning with you,” he wrote. She ended with a call to action, alluding to the high price of dissent in Russia: “It is only in our power to stop this madness. I am ashamed that I’ve allowed the lies to be said on the TV screens. Officials say that charities and community organizations are helping to connect volunteers with families. The British government is offering roughly $450 per month to those who sponsor a Ukrainian family. “I’m asking people across our country who can provide a home for Ukrainians to consider being sponsors.” For several days, attempts by a convoy of trucks carrying food and medical supplies to reach the besieged southern port city have been delayed by fierce fighting. Two distinct blasts and sparks erupt from the site of impact at approximately 9:50 p.m., according to the clip’s timestamp.

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Live updates: Israel and Putin have another call on Ukraine (Associated Press)

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: ___. MOSCOW — The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin has had another call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to talk about Ukraine. Bennett told Putin about his contacts with other ...

Konashenkov said the missile was fired from an area northwest of Donetsk controlled by Ukrainian forces. Previous discussions, held in person in Belarus, did not produce lasting humanitarian routes or agreements to end the fighting in Ukraine. “But instead of preventing further unnecessary deaths in its own ranks, the Kremlin changed its tactics,” he said. The 1998-1999 war in Kosovo, then a Serbian province, ended after a NATO military intervention that forced Serbia to withdraw its forces. The NATO-led KFOR serves as a third line of defense. The cardinal visited last week with some of those who have taken refuge in Hungary. He is scheduled to visit with others in Slovakia on Wednesday before heading to Ukraine, the Holy See said. They said a Russian airstrike in the capital’s downtown area Monday killed one person and wounded six others. And the official said a military training base the Russians hit in western Ukraine on Sunday close to the Polish border wasn’t being used as a shipment site for U.S. military supplies to Ukraine. The project is spearheaded by the country’s foreign and health ministries, according to a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office. “Russia is an aggressor country and Vladimir Putin is solely responsible for that aggression.” Since the war started last month, the EU has adopted tough measures targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s financial system and the country’s oligarchs. More than 2,500 residents of Mariupol have been killed by the Russian shelling.

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Ukraine's foreign legion joins the battle against Russia (Aljazeera.com)

The Ukrainian government has called for volunteers to join its army. Will they make a difference?

The eruption of fighting in the Donbas in 2014 led to the empowerment and arming of Ukrainian far-right groups, particularly the Azov Battalion. According to the German interior ministry, fewer than 10 German nationals with far-right affiliations are known to have gone to Ukraine. According to some estimates, some 17,000 foreign fighters participated on both sides of the Ukrainian conflict between 2014 and 2021. In his view, the utility of the Foreign Legion is in drawing media attention. In November 2014, the group was incorporated into the Ukrainian National Guard and later its leadership split from the unit and formed a political party. German officials have told local media that they are monitoring individuals known for their far-right activism and are trying to stop them from travelling to the conflict zone. However, there have been reports that dozens of foreigners have crossed into Ukraine without following the official procedure. Other countries, such as Germany, have warned that if any of its nationals who join the war effort in Ukraine violate international law, they will be prosecuted. Ukraine is not the first European country to recruit foreigners into its army. Countries like the UK and Canada have laws banning their citizens from participating in military action against a country they are not at war with. These claims by both Kyiv and Moscow have not been independently verified and some observers suggested that they may amount to PR moves, part of the information war. Some European officials have welcomed the call and encouraged their citizens to volunteer.

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US view of Putin: Angry, frustrated, likely to escalate war (Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two weeks into a war he expected to dominate in two days, Vladimir Putin is projecting anger, frustration at his military's ...

The mistake was the idea of the quality of the Russian army. Outsiders hope ordinary Russians will respond to the sharp decline in their living standards and find honest portrayals of the war through relatives and online, including by using VPN software to bypass Kremlin blocks on social media. Avril Haines, President Joe Biden’s director of national intelligence, said Putin “perceives this as a war he cannot afford to lose. European leaders are still trying to maintain dialogue with Putin. Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg spoke Monday with Putin and “pleaded for an immediate ceasefire,” according to Bettel’s tweet. The administration previously delayed sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and would not send Stinger air-defense missiles to Ukraine before changing course. “I think Putin is angry and frustrated right now,” he said. “I think it comes off as quibbling,” Quigley said. Burns is a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow who has met with Putin many times. There’s no apparent path to ending the war. The West has imposed sanctions and other measures that have crippled the Russian economy and diminished living standards for oligarchs and ordinary citizens alike. Over two decades, Putin has achieved total dominance of Russia’s government and security services, ruling with a tiny inner circle, marginalizing dissent, and jailing or killing his opposition. Russia still holds overwhelming military advantages and can bombard the country for weeks more.

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