On the 21st day of the invasion of Ukraine, several districts in the center of kyiv are affected by strikes. The fourth round of talks ended on Tuesday, March 15. ” Positions during negotiations seem more realistic commented Volodymyr Zelensky. The Polish, Czech and Slovenian Prime Ministers met the Ukrainian President in kyiv.
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► Several neighborhoods in central kyiv were targeted by strikes and at least four people were killed. A 36-hour curfew was decided from Tuesday evening.
► The fourth session of talks between Russia and Ukraine ended on Tuesday, after a first day of discussions by videoconference on Monday. Talks will resume on Wednesday, March 16.
► The Polish, Czech and Slovenian Prime Ministers met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in kyiv. Poland has also requested a “peace mission” from NATO.
►“ It must be admitted that Ukraine will not be able to join NATO, said Volodymyr Zelensky, by videoconference during a meeting of the leaders of the countries of the “Joint Expeditionary Force”, a coalition led by Great Britain.
► 20,000 people were able to leave Mariupol on Tuesday via humanitarian corridors. Monday, some 210 cars had been able to leave this port city, besieged and bombarded for almost two weeks.
► More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine since February 24, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
► The Senate unanimously condemns Putin as a war criminal
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12:30 a.m.: The Senate unanimously condemns Putin as a war criminal
The US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare show of unity among a deeply divided Congress. The resolution, introduced by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and supported by senators from both parties, encourages the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and other nations to target the Russian military in any investigation into war crimes committed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
” All members of this chamber have united, Democrats and Republicans, to say that Vladimir Putin cannot escape being held responsible for the atrocities committed against the Ukrainian people. said Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
0:05 am: Poland requests a NATO “peace mission” to help Ukraine
” I believe that we need a peacekeeping mission from NATO, or even possibly from a larger international structure, but a mission which will be able to defend itself and which will act on Ukrainian territory, which will be on the territory of this country with the agreement of the President and the Government of Ukraine and it will not be a defenseless mission said Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski on Tuesday evening in kyiv. ” This mission cannot be an unarmed mission. It must seek to provide humanitarian and peaceful aid in Ukraine “, he said, quoted by the Polish press agency PAP.
The Deputy Prime Minister took part, alongside the Polish, Czech and Slovenian Prime Ministers, in an evening meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmygal. This is the first visit by foreign leaders to kyiv since the Russian attack began on February 24. She “ will strive to establish peace, provide humanitarian aid, but at the same time it will be protected by appropriate forces, armed forces said the Pole, who is also the leader of Poland’s ruling Conservative Party and is considered the main strategist of government policy.
