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'Ukraine's positions at peace talks with Russia remain unchanged'
"Our positions remain unchanged: a ceasefire, the withdrawal of troops and strict security guarantees with specific formulas," Podolyak, who is also a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the peace talks with Russia, tweeted. The fourth round of negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations started on Monday via video link, Xinhua news agency reported.
Implement bioweapons treaty effectively: India
"It is important to ensure full and effective implementation of the BTWC in letter and spirit," India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, R. Ravindra, said at the Security Council meeting convened at the request of Russia. "India attaches high importance to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention as a key global convention, prohibiting an entire category of weapons of mass destruction," he said.
Russian missile stockpile 'almost exhausted'
Due to the consumption of almost all missile ammunition and some types of ammunition, the military-political leadership have decided to transfer all companies working in the Russian arms industry and producing ‘Calibre' cruise missiles and ammunition for the ‘Tornado' multiple launch rocket systems to round-the-clock mode.
Kiev regime trying in every possible way to delay negotiations, Putin tells Scholz
The Kremlin said: "It was noted that the Kiev regime is trying in every possible way to delay the negotiation process, putting forward more and more unrealistic proposals. Nevertheless, the Russian side is ready to continue the search for solutions in line with its well-known principled approaches."
Ukraine humiliating Russia on battlefield: UK military expert
Professor Michael Clarke, former director of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank, says: "The Russians are making almost every tactical mistake it is possible to make." Speaking on the BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he explains: "They (Russian troops) look like forces that were completely unprepared, that hadn't thought through what a major campaign might look like.
Ukraine could be Pentagon's largest bio-labs project: Russia
"Other documents were also opened. These are documents that are related to the military biological activities of US laboratories in Ukraine. These are documents signed by Ukrainian officials, Americans," RT News quoted Lavrov as saying. He noted that the US has many similar laboratories around the perimeter of Russia in the former Soviet countries.
Ukraine war: ESA suspends ExoMars rover launch on Russian rocket
ExoMars rover was slated for launch in September 2022. The decision to suspend the mission comes after ESA's ruling Council meeting, held in Paris on March 16-17, with representatives of the agency's 22 member states. The meeting "acknowledged the present impossibility of carrying out the ongoing cooperation with Roscosmos on the ExoMars rover mission with a launch in 2022", according to the ESA statement.
Attack on Kiev is improbable: Ukraine military
The military said Russian forces did not conduct active offensive operations in the Polissya region. "The aggressors' main efforts were focused on maintaining the previously occupied borders and carrying out preparatory measures for a possible attack on Kiev," Ukrayinska Pravda reported citing the Armed Forces as saying.
India actively undercutting US' efforts to isolate Russia: Report
Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion has become a stress test for America's global partnerships. America's treaty allies are all onside, including those outside NATO such as Japan and South Korea. India, for reasons of history and geopolitical pragmatism, is very much not, the report said. India abstained on a series of UN votes condemning the invasion.
India exploring all options to purchase oil at favourable rates, including from Russia: MEA
"On imports of energy from Russia – let me just highlight that a number of countries are doing so, especially in Europe, and for the moment I’ll leave it at that… We are a major oil importer and we are looking at all options at all points, we need the energy,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Baghchi said.
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