Ukraine
Over 30 settlements in Kiev region 'liberated', says Zelensky
In a video address on Friday, the President said: "During the defence of Kiev, more than 30 settlements in the region, which were temporarily occupied by the enemy, were liberated." According to the President, the commander of the Land Forces, Alexander Syrskyy, has been leading the defence of Kiev since the beginning of the invasion 24 days ago, reports Ukrayinska Pravda.
Zelensky warns Russia of 'high price' of conflict with Ukraine
"By attacking us, they will destroy everything that Russian society has achieved over the past 25 years," Zelensky said in an address to the nation. In a phone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Kiev for "trying to delay the negotiation process in every way possible, putting forward more unrealistic proposals", Xinhua news agency reported.
'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.
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