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Turkish, Armenian FMs discuss ways to end decades-old hostilities
During a meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan discussed ways of ending the decades-old hostilities between the two nations. The two ministers attended a joint press conference on Saturday after they met on the sidelines of the Forum, which has gathered around 2,000 politicians, diplomats, journalists, and scholars from more than 70 countries since its opening on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Nearly 13,000 Ukrainians evacuated in 24 hours: Minister
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that nearly 13,000 civilians were evacuated within a period of 24 hours via humanitarian corridors amid the ongoing war. In a video address on Saturday night, Vereshchuk said the people were evacuated on Saturday via nine corridors, reports Ukrayinska Pravda.
Many Russian warplanes fire missiles from inside Russian airspace
Russian warplanes are flying about 20 times more missions than their Ukrainian counterparts, though many never enter Ukrainian territory and simply lob long-range missiles from inside Russian airspace, an US official said, Defense One reported.
Disruption of food supply from Ukraine could spark conflict
Ukraine banned the export of wheat and other vital food commodities on Wednesday, triggering global fears for food security of millions of people this year. Now the Pentagon has been urged to study how the disrupted food supply driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine will impact security around the world.
Russia says to publish retaliatory sanctions against West soon
Russia will publish individual sanctions against the West in the near future, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday. According to Ryabkov, Moscow sees no indication that the United States was ready to continue dialogue on Ukraine.
Putin, Macron, Scholz discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday, and urged them to influence the Kiev authorities to stop "criminal acts" of Ukrainian "nationalist battalions," according to the Kremlin.
Russia relied far more on 'dumb' bombs than on precision-guided weapons
It's a dynamic that US officials are watching closely for clues about the state of Russia's military -- as these indiscriminate weapons kill scores of civilians. Russia has used a combination of missiles, artillery and rocket launchers to pummel major Ukrainian cities over the past two weeks, Lt Gen Scott Berrier, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.
Russia threatens to destroy convoys carrying foreign weapons for Ukraine
Sergei Ryabkov, the country's Deputy Foreign Minister, said Russia has warned the United States of the consequences of arms transfers to Ukraine.Convoys with foreign weapons recklessly supplied to Ukraine will become legitimate targets for the Russian armed forces, he said. He also added that lists of retaliatory personal sanctions against the US and the West are ready and will be made public soon.
Russia-Ukraine war to affect India's military sustenance, expansion
India gets more than 50 per cent of its arms and ammunition and military platforms requirements from Russia. Since Russia is at war, India's military capabilities will be affected dearly. Be it delivery of platforms like nuclear powered submarines, Grigorovich class frigates, fighter jets, Triumf S-400, AK 203 assault rifle and others or sustenance of tanks, aircraft and other platforms procured from Russia.
India, China agree to carry forward talks to resolve border dispute
Both countries carried forward their discussions from the previous round held on January 12, 2022 for the resolution of the relevant issues along the LAC in the Western Sector. The joint statement issued by the Ministry of Defence in India on Saturday stated that the 15th round China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on March 11, 2022.
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