U.S. sees no signs of Putin's readiness to stop war in Ukraine - State Department
The United States continues to support Ukraine's diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war, but it sees no signs of Putin's willingness to stop Russian aggression.
22 March 2022
The United States continues to support Ukraine's diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war, but it sees no signs of Putin's willingness to stop Russian aggression.
It was a day of difficult events. A day of difficult conclusions. But it was also another day that brings us all closer to our victory.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have said in a phone call that it is necessary to strengthen sanctions against Russia as it continues its offensive in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the loss of sovereignty is a "red line" for Ukrainians.
Ukraine's air defense units destroyed one plane, two helicopters and six unmanned aerial vehicles of Russian invaders on March 21.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is deliberately setting such conditions for Ukraine in talks on ending the war, which the country cannot agree to.
By terrorizing Ukraine's civilian population, Putin is trying to use refugees as a weapon and a tool of pressure on the EU, but the EU member states stand in solidarity with Ukraine and will attend all citizens fleeing Russian bombs.
More than 100,000 citizens remain in the port city of Mariupol, the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian defenders have successfully repulsed 13 enemy attacks and killed about 300 Russian invaders in the area of the Joint Forces Operation in the past 24 hours.
21 March 2022
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is ready to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin the issues of temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea even at the first meeting, but he doubts that such a dialogue can be effective.
On March 20, $36 million was raised by Epic Games, an American video game developer, which has announced it will donate its profits from the new season of Fortnite in support of Ukraine.
Russian invaders opened fire on a children's hospital in Severodonetsk: patients and staff were timely evacuated.
Russian troops fired four missiles at Rivne region in the evening of March 21.
President Volodymyr Zelensky informed Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte about war crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Another 4,384 Mariupol residents, including 1,073 children, have been evacuated from Berdiansk today.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the citizens of Ukraine to fight for their future and to expel the Russian military, which are essentially slaves, from the Ukrainian land.
In Melitopol, Russian invaders kidnapped three Israeli citizens: Tatiana Kumok and her parents, Vera and Mikhail Kumok.
Three people were killed in Russian shelling of a filling station in Mykolaiv
Formats of compromises in Ukraine–Russia negotiations will be decided on an all-Ukrainian referendum. In particular, security guarantees and the status of temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea may be put to a vote.
Russian invaders get ready to hold "elections" of pro-Russian administration in the temporarily occupied localities of Zaporizhzhia region.
Representatives of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania have arrived in Kyiv to demonstrate their support for Ukraine during the Russian military aggression.
The entire territory of Luhansk region is under constant fire from enemy aircraft, Grad multiple-launch rocket systems, and mortars. A hospital was shelled in Severodonetsk town.
Vehicles moving along a "green corridor" in Zaporizhzhia region came under fire. Four children were injured.
Since the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, 65 civilians, including four children, have been killed in the aggressor’s attacks on Kyiv.
Vice Prime Minister and Minister for the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk calls on the European partners to support Ukraine and close the sky over nuclear facilities.
Israel will open the Kohav Meir field hospital in Mostyska, Lviv region, on Tuesday.
Over 25 days of full-scale war, the Ukrainian military have destroyed almost 2,000 units of enemy land equipment, some of which – with the help of Great Britain.
Ukraine will not be able to fulfill the ultimatum put forward by the Russian Federation as its fulfillment would require the complete annihilation of the Ukrainian people.
In Rubizhne, Luhansk region, Russian invaders fired on a school and a private house, where adults and children were probably hiding in basements.
Russians have already shelled 135 hospitals, killing six Ukrainian healthcare workers and injuring 16 more.