Russia's invasion of Ukraine live: the Ukrainian delegation said there was a “deep contradiction” in negotiations with Moscow

On the 20th day of the war, the Kremlin maintains its strategy of attacking civilian targets. Nine people were killed in Kiev and Kharkiv, and the Dnipro airport in the center of Ukraine was destroyed.

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Ukraine accuses that the attacks on civilians of the Russian army continue on the 20th day of the invasion. Hospitals, schools, and residential areas have become targets for the Kremlin army.

At the international level, there are growing international concerns about the development of the battle in Ukraine. Germany and France say that Vladimir Putin will not stop making progress on the territory of neighboring states, but President Zelensky was convinced that Moscow took a “fundamentally different approach” in negotiations to end the conflict arising from the invasion of Russia Ukraine on February 24.

Next, the minutes of the invasion of Russia: (Ukrainian time, GMT+2):

Tuesday, March 15:

22:54: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will travel to Moscow this Wednesday to meet with Russian Sergei Lavrov.

Russia's foreign portfolio reported in a statement that the two ministers will deal with common diplomatic issues, as well as recent developments in Eastern Europe after Russia's offensive in Ukraine.

22:35: Talks to end Russian military attacks in Ukraine may still reach “compromises”, but they face “deep contradictions”, said Mykhailo Podoliak, negotiator and adviser of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday.

“Tomorrow (Wednesday) continues. It is a complex and very laborious negotiation process.There are profound contradictions. Of course, compromises are possible.” I said on Twitter.

21:36: On Tuesday, about 20,000 people were able to leave the Ukrainian besieged port city of Mariupol while driving along a humanitarian corridor agreed with the Russian army, said the assistant to the President of Ukraine.

“Today, about 20,000 people have left Mariupol in private cars along humanitarian corridors,” said Deputy Chief of Staff Kyrylo Tymoshenko, President Volodimir Zelensky, in a telegram.

21:15: US President Joe Biden signs a bill to finance $136 billion in aid to Ukraine amid the invasion of Russia.

21:05: Russia plans to issue its own resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine at the UN Security Council after Moscow uses a veto to block a statement denouncing the attack in the country.

As announced by Vasili Nebenzia, a representative of the United Nations in Russia, the text will be published “soon” and will explore whether the Security Council will be able to “fulfill its mission of adopting a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine with clear humanitarian provisions.”

21:00: Prime Ministers of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia arrive in Kiev in a violent attack by Russia.

19:45: Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that the Russian army has taken hostages, doctors and patients of intensive care in the Mariupol region. hospitals.

“The Russian occupiers took doctors and patients hostage. One of the staff members of the hospital said:” The Ukrainian authorities reported.

Kamyshin and his men in a wagon protected by thick curtains and radio stations of the former Soviet era continue to communicate with more than 4,000 stations across the country (Twitter)

18.55: NATO Secretary-General convened a special summit in Brussels on March 24. “We will deal with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, strong support for Ukraine, strengthening NATO deterrence and defenses. At this critical moment, North America and Europe must be united.” Jens Stoltenberg said, “The summit is attended by Joe Biden.

18.20: A Russian journalist who protested on TV on Monday was released with a fine of 30,000 rubles ($280). His arrest, along with a statement from the United Nations and the French government, caused international concern.

18.00: Russia announced the launch of the “exit procedure” of the Council of Europe, a national cooperative body for the promotion of democracy and human rights.

17.40: Zeleski reports that 97 children have died since the invasion began. According to the Canadian Parliament, the victims were killed in the bombing of “schools, hospitals, and homes”. He added: “We don't ask too much to help win, we ask for real support.”

17.20: A Fox News reporter died in the attack. Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski lost his life on Monday after a car was hit by a car in a Horenka on the outskirts of Kyiv. The company confirmed.His colleague Benjamin Hall I was injured.

17.10: The US State Department announced sanctions against 11 senior defense officials of the Russian government and the Army, which means that all property of those affected by American soil is blocked, and US citizens are prohibited from engaging in commercial transactions with them.

16.50: A journalist who protested against the Russian television war was tried and, after several hours of unknown whereabouts, he could be sentenced to 10 days in prison amid international pressure. The woman did not plead guilty for violating the law against the protests.

16.50: Russia sanctioned Joe Biden and Anthony Blinken.The Russian government stated that the President, Secretary of State and other senior Washington officials were included in the “exclusion list” prohibiting entry into the country. Their names were included in the list of 13 people in response to Washington sanctions imposed on Russian officials, along with names such as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA Director William Burns, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also It has been listed.

16.45: Russia proposes its own “humanitarian” resolution at the UN After blocking projects promoted by France and Mexico, Russia announced that it would propose to the Security Council a text about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The text will call for a negotiated ceasefire and condemn attacks on civilians. Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vasili Nebenzia, told reporters that the text will soon be ready for voting and will be an exclusively “humanitarian” resolution.

16.35: The United States renewed sanctions against Belarusian presidential dictator Alexander Lukashenko in an attempt to punish a country that supports Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US Treasury Department described Lukashenko as “the head of the corrupt government of Belarus whose sponsorship network benefits his inner world and his regime,” and Washington also imposed sanctions on his wife.

16.30: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warns that Russia may coordinate fake operations related to the use of chemicalweapons of Ukraine “We believe that Moscow can contain chemical weapons I am concerned that a false flag operation could be carried out,” he said at a press conference before the meeting of the Allied Defense Ministers on Wednesday. It also rejected Moscow's “absurd claims” against “biochemical laboratories and chemical weapons in Ukraine”.

16.20: Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine should recognize that it will not enter NATO. This is the key to Russia's security claims.

“Our people understand this and begin to rely on our own strength,” he said in the video. He added that the country needs new forms of interaction with the West and separate security guarantees.

16.00: The UN Human Rights Office asked the Russian authorities not to retaliate against Marina Ovsianikova, a journalist who broke into a news program on Russian state television shouting a proclamation against the war in Ukraine. “We are following their case and we are asking them not to retaliate by contacting the authorities,” said a spokesperson for the UN Secretariat, Ravina Shamdasani, at a press conference. stressed.

15.50: French President Emmanuel Macron said he would discuss the possibility of providing protection to Russian journalists who were in long prison sentences after wielding a slogan of protest against the invasion of Ukraine with Vladimir Putin in a live broadcast. The president “will launch diplomatic efforts to provide protection not only in the embassy, but also through asylum.”

15.30: Three journalists have been killed and more than 30 people have been injured since the invasion of Russia began. Ludmila Denissova, who is responsible for human rights in the Ukrainian parliament, said by the Russian military that “at least 35 journalists were victims.” American Brent Renaud received a deadly bullet outside Kiev on Sunday, and Ukrainian journalist Evgeni Sakun) was killed in the bombing of the Kiev television tower and fellow Ukrainian Viktor Dudar during a fight near Mykolaiv .

15.10: The Ukrainian delegation confirmed the conduct of talks with the Russian side “Negotiations are underway; consultations on major trading platforms have been renewed; issues of general regulation, truce, withdrawal of troops from the territory of the country...” It was written by Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser and director of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

14.35: According to Polish sources, the Prime Minister of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia is already in Ukraine after fulfilling the tasks agreed by the European Union (EU) on the way to Kiev and reporting to NATO. Mateus Moraviek, Peter Piala and Yanez Jansa left this morning.

14.30:

14.30: The United Kingdom added 350 other Russian individuals and organizations to the sanctions list. The so-called new economic crime law, which comes into force today, allows London to punish Russian oligarchs in this country for relations with Putin.

14.20: A delegation from Ukraine and Russia has resumed a round of negotiations to find an agreement to end the Ukrainian conflict, local agency Ukrainf reported. According to Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser and head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, “Currently, a rather difficult discussion is underway between the parties.” The dialogue that is resumed after the “technical break” on Monday will take place virtually.

14.00: The oil goes down. The price of the Brent barrel, a reference for Europe, was less than $100 just a week after reaching about $140 this Tuesday, waiting for the evolution of talks between Russia and Ukraine on the ceasefire and the revival of Covid-19 infection in China.The price was around $98, the lowest figure since February 25, after closing at $106.90 yesterday.

13.20: Nearly 90,000 British households have proposed to accept Ukrainians escaping the war under a new government program, the Department of Territorial Cohesion, Housing and Communities reported. On Monday, the government opened a new legal path to provide visas of up to three years to refugees arriving in countries “sponsored” by residents who are proposing to submit to their homes for at least six months in the Ukrainian war.

13.00: Delegations from Russia and Ukraine plan to resume talks on Tuesday to achieve a ceasefire, but the conflict is intensifying, especially in Kiev and the region, which is the subject of intense Russian attacks.

12.30: The British government imposed an additional 35% tariff on the import of Russian goods, including vodka, and banned the export of luxury goods due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The Ministry of International Trade said in a statement: “We want to inflict maximum damage to Putin's war machine (Russian President Vladimir), while minimizing the impact on British companies.”

12.20: According to the United Nations, the invasion of Russia has already caused more than 3 million refugees.

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12.10: At least 19 people were killed and 9 injured in an attack on a television tower near Rivne in northwestern Ukraine on Monday, according to figures updated by regional governor Vitali Koval.

12.00: Prime Ministers of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia travel to Kiev on Tuesday. As explained in detail by the Polish government, Mateus Mora Viek, Petr Piala and Yanez Jansa said, “Today (Tuesday) I am traveling to Kiev as a representative of the European Commission to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denis Schmihal.” The purpose of this visit is to express the clear support, freedom and independence of the European Union against Ukraine. It would be,” he said.

12.00: UNICEF warns that every second there is a child who has become a refugee from Ukraine. Nearly 3 million people have escaped the country since the beginning of the Russian invasion, according to figures updated on Monday.

11.30: Curfew in Kiev. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the Ukrainian capital will impose a 36-hour limit in the midst of “difficult and dangerous times” following several attacks by Russia starting Tuesday night.Former boxing champion Klitschko said in a statement that “today is a difficult and dangerous time,” and the curfew is due to the fact that “today is a difficult and dangerous time” He added that it will last from 20 (18 GMT) on Tuesday to 19 (17 GMT) on Thursday.

As Russia's attacks on Ukraine continue in Kiev, rescue teams work next to residential buildings damaged by bombing.

11.15: The airport of the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine suffered “massive destruction” during two Russian bombings from Monday to Tuesday, local authorities said. “At night, the enemy attacked the airport with the Dnieper. Two attacks. The take-off and the runway were destroyed. The terminal was severely damaged. Mass destruction,” wrote Regional Governor Valentin Lezhnichenko.

11:00: At least 7 people have been killed in a Russian bombing in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine in the east, in the last few hours. The attack was the hardest hit since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. It is reported that three people were rescued alive when rubble was removed from a building affected by the bombing.

10:57: The Russian government claimed on Tuesday that, under the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, within the framework of a military attack that began on February 24, the military was already in control of the entire Kherson region of southern Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov, reported by the TASS news agency, said: “The Russian army took full control of the entire territory of the Kherson region.”

09:57: At least two people were killed in an attack on a residential building in Ukraine. In the capital of Kiev, they were sent to the Russian army Several areas of the surrounding city reported emergency services after a missile crash.

As Russia's attacks on Ukraine continue in Kiev, rescue teams work next to residential buildings damaged by bombing.

The Ukrainian Emergency Service said on Facebook that “the bodies of two people were recovered and 27 people were rescued.” He noted that the 16-storey building was located in the Sviatoshyn district in western Kiev.

08:48: The authorities of the Sumi region reported on Tuesday that they will open a new humanitarian corridor from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (local time), after several unsuccessful attempts to agree to the corridor on Monday and facilitate the exit of civilians in this territory.

“The green corridor of the city: Sumy, Konotov, Shostka, Trostianets, Lebedin agreed today from 09:00 to 21:00,” announced Dimitro Zhibitsky, the head of the administration of the Sumy region, as reported by the Ukrainian news agency Union.

08:24: The United States was convinced that Russia had launched more than 900 different types of missiles in Ukraine. The invasion began on February 24.

A senior US official said, “What we are seeing on the ground is a continuous military effort to conquer population centers and use long-range fires (attacks) to increase violence,” according to a statement from the Department of Defense that came from the United States.

fragments of missiles on the street after bombing Donetsk, Ukraine, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatism

08:06: US Vice President Kamala Harris called Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov and Czech Prime Minister Petr Pyala to discuss the next step towards a collective strategy for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

“I received a phone call with US Vice President Kamala Harris. He thanked the Bulgarian government for the humanitarian assistance provided to Ukraine and our support for those who escaped the war,” the Bulgarian Prime Minister said in an official Twitter profile.

08:05: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports that power supplies have resumed and that employees of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have resumed work to reconnect the plant to the grid.

According to the statement of Ukrenergo, previously experts managed to restore electricity in power plants and Slavutich villages, but later reported that the cable was “damaged again by residents”.

08:00: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced this Monday a bill extending martial law in front of the Supreme Lada, the country imposed on February 24, has a validity period After it expires, it will be charged until March 26.

“The Supreme Rada of Ukraine received a bill on the approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the extension of martial law in Ukraine. This document, as indicated in the text, provides for the extension of the system of martial law for 30 days from March 26.

07:35: French President Emmanuel Macron spoke again this Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to advance that he would try to avoid it. He stressed that the conversation with the Kremlin was “not naive,” but “the worst of war”.

“In the next few hours, I will try to talk again with Putin to try to convince him to avoid the worst war and achieve a truce,” said Mark Long in a special television program that holds the top eight of the French presidential elections in April.

07:19: The Japanese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday the imposition of additional sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, which would entail the blocking of assets by 17 Russian citizens, mainly members of parliament.

“Stronger sanctions must be imposed to ensure that the aggression is stopped as soon as possible,” said a government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno today at a press conference after an executive meeting where the sanctions were approved.

06:49: The New Zealand government announced on Tuesday that it will provide visas for two years to approximately 4,000 relatives of the family. Ukrainian citizens from New Zealand in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

According to a government statement, a bill that will take effect today and will last for 12 months allows holders of temporary visas to work in maritime countries, send their children to school and enjoy other social benefits.

Temporary visas are expected to be advantageous for parents, grandparents, siblings, adult children or immediate relatives of approximately 1,600 Ukrainians with permanent residency or New Zealand citizenship.

“This is the largest special visa category that has been implemented for decades (in New Zealand) to support international humanitarian efforts,” New Zealand Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi said in a statement.

New Zealand previously allowed extensions of visas to Ukrainians whose permits had expired before the end of the year, and allowed Ukrainians with a New Zealand visa to enter the country without waiting for the reopening of the border.

06:27: German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz and Turkish President Recep Tayyif Erdogan asked Russia for a ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, as far as possible”.

“We totally agree that there should be a ceasefire as soon as possible,” Scholz said on his first visit to Turkey as head of the German government.

05:13: The mayors of two major cities in Poland issued a warning about the number of refugees arriving from Ukraine. It is overwhelming the capacity of the city during conflicts in neighboring countries. It is strengthened.

People arrive at temporary accommodation and transportation centers for refugees after escaping from Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Poland Przemysl

05:10: The Armed Forces of Ukraine were convinced that the attack on the Yavoriv base 20 km from the Polish border would have caused several Russian drones to fly over NATO airspace on Polish territory. At least 35 people died.

Air Force Radar” refers to the recording of Russian unmanned aerial complexes of the Forpost type on the Ukrainian border, the direction of Poland shot down by our air defense.They are looking for ashes. , he said on his official Facebook profile.

02:40: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his last speech on Monday that negotiations with Russia will continue on Tuesday.

01:10: Britain warned on Monday that Russia could launch an attack with chemical or biological weapons to blame Ukraine.

00:47: On Monday, Ukraine accused Russian troops of re-cutting electricity at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant located north of Kiev and at the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.

00:15: US President Joe Biden was convinced that he would continue to send weapons to Ukraine this Monday.They could continue to defend themselves against Russian invaders There is. In addition, he said, “I will welcome Ukrainian refugees with open arms.”

“We will send money, food and aid to save the lives of Ukraine,” the Democratic President added.

00:00: Government President Pedro Sánchez this Monday defended the need to “stop foot now” to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the face of the possibility that he could choose to attack other countries after the invasion of Ukraine, but avoided talking explicitly about the possibility of World War III.

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