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2022 - 3 - 14

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Russia-Ukraine war: US warns China against aiding Moscow (Aljazeera.com)

After talks between US and Chinese officials, Washington says Beijing will face 'consequences' if it backs Moscow.

“We do have deep concerns about China’s alignment with Russia at this time,” the official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said. Yang also told Sullivan that Beijing “does not want to see that the situation in Ukraine has come to this point”, according to Xinhua, and always “stands for respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries”. China appeared to dismiss those reports without mentioning them specifically.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 14) (NPR)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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China could aid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here's why experts ... (Globalnews.ca)

China supplying Russia with military equipment — or financial support — to aid its invasion of Ukraine could have a serious impact on the conflict, ...

China might not want to risk those sanctions being extended to its own citizens, warned Charles Burton, a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Still, it would be difficult for China to actually send sufficient equipment to the region to make a difference anytime soon, Perry said. China supplying Russia with military equipment — or financial support — to aid its invasion of Ukraine could have a serious impact on the conflict, experts warn. However, China doesn’t want Russia to lose this war, either. According to the General Staff of Ukraine, about 2,593 units of Russian equipment had been rendered useless. That’s why the ruble has fallen 40 per cent,” he said. There are a number of ways China could impact the conflict. “The longer this action goes on, the greater benefit to China, in terms of weakening Russia and forcing Russia to become subordinate to China, because Russia will need to have access to Chinese financial markets,” he said. Russia has faced serious losses as it continues its attack on Ukraine, now in its third week. The Russian stock market has remained closed since Feb. 25. “Any financial support from China, even to acquire the essentials of life from the Chinese, will be of assistance to them.” The equipment would have to travel thousands of kilometres, and on top of that, would need to arrive in the right part of Ukraine at the right time.

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Ukraine latest updates: Civilian convoy leaves besieged Mariupol (Aljazeera.com)

Ukraine news from March 14: Attempts to evacuate civilians and deliver humanitarian aid has failed for several days.

He warned “it is only a matter of time” before Russian missiles fall on NATO territory. “The events in Ukraine are truly tragic. They claim the Russian forces granted them only a 15-minute window to leave the area before roads are closed. For additional work in the working subgroups and clarification of individual definitions. According to Muradov, this could help provide people in the Donetsk region with humanitarian supplies. Although Russia realizes the nonsense of its aggressive actions, it still has a delusion that 19 days of violence against 🇺🇦 peaceful cities is the right strategypic.twitter.com/BhFLgBSKiu Bennett has held numerous calls with Russian and Ukrainian officials in an attempt to assist efforts to resolve the conflict. For additional work in the working subgroups and clarification of individual definitions. “Iran is against the war in Ukraine, supports a peaceful solution. “Military analysts are suggesting it may have been a way to keep pressure on the Ukrainians even as the talks were going on.” Citing wartime data for conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, it predicted the “annual output contraction could eventually be much higher, in the range of 25 to 35 percent.” Ankara has said it was forced to opt for the Russian weapons because allies did not provide arms on satisfactory terms.

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March 14, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news (CNN)

Russian forces inch toward the Ukrainian capital, with intensified fighting to the northeast and east of the city. Follow here for live news updates.

Everyone who is responsible for the destruction of democracy. "Everyone who is responsible for the war. Everyone who is responsible for repression against people. Negotiations continue," he said. But we will try. "Our convoy with 100 tons of what is most necessary for Mariupol is still kept in Berdyansk. For three days already.

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Ukraine Update: China Seeks to Avoid Russia Sanctions Sideswipe (Bloomberg)

China is seeking to avoid taking a hit from U.S.-led sanctions against Russia, a top Chinese diplomat said, an effort to prevent the world's second-biggest ...

Beijing dismissed that news as “disinformation,” and said it was urging a peaceful solution to the crisis in Ukraine. China is seeking to avoid taking a hit from U.S.-led sanctions against Russia, a top Chinese diplomat said, an effort to prevent the world’s second-biggest economy getting caught up in the fallout of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The White House has called on Beijing to use its influence with Moscow to help end the conflict, and cautioned there’ll be consequences for supporting the Kremlin.

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Airstrike victims were Ukrainian, officials say, rejecting Russia's ... (Globalnews.ca)

Missiles struck near the Ukrainian border with Poland, killing dozens, injuring 134 and raising concerns about Russia's willingness to attack so close to a ...

“He had a wife and she is pregnant.” Definitely, because this is the International Centre for Peace and Security.” Andriy Sadovyi, the mayor of Lviv, said he was shocked by the attack at Yavoriv, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the base was not a threat to Russian territory. “And they stayed in the forest until the end of the signal,” said Myrnovych, who said he had trained in Ottawa. “Are there foreigners there? “He was an army soldier,” one of the mourners consoling the mother said of the 22-year-old.

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Talks on hold as crisis grows; Zelensky to address U.S. Congress on ... (The Washington Post)

Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are on hold until Tuesday, after the talks resumed following attacks on a military facility 15 miles from the border ...

“We have a minimal level of details right now, but Ben is hospitalized and our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation quickly unfolds,” Scott said. Thousands of U.S. troops have been sent to Poland and other countries along the alliance’s eastern edge, and President Biden and other Western leaders have maintained that a Russian attack on one would invite a ferocious response. We must stop the aggression, to prevent nuclear disaster, to stop all of Europe from catching fire.” “We have to join our efforts not only to defend Ukraine but to defend all of Europe today. “The people of Ukraine, who are fighting against the Russian regime to defend their Homeland and democracy in the world, are mourning with you,” he wrote. She ended with a call to action, alluding to the high price of dissent in Russia: “It is only in our power to stop this madness. I am ashamed that I’ve allowed the lies to be said on the TV screens. Officials say that charities and community organizations are helping to connect volunteers with families. The British government is offering roughly $450 per month to those who sponsor a Ukrainian family. “I’m asking people across our country who can provide a home for Ukrainians to consider being sponsors.” For several days, attempts by a convoy of trucks carrying food and medical supplies to reach the besieged southern port city have been delayed by fierce fighting. Two distinct blasts and sparks erupt from the site of impact at approximately 9:50 p.m., according to the clip’s timestamp.

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Hiding from Russian troops: Ukrainian mother recounts ordeal (Aljazeera.com)

Rivil Kofman and her son hid in their freezing basement, even surviving a 'visit' by Russian troops to their home.

“Here they were in our village, liberators of the Russian-speakers,” Kofman said, adding that, like many others angered by the war, she has decided to switch to Ukrainian in her daily communications. One of the soldiers was in his mid-30s, with “half a jaw filled with golden tooth-caps,” and looked like a “kadyrovets,” an elite officer loyal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. “A friend told me she was slowly dying in her house [because of a lack of essential items and services],” she said, adding that another friend spent days in the frigid darkness of her basement with a newborn baby. When Russian tanks and APCs entered the village, “we were in the cross-hairs”, Kofman said. A cancer and multiple sclerosis survivor, she has for years used what she called “fairy tale therapy” to help hundreds of children with the disease by immersing them in positive impressions and thoughts. For days, Rivil Kofman and her son David were in the cross-hairs of blood-curdling duels between Russian tanks and Ukrainian artillery in their village of Myrotske, 40km (25 miles) the capital Kyiv.

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Russia keeps up pounding of Ukrainian cities amid 'nightmare' for ... (The Guardian)

Russian forces have kept up their relentless bombardment of Ukraine's major cities as the number of people fleeing the country neared 3 million, with the Red ...

“As we made the decision to stay and help the army until the end, we are staying and doing what we can,” she said. The local separatist leader, Denis Pushilin, said the victims were waiting at a bus stop and an ATM. The Russian force’s resources were becoming depleted, he said, and their morale was falling. There are cars, the traffic lights are working,” she said. “The situation cannot, cannot continue like this,” he said. “There are still people under the rubble,” governor Vitaliy Koval said.

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