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Russia-Ukraine war: March 23 updates ⤵️

President Zelenskyy says talks between Kyiv and Moscow are confrontational, but moving forward.

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Ukrainian authorities appealed to the Russians to allow tens of thousands of people to escape Mariupol amid a worsening humanitarian crisis aje.io/2ph9t9

China’s ambassador to Moscow, has told about a dozen business heads to waste no time and “fill the void” in the local Russian market.

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Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 121 children have been killed and 167 have been wounded.

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A leading ally of President Putin has accused the US of aiming to humiliate, divide and ultimately destroy Russia, and vowed the country would never allow that to happen.

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Al Jazeera’s reporter in Kyiv, says several neighbourhoods within the Ukrainian capital have come under attack in the past 24 hours.

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German Chancellor has warned President Putin in direct talks not to use biological or chemical weapons in Ukraine.

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Greenpeace activists have swum in front of a vast Russian oil tanker in the Baltic Sea to protest against imports of Russian oil into the EU.

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Ukraine and Russia are in talks to try to end the war. President Zelenskyy described them as confrontational, but says they are moving forward. So what are the key demands of each side?

Al Jazeera’s @JazeeraBernard and @ajimran are in Moscow and Kyiv to explain.

@JazeeraBernard @ajimran Ahead of Thursday’s emergency meeting, NATO warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine and pledges extra support for Kyiv including cybersecurity assistance and equipment.

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@JazeeraBernard @ajimran NATO estimates that between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, says senior official.

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@JazeeraBernard @ajimran More than 3.6 million Ukrainians have now fled the country, and a further 6.5 million have been displaced within Ukraine, says UN.

One month in, Russia’s war in Ukraine has no end in sight aje.io/352nsh

@JazeeraBernard @ajimran US gov't assesses that members of Russia’s forces have committed war crimes in its invasion of Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

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@JazeeraBernard @ajimran US to announce a package of Russia-related sanctions on political figures on Thursday, while Biden meets with NATO leaders on Ukraine.

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On February 24, Russian President Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, sparking the biggest war on a European state since World War II.

Here are key moments from the first month of the war ⬇ aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/23…

The first shipment from a new $800m US arms package for Ukraine will be shipped this week.

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A Russian-drafted UN Security Council proposal calling for humanitarian aid access in Ukraine has been defeated with two 'yes' votes and 13 abstentions.

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls for global protests against the invasion, saying that Russia is trying to defeat the freedom of 'all the people in the world'.

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WHO says it has verified 64 incidents of attacks on Ukrainian health care facilities and workers since the Russian invasion began.

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Mexican legislators have created a 'Mexico-Russia Friendship Committee', a month after Russian troops invaded Ukraine.

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UK to send Ukraine thousands more missiles.

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Russian journalist, Oksana Baulina, has been killed while filming in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

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Ukraine’s president has called on NATO to provide 'effective and unrestricted' support to his country, including any weapons it needs to fend off the Russian invasion.

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Rescue workers have now recovered bodies of 24 people from the rubble of the Kharkiv building , which was shelled on March 1, according to Ukraine’s emergency services.

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Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki says Tokyo does not know how Russia will handle the required rouble payments for its energy sold to 'unfriendly' countries.

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