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Ukraine Update: Russia Keeps Up Shelling Ahead of More Talks

Admin | 2022-03-16

Officials from Ukraine and Russia are set for further talks Wednesday, negotiations that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called “difficult” but said had room for compromise. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s leadership was not “serious” about resolving the conflict.

Russian forces continue to shell infrastructure, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Facebook. Russian troops were mostly focusing on fortifying existing positions, the post said, adding Ukraine had shot down two Su-34 fighters in the past 24 hours. The state emergency service said a shell hit a 12-story apartment building in Kyiv, causing a fire and injuries. There was no immediate update from Moscow.

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Europe for NATO and European Union summits on March 24. Zelenskiy will deliver a virtual address to Congress later Wednesday. NATO defense ministers are meeting in Brussels.

Poland Says Ukraine Needs NATO Peacekeepers :-
Poland sees the need for a NATO peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, Deputy Premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski said late Tuesday in Kyiv. “This mission cannot be a defenseless one,” he said. “It must strive for humanitarian and peace aid in Ukraine.”

Kaczynski spoke at a briefing along with the Czech and Slovenian prime ministers, after they held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy – becoming the first foreign leaders to visit the besieged capital since the war began almost three weeks ago.