In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (centre) chairs a tripartite meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (right) in Antalya, Turkey Ky, on Thursday.
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In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (centre) chairs a tripartite meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (right) in Antalya, Turkey Ky, on Thursday.
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As Thursday wraps up in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the main developments for the day:
No breakthrough has come from the highest-level Ukraine-Russia meeting since the fighting began. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov no important agreement was reached in Antalya, Turkey, during the countries’ first cabinet meeting since the start of the invasion on 24 February.
The attack on the maternity hospital in Russia’s Mariupol becomes more apparent. Ukrainian officials say three people died, including a child, and at least 17 people were injured in Wednesday’s attack. Russian authorities claim the hospital is being used as a paramilitary facility. The Russian Embassy in the UK stated in a tweet that a pregnant beauty blogger “played” an injured victim for photos with “realistic makeup”. Mariupol, meanwhile, remains besieged. Satellite images show devastation.
The US still believes that a no-fly zone over Ukraine could lead to a bigger war. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said A full or limited no-fly zone would “almost certainly” lead to a direct confrontation between Russia, the United States and NATO. Visiting Poland, Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support for an international investigation into Russian war crimes.
Goldman Sachs becomes the first big bank on Wall Street to withdraw from Russia. This follows the exits by McDonald’s, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Starbucks and hundreds other Foreign companies. Despite concerns from journalists and activists, Google has imposed more restrictions on payments from YouTube – among the country’s most popular platforms and one of the singular to evade The Kremlin has been shut down so far.
The Senate is expected to vote soon on a $13.6 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine which the House of Representatives passed late on Wednesday as part of a large government spending package. Lawmakers doubled the amount of aid as the conflict intensified.
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Great Britain punishes Roman Abramovich, halted plan to sell Chelsea Football Club.
As oil prices climb, US sees potential for thaw in tensions with Venezuela – Russia’s top ally in Latin America.
Previous developments
You can read More news from Thursday hereas More in-depth reports and Daily summary here. Also, listen and subscribe to NPR’s State of Ukraine audio file to update during the day.
