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• Ukraine-Russia Meeting in Turkey Ends in Deadlock VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers met at a Turkish Mediterranean Sea resort Thursday but failed to end the fighting in Ukraine, with mutual recriminations. Both ministers indicated the diplomatic door remained open.
• Lavrov, Kuleba End First High-Level Talks Since Russian Invasion Of Ukraine With No Progress On Cease-Fire RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, the first high-level talks between the two countries since Moscow launch an unprovoked invasion of its neighbor last month, failed to make progress on a cease-fire.
• Ukrainian, Russian Foreign Ministers End Talks With No Breakthrough VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia held talks in Turkey Thursday marking the first high-level discussions between the two countries since Russia launched an all-out invasion of its neighbor. But after a 90-minute dialogue, both sides said there had been no breakthrough.
• UN Says Number Of Ukrainian War Refugees Tops 2.3 Million RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- The United Nations says that more than 2.3 million refugees have now left Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion last month, with almost 161,7000 fleeing in the past 24 hours.
• No signs of progress as FMs of Russia, Ukraine meet in Turkey Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have met in Turkey for face-to-face talks, marking the first high-level in-person contact between the two diplomats since Moscow launched a military operation in its neighbor, but news conferences suggest no progress has been made.
• Russia denies hitting hospital in Ukraine Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia has rejected as "information terrorism" a claim that its forces have bombed a children's hospital in Ukraine's Mariupol City, more than two weeks after Moscow launched a military offensive against Ukraine.
• Russia says has destroyed some 1,000 Ukrainian tanks, other armored vehicles Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia's armed forces have destroyed as many as 974 Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles during Moscow's ongoing military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
• Ukraine, Russia agree upon six humanitarian corridors for evacuation People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine and Russia have agreed upon six humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Wednesday, citing Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

Ukraine

• Our army stops a larger enemy, because it is motivated, better trained and armed - Oleksiy Reznikov Ukraine MOD 10 Mar 2022
• Ukrainian president urges talks to end conflict with Russia People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict with Russia, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Wednesday.
• Ukrainian FM says to discuss ceasefire with Russian counterpart People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he will discuss a ceasefire with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the upcoming meeting in Turkey, the UNN news agency reported on Wednesday.

Russia

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 10 Mar 2022 -- The President held a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Putin: Russia will emerge stronger, more independent despite West's illegitimate sanctions Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia will in the end emerge stronger and more independent after surmounting the difficulties created by the West's "illegitimate sanctions."
• Lavrov: No nuclear war possible, Russia will never again depend on West Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia has rejected any possibility of a nuclear war amid the conflict in Ukraine, warning the United States and the European Union that Moscow will never depend on the West again.
• Russian Foreign Ministry: Nuclear War is Impossible, It Would Be the End of Civilisation Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- Earlier, NATO rejected Ukraine's request to impose a no-fly zone in its sky during Russia's special operation on Ukrainian territory, which involves the use of aviation. Members of the bloc explained that it could trigger a Third World War between nuclear countries.
• Telephone conversation with Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron President of Russia 10 Mar 2022
• Telephone conversation with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa President of Russia 10 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa at the South African side's initiative.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2022
• Russia Defense Ministry: US financed research on spreading deadly pathogens at Ukraine labs Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia's military says it has acquired evidence showing that the United States has funded biological weapons research in Ukraine, over two weeks into the Russian special military operation in the country.
• Russia urges US to reveal information about biolabs in Ukraine Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia has demanded transparency from the United States over the military biological programs implemented in Ukraine, saying Washington needs to inform the world why it had supported the project.
• Russian MoD Blasts Claims of Mariupol 'Airstrike' as 'Provocation' Aimed to Fuel Anti-Russian Hype Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy earlier slammed reports on the shelling of a hospital in Mariupol as fake news.
• Lavrov Says Russia Ready for Contacts to End Ukrainian Crisis, Slams US Pathogen Experiments There Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- Moscow and Kiev have held three rounds of talks in Belarus since the start of the special operation by the Russian armed forces to demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine. So far, the only agreement the sides have reached is to open humanitarian corridors.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu and Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba, Antalya, March 10, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Mar 2022

United States

• Senior Defense Official Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing DoD 10 Mar 2022
• Russia and China Falsely Accusing Use of Biological Weapons Against Russians, Say Officials DoD News 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States is not assisting Ukraine with biological weapons in its war with Russia and there are no indications that biological weapons are being used by Ukraine, said a Defense Department official.
• US Fears Russian Disinformation About Ukraine Bioweapons Gaining Traction VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Praise for the way U.S. agencies secured and shared intelligence on Russia's plans to invade Ukraine are being tempered by growing concern that one of the Kremlin's disinformation campaigns is starting to take hold in the United States and the West.
• US Warns Russia Over 'Potential' War Crimes in Ukraine VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Washington on Thursday warned Moscow about what some observers describe as war crimes by Russian forces in Ukraine. U.S. officials say Russia is "turning to a strategy of laying waste to population centers" in Ukraine, as high-level talks between the warring parties made no progress.
• US Vice President Endorses Calls for War Crimes Probe Into Russia's Invasion of Ukraine VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed calls Thursday from world leaders for an international war crimes investigation into Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its bombing of civilians, including children and pregnant women at a maternity hospital.
• U.S. Vice President Accuses Russia Of 'Atrocities' In Ukraine Amid Polish Warplane Controversy RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has accused Russia of committing "atrocities of unimaginable proportions" in Ukraine as she traveled to Warsaw amid controversy over a Polish plan to supply fighter jets to Ukraine.
• US to Allocate Another $50Bln Through WFP for Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States will allocate another $50 billion through the UN World Food Programme to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday.
• Remarks by Vice President Harris Before a Roundtable Discussion with People Displaced from Ukraine The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Vice President Kamala Harris Announces Additional U.S. Funding to Respond to Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine and Eastern Europe The White House 10 Mar 2022
• Austin: US does not support sending MiG fighters to Ukraine Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States does not support Poland's proposal to transfer the aging MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, arguing that such a measure can escalate tensions with Russia.
• US weighing sanctions on Russia's nuclear supplier Rosatom: Report Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States is reportedly mulling sanctions on Russian nuclear supplier Rosatom, a move that could considerably impact the nuclear power and uranium mining industries.

NATO

United Nations

• Update 17 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 10 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it had lost today all communications with the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the day after the Russian-controlled site lost all external power supplies, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
• UN and partners boost presence and aid supplies inside Ukraine UN News 10 Mar 2022 -- Humanitarians are deploying extra staff across Ukraine to aid the growing number of civilians sheltering from Russian bombardment, or fleeing the violence, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday.
• Ukraine: World must unite in face of Russia's 'violation of international law' UN News 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine compels Member States of the United Nations to unite in "cooperation and solidarity" to support all those impacted "and to overcome this violation of international law" said Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, addressing the General Assembly in New York.

Foreign Reactions

• Outrage Over Russian Hospital Attack Grows As Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks Make No Progress RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Global outrage over a Russian attack on a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian port of Mariupol has mounted as top diplomats from Moscow and Kyiv failed to make progress on a possible cease-fire or even humanitarian corridors for civilians.
• Ukraine Dominates Two-day EU Summit Outside Paris VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine is dominating a two-day European Union summit outside Paris, where leaders are discussing ways to cut their energy ties with Russia, shore up their defense, and consider Kyiv's membership application.
• EU Summit To be Dominated By Ukraine Invasion, Energy Crisis RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- European Union leaders are gathering for a summit in France on March 10 to find ways to urgently address the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the 27-member bloc.
• Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' speech at the Atlantic Council Annual Makins Lecture UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- Liz Truss spoke about UK support to Ukraine to tackle Russian aggression, including the UK's toughest package of sanctions against oligarchs and others around President Putin.
• OSCE meeting on Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine: UK statement, 10 March 2022 UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- UK Minister Lord Ahmad calls out President Putin's unprovoked, premeditated and illegal invasion of Ukraine and speaks about the war's humanitarian impact.
• Abramovich and Deripaska among 7 oligarchs targeted in estimated £15 billion sanction hit UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- The UK has announced sanctions against 7 oligarchs including Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska.
• U.K. Slaps Sanctions On Seven More Russian Oligarchs, Including Abramovich, Deripaska RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- The United Kingdom says it has added several high-profile Russian billionaires to its sanctions list, including Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Premier League soccer club Chelsea, and industrialist Oleg Deripaska, who has called for an end to the war Moscow launched with Ukraine last month.
• France Preparing for Possible Halt in Russian Gas Supplies to Europe, Reports Suggest Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- France is getting ready for the worst-case scenario of Russian gas supplies to Europe being halted or disrupted amid increasing hostilities in Ukraine, the BFMTV broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing sources.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prime Minister of Canada 10 Mar 2022 -- Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to discuss Canada's support to Ukraine in the wake of Russia's continued military aggression.
• Turkey, Israel Reset Ties But Pursue Rival Mediations in Russia-Ukraine War VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- As Turkey and Israel take their biggest step in years toward reviving strained relations, some analysts say the two regional powers prefer going it alone in another diplomatic effort -- trying to mediate a peaceful resolution of Russia's war on Ukraine.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey The White House 10 Mar 2022
• West escalates sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis, countries intensify mediation efforts People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday the imposition of an energy embargo on Russia, a latest move against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, even though analysts have warned of potential huge consequences and spillovers.
• Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' speech at the Atlantic Council Annual Makins Lecture UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- Liz Truss spoke about UK support to Ukraine to tackle Russian aggression, including the UK's toughest package of sanctions against oligarchs and others around President Putin.
• OSCE meeting on Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine: UK statement, 10 March 2022 UK FCDO 10 Mar 2022 -- UK Minister Lord Ahmad calls out President Putin's unprovoked, premeditated and illegal invasion of Ukraine and speaks about the war's humanitarian impact.

News Reports

• Chernobyl nuclear plant disconnected from power grid as Russian, Ukrainian FMs to meet in Turkey People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- The Ukrainian state-run energy company Ukrenergo said Wednesday that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine has been disconnected from the power grid.
• Chernobyl nuclear power station loses electricity, IAEA sees no risk Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian authorities have informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there is a danger of a radiation leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the UN nuclear watchdog says there is "no critical impact on security."
• Ukraine says Chernobyl nuclear power plant disconnected from power grid People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- The Ukrainian state-run energy company Ukrenergo said on Wednesday that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine has been disconnected from the power grid.
• Pregnant Women in Russia's Crosshairs as Health Care Comes Under Attack in Ukraine VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- As health care facilities are increasingly being targeted in Russia's war on Ukraine, the U.N. Population Fund said Thursday that about 80,000 women are due to give birth in the coming three months and must be protected.
• Will Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Derail The Iran Nuclear Deal? RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- After nearly a year of painstaking negotiations, Iran and world powers were on the brink of agreeing to restore the landmark 2015 nuclear deal.
• Philippines willing to open bases to US if Ukraine conflict spreads Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to allow American forces to use Philippine bases and facilities if the crisis in Ukraine stemming from the Russian invasion spreads to Asia, the Filipino ambassador to Washington said Thursday.
• US Reportedly Weighs Easing Venezuela Sanctions After Ban on Russian Energy Imports Sputnik 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States is ready to relax economic restrictions on Venezuela after banning the imports of Russian oil and other energy products, but the final decision will depend on the outcome of talks between Caracas and the opposition, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing a senior administration official.
• Russia Lays Groundwork For Nationalizing Foreign Companies Amid Fallout From Ukraine War RFE/RL 10 Mar 2022 -- Russia's Economic Development Ministry has drafted legislation aimed at preventing the mounting exit of international businesses from Russia over the war in Ukraine, and potentially laying the groundwork for nationalizing them.
• Major US companies leave Russia amid Ukraine conflict Press TV 10 Mar 2022 -- Hundreds of large American companies have suspended their operations in Russia, amid a corporate exodus from the country over its military operation in Ukraine.
• Burkina Faso Displacement Spikes as Ukraine Takes Aid Toll VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Aid groups say the number of people displaced by conflict in Burkina Faso in January spiked to 160,000, bringing the total displaced in the country to 1.7 million. The aid groups worry the crisis stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine will draw much-needed humanitarian funding away from Africa's Sahel region.