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• Russia Gives Ukraine Ultimatum to Surrender Mariupol VOA 20 Mar 2022 -- Russia has given Ukraine until the early hours of Monday to surrender the besieged city of Mariupol, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is ready for peace negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Seven humanitarian corridors are to be opened in the Kyiv, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions today - Deputy Prime Minister President of Ukraine 20 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 18.00, 20.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 20 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 12.00, 20.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 20 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 06.00, 20.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 20 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 24.00, 19.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 20 Mar 2022
• Turkey: Russia, Ukraine 'close to agreement', made progress on 'critical' issues Press TV 20 Mar 2022 -- Turkey's foreign minister says Russia and Ukraine have made progress on their negotiations and are close to an agreement to end the war, nearly a month after Russia launched an operation in Ukraine to demilitarize and de-Nazify the country.
• Deputy Commander Of Russia's Black Sea Fleet Reportedly Killed In Action RFE/RL 20 Mar 2022 -- The deputy commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been killed in battle near the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the Kremlin-installed governor of the Russia-occupied city of Sevastopol said.
• Ten Million People Have Fled Their Homes In Ukraine Since War Began, UN Says RFE/RL 20 Mar 2022 -- Ten million people - about one-quarter of the population - have now fled their homes in Ukraine due to Russia's unprovoked war, the United Nations refugee chief said on March 20.
• UPDATES: Russian MoD Calls on Kiev to Take Back Order to Militants to Become 'Martyrs of Mariupol' Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- In Mariupol, which has become a base of operation for the Azov battalion, nationalists are preventing the evacuation of local residents and using civilians as human shields while they launch counterattacks at advancing Russian forces from hospitals, schools, and other civilian infrastructure.
• Russian Forces Close to Defeating Ukrainian Nationalist Battalion 'Donbass', Defence Ministry Says Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- One of the main declared goals of the Russian special operation in Ukraine is to de-Nazify the country. Nationalist groups are the core of the volunteer battalions that have been used by Kiev in its attacks on the Donbass republics since 2014, with many of them being caught committing war crimes.
• Russian Armed Forces Wipe Out Major Ukrainian Military Base Using Hypersonic Missile Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- On Sunday, Russia's Defence Ministry said that over the past 24 hours, Russian warplanes had obliterated 62 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects, including three command posts, as part of Moscow's ongoing special operation in Ukraine.
• MoD: Over 100 Ukrainian Covert Op Troops and Foreign Mercenaries Eliminated West of Kiev Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- Russia has repeatedly warned foreign countries against allowing their citizens to travel to Ukraine in order to take part in the hostilities, stressing that anyone firing at Russian troops during the special op will be considered a valid target.

Ukraine

• Speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Knesset President of Ukraine 20 Mar 2022
• Zelenskiy References Holocaust In Address To Israeli Legislators RFE/RL 20 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Israel that now was the time for the country to clearly express support for Ukraine and end its attempt to remain neutral following Russia's invasion of his country.
• Andriy Yermak held a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomats on the delivery of humanitarian aid to Ukraine President of Ukraine 20 Mar 2022
• The more Russia uses terror against Ukraine, the worse the consequences will be for it - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 20 Mar 2022
• Ukraine Suspends Political Parties With Russian Links RFE/RL 20 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council has suspended 11 pro-Russian political parties while martial law is in place in the country.
• Zelenskiy Renews Plea For Talks; Evacuation Set For Desperate Mariupol As Ukraine Vows No Surrender RFE/RL 20 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy renewed his call for negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as he and others accused Moscow of war crimes and as deadly street fighting raged in the key southern port city of Mariupol, where a major evacuation is set for March 21.

Russia

• Russia not to initiate reconciliation with West: Lavrov People's Daily 20 Mar 2022 -- Russia remains open to cooperation with Western countries, but will not initiate an improvement in the relations with them, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday.

United States

• 'Tangle of Decisions': Biden Admin. Reportedly Struggles to Help Ukraine Without Provoking Russia Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- Despite criticism from some US lawmakers and the Ukrainian president, Joe Biden has vehemently opposed implementing a no-fly zone above Ukraine or sending serious military equipment to the country, citing fears of provoking a Third World War.
• Pentagon chief asks Putin to 'seek a diplomatic solution' of Ukraine crisis Press TV 20 Mar 2022 -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claimed that Russia made "missteps" and "struggled with logistics" in its military campaign in Ukraine, and asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to "seek a diplomatic solution."
• US 'concerned' Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine Press TV 20 Mar 2022 -- The United States says it is "concerned" that Russians "may use chemical weapons in Ukraine," ratcheting up its propaganda offensive against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
• US Suggested Turkey Send Its S-400s to Ukraine to Help Kiev Tackle Russian Special Op: Report Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- The S-400 issue has been a prickly topic in US-Turkish ties since Ankara inked a contract with Moscow for the supply of the Russian-made missile defence systems in 2017. Washington claims that the S-400s pose a threat to NATO and are incompatible with the alliance's military hardware, something that Turkey rejects.

NATO

United Nations

• Update 27 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 20 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that around half of the staff at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) had finally been able to rotate and return to their homes after working at the Russian-controlled site for nearly four weeks, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

Foreign Reactions

• Boris Johnson Hints China Should Stop Sitting on the Fence Over Ukraine Crisis Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- Earlier this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated that Beijing adheres to an independent position on the Ukrainian crisis. The statement came amid the ongoing Russian special military operation to demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine.
• Time will prove China's stance on Ukraine is on the right side of history: Wang Yi Global Times 20 Mar 2022 -- China's stance on Ukraine is objective, fair and consistent with the wishes of most countries, and time will prove China's stance is on the right side of history, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after a video meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on Friday.
• China says Western sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine conflict 'outrageous' Press TV 20 Mar 2022 -- China blasts the Western countries, topped by the United States, for imposing sanctions on Russia over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, saying the bans have never solved any problem.
• Additional support for Ukraine Prime Minister of Australia 20 Mar 2022-- The Morrison Government will expand its support to Ukraine and impose further punitive actions on Russia in response to its unrelenting and illegal aggression against Ukraine. These additional measures will help ensure Russia pays a high price for its blatant violation of the UN Charter and its disregard for international humanitarian law.
• Japan Wants India to 'Cooperate Further' on Ukraine Crisis, Announces $42 Billion in Investments Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- Japan has imposed economic sanctions against more than 70 Russian individuals, banks, and other entities over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. Tokyo has said that it will coordinate its response with its G7 allies. India, on the other hand, has maintained neutrality in the conflict, even stepping up its crude purchases from Moscow.
• France Freezes $24Bln of Russian Central Bank's Assets Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- France has frozen 22 billion euros ($24 billion) worth of assets belonging to the Russian Central Bank, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.

News Reports

• Ukrainian Railways Chief Says 'Honest' Belarusians Are Cutting Russian Supplies By Train RFE/RL 20 Mar 2022 -- There is currently no rail traffic from Belarus into Ukraine, and Russia is not using the railways between the two countries to bolster its invasion force in Ukraine, according to the head of the Ukrainian state railway.
• Chinese MFA: Western Sanctions Against Russia Are Increasingly 'Outrageous' Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- Since the special military operation in Ukraine started last month, Russia has become the country with the largest number of sanctions imposed against it, overtaking Iran. While repeatedly denouncing the sanctions against Russia, China itself has faced threats of restrictions from the US if it refuses to condemn Moscow.
• 'Propaganda On State Channels': Anti-War TV Editor Says Many Russians Oppose 'Putin's War' RFE/RL 20 Mar 2022 -- The Moscow TV editor who protested the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine during a live state TV newscast says many Russians oppose Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war and she called on them to speak up against the military action.