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Combat Operations

• Ukraine, Russia Report Drone And Energy Infrastructure Attacks As Kremlin's Conditions Cloud Black Sea Truce RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- Ukraine reported multiple Russian drone strikes overnight, including the largest such strike on the city of Kriviy Rih since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion, while Russia claimed it downed two Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and seven in other locations.
• Russia, Ukraine hold parallel U.S.-mediated talks in Saudi Arabia amid disagreement, distrust People's Daily 26 Mar 2025 -- Three days of technical-level negotiations on the details of a potential ceasefire in Ukraine concluded here Tuesday without an official joint statement, as participating parties offered somewhat conflicting assessments of the talks.

Ukraine

• Zelenskyy, Macron Call for Unconditional Cease-fire As Russia Tables Demands RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy say Russia should accept a U.S.-brokered cease-fire with no preconditions.
• Steps to Achieve Peace, Defense Assistance, and Defense Industry Development: The President of Ukraine Met with the President of France in Paris President of Ukraine 26 Mar 2025
• Official Negotiations on the Establishment of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine Begin in The Hague President of Ukraine 26 Mar 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Congratulates National Guardsmen on National Guard of Ukraine Day and Presents State Awards President of Ukraine 26 Mar 2025

Russia

• Russia: Conditions must be met before Black Sea ceasefire implemented Press TV 26 Mar 2025 -- The Kremlin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, says several vital conditions must be met before the Black Sea maritime security agreement, negotiated with the US, can be activated.
• Russian Court Convicts Azov Fighters Of Terrorism In Trial Kyiv Calls A 'War Crime' RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- A Russian court has convicted 23 Ukrainians who were captured in the siege of the city of Mariupol on terrorism charges and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 13 to 23 years after a trial that Kyiv has described as a violation of international law and a "war crime."
• Did Russia Put A 'Poison Pill' In The Black Sea Cease-Fire Deal? RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- US and Russian statements laying out a framework for limiting military actions in the Black Sea were widely welcomed as a step to wider cease-fire in the Kremlin's war on Ukraine: Both Moscow and Washington would "continue working toward a durable and lasting peace," the Kremlin and the White House said.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (26 March 2025) Russia MoD 26 Mar 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 26 Mar 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 26 Mar 2025
• Ultra-Rare British Vehicle Decimated in Russia's Kursk Region Sputnik 26 Mar 2025 -- Russian troops have hunted down a rare CRARRV (Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle) on the outskirts of Sudzha.

United States

• Russia and Ukraine agree to ceasefire in Black Sea: White House IRNA 26 Mar 2025 -- Russia and Ukraine have agreed to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping in the Black Sea and stop military strikes, the White House said on Tuesday, after American officials met representatives from both countries in Saudi Arabia.

NATO

• UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine UN News 26 Mar 2025 -- The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed recent diplomatic talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia, calling an agreement on freedom of navigation and security in the Black Sea a crucial step for global food security.
• Despite Diplomatic Progress, Security Council Told Continuing Attacks, Funding Cuts Worsening Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine UN Security Council 26 Mar 2025 -- The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is worsening, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, as she both welcomed diplomatic progress and expressed deep alarm over rising attacks on civilians and severe cuts to global humanitarian funding.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the outcomes of meetings of experts on the Black Sea UN Secretary-General 26 Mar 2025

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Congress reaffirms its solidarity with the Ukrainian people and its commitment to a just and lasting peace Council of Europe 26 Mar 2025 -- During its 48th session, the Congress held a debate on the Russian federation's war of aggression against Ukraine, focusing on Ukraine's decentralised recovery and reconstruction with a human-centred, inclusive, transparent and sustainable development approach.
• Ukraine to receive €100 million worth of Estonian military aid Estonia MoD 26 Mar 2025 -- Ukraine has officially submitted to Estonia its list of required military aid today, which the Estonian state will now procure as a priority from domestic defence industries.
• Norway providing funding to secure energy supplies in Ukraine Government of Norway 26 Mar 2025 -- Three years of full-scale war and Russian attacks have severely damaged Ukraine's gas infrastructure. Norway is providing an additional NOK 1 billion in funding for gas imports to Ukraine to ensure an adequate gas supply for the general population, businesses and industry in the country.
• Investments in stronger military defence, measures against hybrid threats and increased support to Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 26 Mar 2025 -- SEK 25 billion to strengthen military defence; an additional SEK 16.5 billion to increased 2025 'Ukraine framework'; and a SEK 96 million package of targeted measures to counter hybrid threats.
• Budrys in Washington, D.C.: peace in Ukraine is a common goal for Europe and the USA Lithuania MFA 26 Mar 2025 -- During the visit to Washington, D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys met with the U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg.
• Budrys in Washington, D.C.: it is clear that the only person who does not want peace is Putin Lithuania MFA 26 Mar 2025 -- Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys continues his working visit to Washington D.C. On Tuesday, he and his Estonian and Latvian counterparts met with the US Senators Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran and Jeanne Shaheen.
• We must have enduring peace in Ukraine, which ensures Ukraine's future security and upholds the UN Charter: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 26 Mar 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
• UK is absolutely committed to securing a just and lasting peace in Ukraine: UK Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 26 Mar 2025 -- Politico-Military Counsellor, Ankur Narayan, commends Ukraine as the party of peace for proposing a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire - and urges Russia to agree to this without further delay.
• Does China Want To Send Peacekeepers To Ukraine? RFE/RL 26 Mar 2025 -- As European leaders attempt to organize a Ukraine peacekeeping mission amid a push by US President Donald Trump to clinch a cease-fire deal between Moscow and Kyiv, reports have spread that Beijing may want to play a role in maintaining the peace.

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