Ukraine war live: President Putin “will not stop” President Biden says, Russia warns of all-out war in Europe

Ukrainian officials pressed Kiev’s plan to end the Russia war in talks with China’s regional envoy and presented purported evidence of North Korean weapons being supplied to Moscow.

Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, said he and his team had presented the battlefield situation and the Kiev peace plan to China’s Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui.

Yermak said the Ukrainian side “discussed with Li Hui the prospects of establishing a just peace in Ukraine and the restoration of our country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty based on the peace formula of Ukraine.”

Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan for Ukraine calls for the withdrawal of all Russian troops, a process that restores Ukraine’s borders after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and holds Russia accountable for its actions.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday that Li had “frank and friendly talks” with Yermak, Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, about bilateral relations and the Ukraine crisis, without providing details. Ta.

Switzerland has committed to hosting a peace summit, and several preparatory meetings have already taken place. Kiev is trying to build good relations with China, which has attended at least one meeting, although Russia has not been invited.

The US Embassy in Russia has warned that extremists are planning an imminent attack in Moscow and urged Americans to avoid large gatherings in the Russian capital within the next 48 hours.

The embassy reiterated its call for all U.S. citizens to leave Russia immediately, without providing further details on the nature of the threat, but said people should avoid crowds and be aware of their surroundings. He said that there is.

“The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts. We recommend that all persons be avoided,” the embassy said in a message posted on its website Thursday. .

Britain plans to provide 10,000 drones to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

The announcement by Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, who is visiting Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, includes an investment of £125m for drones, on top of the £200m previously pledged.

The weapons include 1,000 one-way attack (or kamikaze) drones and models that target ships.

“Ukraine’s military has used British-donated weapons to unprecedented effect, helping to dismantle nearly 30% of Russia’s Black Sea fleet,” Shapps said.

Britain has pledged a further £125 million to supply Ukraine with drones to target President Vladimir Putin’s forces and Russia’s Black Sea fleet.

This investment, on top of the £200m already committed, will help deploy more than 10,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including suicide drones and anti-shipping capabilities.

Defense Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement during a visit to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

He called on Britain’s allies to step up arms supplies to Kiev.

Mr Shapps said: “I am stepping up our efforts to arm Ukraine with cutting-edge new drones, supplied directly from the factory floor to the front line by Britain’s world-leading defense industry. We encourage you to join us in this effort.

“The Ukrainian military has used weapons donated by the UK to unprecedented effectiveness, helping to destroy almost 30% of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

“I am delighted that, on my third visit to this great country, I was able to provide firm reassurance to President Zelenskiy of the UK’s unwavering commitment to the brave Ukrainian people and armed forces.”

Valery Zarzhiny, former commander-in-chief of Ukraine, will be the next ambassador to the UK.

The announcement came a month after he was dismissed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces following a failed counterattack.

The Ukrainian general rose to popularity after leading the 2022 war against Russia and is seen as a potential political rival to Mr. Zelenskiy.

Moscow’s chief rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, witnessed Putin’s rise firsthand, writes Adam Luck. Now that he has fled the country after criticizing the Ukraine war, he is issuing a stark warning to the West – and the Russian leader is looking beyond Kiev…

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The United Nations nuclear watchdog’s board of directors voted on Thursday to demand that Russia withdraw from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

This was the Council’s fourth resolution condemning Russia’s actions against nuclear facilities in Ukraine. The first bill was passed in March 2022, the day before Russia occupied Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

The committee called for “the urgent withdrawal of all unauthorized military personnel and other unauthorized personnel” from nuclear facilities.

It called for the factory to be immediately returned to the full control of “competent Ukrainian authorities.”

But Russia rejected the demilitarization call, saying its “implementation would make the factories even more vulnerable.”

Asked about leaked calls between German military officials about Ukraine containing details of British operations, Prime Minister David Cameron said there was “incredible solidarity between our allies”.

The foreign secretary’s visit to Berlin on Thursday came days after Russia intercepted a telephone conversation in which the official’s voice could be heard suggesting that British soldiers were on the ground in Ukraine.

Speaking at a press conference alongside Germany’s Annalena Verbock, he was asked whether he agreed with Berlin’s assessment that trust between the allies was unbroken.

Prime Minister Cameron said: “I don’t want to be at the mercy of Russia’s narrative about divisions among allies. What I see is … incredible unity among allies, incredible unity in NATO.

“Of course there will be areas where we would like to discuss what more we can do and how we can help. It’s the kind of discussion we have.”

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Pat Nivin Maxwell immigrated to Israel from India in December last year, at the height of the Gaza conflict, leaving behind his pregnant wife and four-year-old daughter. Her decision to move to another country in search of work was not easy, especially in such a dangerous area.

It was a choice for “economic reasons,” said his cousin Jose Dennis. Independent. Driven by what economists describe as “extreme desperation” due to the lack of good-paying jobs in India, Maxwell took blue-collar jobs in dangerous locations, including on the front lines with Russia and Ukraine. He was one of hundreds of young Indians.

On March 4, Maxwell’s family was informed by phone that the 31-year-old had been seriously injured in an anti-tank missile attack on a poultry farm in northern Israel. “He was hospitalized with two other Indians,” Dennis says. “Then I found out he had passed away.”