As the war enters its 745th day, major developments include:
This is the situation on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
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politics and diplomacy
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Istanbul that Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war.
- President Zelensky said that any peace negotiations would require food security, the preservation of Ukrainian territory, the withdrawal of Russian troops, the release of all prisoners of war, justice for those responsible for the invasion, and guarantees of the security of his country.
- President Zelenskiy said Russia would not be invited to the first peace summit scheduled to be held in Switzerland.
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Germany's regional parliaments are calling on the government to provide more funding to protect civilians in times of war, including building more underground bunkers.
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The call by the Association of Cities and Local Governments came a day after German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the country needed to strengthen protection for civilians.
weapons
- After meeting with the foreign ministers of France and the Baltic states in Vilnius, Lithuania, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba issued an urgent appeal to Western allies for an unrestricted supply of all kinds of weapons. “What is needed is an unrestricted and timely supply of all types of weapons and ammunition in order for Ukraine to defeat Russia and prevent the war from spilling over to Europe,” he said.
- Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said Ukraine will receive 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) from the European Union through a four-year Ukraine facility within the next two months.
- Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said a Czech-led effort to buy ammunition for Ukraine has so far raised enough funds to buy the first batch of 300,000 shells. He spoke at
- France plans to have some weapons manufacturers produce much-needed military equipment directly on mainland Ukraine to help the country in its war with Russia, Defense Minister Sebastian Lecorne said.
