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Live Updates: Biden Meets With Ukrainian Foreign and Defence Ministers in Warsaw

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U.S. President Joe Biden joins a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Marriott Hotel, in Warsaw, Poland March 26, 2022. - Sputnik International

Live Updates: Biden Meets With Ukrainian Foreign and Defence Ministers in Warsaw

04:40 GMT 26.03.2022 (Updated: 14:51 GMT 26.03.2022)

On 24 February, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine to stop the eight-year war in Donbass waged by Kiev. Moscow stressed that the goal of the op is the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.

Russian forces and the Donbass militias continue to advance in Ukraine amid the special operation. So far, Russian troops have eliminated over 1,500 Ukrainian tanks, around 250 drones, 184 manned aircraft, and other military objects. At the same time, militia forces from the People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have reclaimed over 100 settlements in Donbass, also tightening the encirclement around remaining Ukrainian radicals in Mariupol.

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17:48 GMT 26.03.2022

Biden: Europe Needs to Get Rid of Energy Dependency on Russia, US is Ready to Help

US President Joe Biden urged the European Union to get rid of energy dependence on Russia and promised to work together to that end.

"You must end this dependence on Russian fossil fuels and we, the United States, will help," he said in a speech in Warsaw that wrapped up his EU trip.

Biden suggested that the EU and the US should act as quickly as possible to "clean renewable energy" and said that his administration would work together with Brussels to get Europe through what he called as an immediate energy crisis.

17:02 GMT 26.03.2022

Russian Troops Destroy Ukrainian UAV Heading to Sevastopol Through Black Sea Airspace, MoD Says

"During the day, three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over Balakleya, Kiev, and Chernigov. Also, one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed, approaching Sevastopol through the airspace over the Black Sea", Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said during his Saturday briefing.

16:01 GMT 26.03.2022

US President Joe Biden Verbally Assaults Vladimir Putin

Biden described the Russian leader as a "war criminal," "a pure thug" and a "murderous dictator" during press briefings last week for ordering a military operation in neighboring Ukraine.

The Kremlin called Biden’s remarks unacceptable, especially when coming from the leader of a country with a history of killing hundreds of thousands around the world.

14:27 GMT 26.03.2022

Transfer of Russian S-400s by Turkey to Ukraine Is Not on the Agenda, Cavusoglu Says

Turkey does not plan to pass its arsenal of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems on to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.

“This issue is not on the agenda,” the diplomat said at Qatar’s Doha Forum.

The United States has reportedly asked Turkey to hand the sophisticated S-400 weapons over to Ukraine after years of pressuring Ankara, a NATO member, into abandoning the arms deal with Russia.

14:09 GMT 26.03.2022

Czech Republic Wants to Preserve 'at Least Elementary' Diplomatic Ties With Russia

Prague wants to maintain "at least elementary" diplomatic relations with Moscow due to many practical reasons, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Saturday.

"Fourteen Russian diplomats have already left the Czech Republic, and there is already no room for further reduction [of the number of Russian diplomats in the Czech Republic], provided that we want to maintain at least elementary diplomatic relations with Russia, which is necessary for many practical reasons. And in the current difficult situation, it is necessary to maintain at least a minimum level of communication between the countries," Lipavsky said during a briefing.

13:20 GMT 26.03.2022

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12:34 GMT 26.03.2022

Biden Meets With Ukrainian Foreign and Defence Ministers in Warsaw

"The president was seated at a long white table between Secretaries [of state and defense, Antony] Blinken and [Lloyd] Austin, facing Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov," the pool said in a statement.

According to journalists, other officials were also present at the meeting.

"Kuleba was telling the president how he learned how to sleep 'under any conditions' during the war. Biden also spoke about sleep," the press pool added.

11:43 GMT 26.03.2022

WATCH: Ukrainian Buk Explodes in Flames After Russian Military Hits It With Iskander Missile

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WATCH: Ukrainian Buk Explodes in Flames After Russian Military Hits It With Iskander Missile

26 March 2022, 11:43 GMT

10:01 GMT 26.03.2022

Total of 64 Civilians Killed, 583 Injured in DPR in 36-Day Escalation - DPR Mission

"During 36 days of escalation by the Ukrainian armed forces, 64 civilians were killed... 583 civilians (337 from the previously liberated territory), including 41 children, sustained injuries of varying severity," the DPR mission said in a statement.

08:10 GMT 26.03.2022

MoD: Russian Military Hits 117 Ukrainian Military Facilities

"During the past 24 hours, operational-tactical and army aviation hit 117 military facilities of Ukraine", defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkovsaid.

According to the spokesman, those included six command posts, three multiple rocket launchers, one S-300 surface-to-air missile system, nine depots with arms and ammunition, two [depots] with fuel and lubricants, and 92 team sites of units of the Ukrainian armed formations, nationalist battalions and areas of military equipment concentration.

Konashenkov stressed that the Russian armed forces had destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian troops in the Zhytomyr region to the west of Kiev with Kalibr missiles and a fuel base in the Mykolaiv region in the south of the country with an Oniks supersonic cruise missile.

"A total of 267 unmanned aerial vehicles, 207 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,618 tanks and other armored combat vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation", the spokesman added.

He also noted that the Russian forces had destroyed 166 installations of multiple rocket launchers, 662 pieces of field artillery and mortar guns, and 1,453 units of special military vehicles.

07:49 GMT 26.03.2022

DPR: Ukraine Lost More Than 60 Troops in Donbass Over Past 24 Hours

07:43 GMT 26.03.2022

One Civlian Dead, 54 Injured in DPR Over Past Day, Militia Says

06:01 GMT 26.03.2022

Japanese Leading Banks to Suspend Dollar Transactions With Russia's Sberbank - Reports

Japanese leading banks, including Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho, will suspend dollar transactions with Russia's Sberbank in connection with US sanctions imposed on the country due to its special military operation in Ukraine, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday, citing sources close to the matter.

According to the news agency, the three Japanese financial institutions make dollar deals with Sberbank through US correspondent banks. Given Washington's decision to ban transactions involving Sberbank since March 26, any operations between the Japanese banks and the Russian one become impossible, the media reported.

It is unclear whether Japanese financial institutions will halt transactions with Sberbank in other currencies, Kyodo said, but some banks, such as Mitsubishi UFJ, have a policy of only dealing in dollars.

05:15 GMT 26.03.2022

Germany Delivers 100 Machine Guns, 1,500 Missiles, Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine - Reports

Germany on Friday delivered some 100 German MG3 machine guns, 1,500 Strela surface-to-air missiles and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, German news agency dpa reported citing government sources.

Moreover, some 350,000 food rations, 50 medical vehicles and medical supplies were delivered to Ukraine. Earlier Kiev received from Germany 500 Strela anti-aircraft missiles from inventories of the former Communist East German army.

05:12 GMT 26.03.2022

UK to Provide Ukraine With $2.64Mln in Essential Food Supplies - Foreign Ministry

The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with vital food supplies worth 2 million pounds ($2.64 million), the UK Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

"The UK is set to provide £2 million in vital food supplies for areas of Ukraine encircled by Russian forces, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirmed today," the statement read.

The ministry said that over 12 million people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian assistance.

04:53 GMT 26.03.2022

Russia's Medvedev Says No One Wants War, However Threat of Nuclear Conflict Always Exists

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No One Wants War, However Threat of Nuclear Conflict Always Exists, Medvedev Says

26 March 2022, 04:52 GMT

04:43 GMT 26.03.2022

Unlike US, Russia Does Everything to Stop War Crimes in Ukraine, Envoy Says

Russia, unlike the United States, is doing everything to stop war crimes, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Saturday.

"The Russian special operation aims to put an end to the long-lasting genocide of civilians in #Donbas and disarm neo-Nazis in #Ukraine. It's time to understand that our country, unlike the United States, is doing everything to stop war crimes", Antonov said, answering media questions, published by the Russian Embassy in the US on Telegram.

Commenting on the accusations by Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland of the alleged responsibility of the leadership of Russia for the deaths of thousands of Ukrainians and Russian soldiers, the ambassador said that "such cynical rhetoric by the US Department of State representative is unacceptable".

"Washington should bring charges against itself for destroying cities and killing tens of thousands of people in #Yugoslavia, #Afghanistan, #Iraq, #Libya, and #Syria. The countless atrocities that marked the path of the US-NATO armed interventions are not limited to the recent history", Antonov said.