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Blinken’s surprise Zelensky meeting signals momentum for on-the-ground diplomacy

He's expected to visit Kyiv on Sunday, and will testify publicly on Capitol Hill this week.

Axios

Ukraine-Russia war: International calls grow for humanitarian corridors to be established in Ukraine — as it happened

There are renewed calls for the establishment of safe humanitarian corridors to help get trapped civilians out of war-torn areas of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian cities take heavy shelling as top US officials meet Zelenskiy in Kyiv

As Russia and Ukraine mark Orthodox Easter, Russian military continues assault with Zelenskiy set to request more weapons from US

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine calls for more powerful weapons as Zelensky meets top US officials

Russia has continued with its invasion and has been attacking a steel plant where civilians and military personnel are housed

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War in Ukraine: Latest developments

MOSCOW: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

Bangkok Post

Blinken Calls on Iran to Release Detained American

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Iran on Saturday to release an American citizen he said has been held for years as a “political pawn.” Emad Sharghi was sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges, Iranian media reported in January 2021, saying he was detained trying to…

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Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter Sunday; UNHCR data shows 5.2 million Ukrainians have fled– as it happened

US secretary of state Antony Blinken and defence secretary Lloyd Austin visit Kyiv as Russian invasion enters third month; large fire breaks out at Russian oil depot 100km north of Ukraine border

The Guardian - AU

Blinken due to meet Zelenskiy in first wartime visit by top US officials to Ukraine

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin will join secretary of state in Sunday’s meeting as Russia continues attacks in south and east Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Zelensky meets US’s Blinken and Austin in Kyiv, Ukrainian official says

Ukrainians on Sunday marked a sombre Orthodox Easter two months into Russia's invasion, with many braving bombardments for blessings and others mourning their loved ones. The Easter holiday, observed by Orthodox followers according to the Julian calendar, came as nearly 5.2 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee the violence…

France 24

Steel plant under siege; Zelenskyy prepares for US officials

An adviser to Ukraine’s presidential office says Russian forces have tried to storm a steel plant that is the last defensive stronghold in the strategic port city of Mariupol

The Independent UK

Ukraine to call for heavy arms when top U.S. officials visit Kyiv

Ukraine will ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by the officials to Kyiv on Sunday as the Russian invasion enters its third month.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 60 of the Russian invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet US secretary of state Antony Blinken in Kyiv on Sunday as Russia continues attacks on southern and eastern Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

US envoys Blinken, Austin to visit Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would visit Kyiv on Sunday, in what would be a risky show of support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion.

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Ukraine-Russia war: Russia accused of conscripting Ukrainian civilians to join its army in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of conscripting civilians in the Russian-controlled territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, in what would be a breach of international law.

Reuters

Top U.S. diplomat, defense secretary to visit to Kyiv on Sunday - Zelenskiy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Kyiv on Sunday and hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian leader said on Saturday.

Axios

Zelensky says he'll meet Secretary Blinken, Defense Secretary Austin in Kyiv on Sunday

They will be the highest ranking U.S. officials to visit Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion.

The Independent UK

Blinken to visit Kyiv in highest level US official visit since war began, Zelensky says

Visits from US Secretary of State and Defence comes at a pivotal juncture in the two-month long conflict

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Top US Diplomat, Defense Secretary to Visit to Kyiv on Sunday, Says Zelenskiy

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Kyiv on Sunday and hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian leader said on Saturday. He told a news conference in Kyiv that he would discuss the kinds of weapons that Ukraine needs…

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Yemen Seeks Int'l Pressure to Make Houthis Respect Truce, Open Taiz Crossings

Chairman of the new Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad al-Alimi, underlined the importance of international pressure to make the Iran-backed Houthi militias commit to the two-month truce. Alimi received a telephone call on Thursday from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who congratulated him on his new position. He…

Reuters

Blinken, Ukrainian PM discussed additional ways U.S. can help Ukraine -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Friday additional ways that the United States can help Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson in India: flying into trouble

Editorial: The UK PM ought to have taken greater note of Narendra Modi’s democratic backsliding and his refusal to speak out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Democrats Warn Biden Administration Against Lifting Iran Sanctions

Democratic lawmakers are increasingly growing their opposition to the ongoing negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program after an apparent reluctance to publicly criticize the US administration during the negotiations that began more than a year ago. US Senator Joe Manchin detailed his concerns with the ongoing negotiations between the…

Axios

Ukraine’s “most fragile” neighbor welcomes Western wake-up call

The war has awakened the U.S. and EU to the reality that engagement with former Soviet and Eastern Bloc states can't continue at the "snail's speed" of the past three decades.

Al Jazeera

US’s Blinken pushes for united, regional response to migration

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges cooperation as US prepares for increase in arrivals at border with Mexico.

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