RFE/RL's Live Briefinggives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western military aid to Kyiv, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees. For all of RFE/RL's coverage of the war, clickhere.
Latest Developments At A Glance
- At least two people were killed and 28 others injured in aRussian missile strikeon city of Kryviy Rih -- Zelenskyy's hometown -- in the Dnipropetrovsk regionin southeastern Ukraine.
- The United States hasrestricted intelligence-sharing with Ukrainein addition to enforcing a pause in U.S military assistance to the country trying to stave off Russia's three-year full-scale invasion, the director of CIA confirmed.
- A spokeswoman for the French government told reporters on March 5 that President Emmanuel Macron ismulling a joint visit to Washingtonwith Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, all three of whom were in the US capital last week.
- US President Donald Trump said Zelenskyy has informed him that he's ready for talks with Russia to end the war in his country and offered to sign a deal on Ukraine's mineral "at any time."
- Zelenskyy has said that the tense Oval Office meeting with US President Donald Trump last week was "regrettable," and that he iswilling to workwith Trump's "strong leadership" to achieve long-term peace.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hasunveiled a four-step planagreed with European leaders and top representatives of NATO and the EU to support Ukraine at time when Europe is at a crossroads.
- Ukraine's prime minister stressed that Kyiv is determined to hold out against the Russian invasion and maintain ties with the United States after senior US officials said Trump wassuspending military aid.
- Support from Europe has poured in for Zelenskyy after Trump and Vice President JD Vanceslammed himin front of domestic and international media as an ungrateful tough guy not interested in peace.
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