Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Fourth round of talks to continue today; EU announces new sanctions against Moscow
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will virtually address the US Congress at 9 am (1300 GMT) on Wednesday, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a joint letter to US lawmakers.
“The Congress remains unwavering in our commitment to supporting Ukraine as they face Putin’s cruel and diabolical aggression, and to passing legislation to cripple and isolate the Russian economy as well as deliver humanitarian, security and economic assance to Ukraine,” they wrote on Monday.
Aleksander, 41, presses his palms against the window as he says goode to his daughter Anna, 5, on a train to Lviv at the Kyiv station. (AP)
Meanwhile, the United Nations chief has warned that Russia’s war on Ukraine is holding “a sword of Damocles” over the global economy, especially poor developing countries that face skyrocketing food, fuel and fertiliser prices and are now seeing their breadbasket “being bombed”.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that 45 African and least developed countries import at least one-third of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia, and 18 of them import at least 50 per cent.
Ukraine War Update, March 14: A reporter is killed, and foreigners join the fighting
In other news, the Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin had another call with Israeli Prime Miner Naftali Bennett to talk about Ukraine. Bennett told Putin about his contacts with other heads of states, and Putin shared his assessments of talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives via video calls, the Kremlin said in a statement.
A senior Israeli official said Bennett’s conversation with Putin lasted 90 minutes, with discussions focusing on cease-fire talks and humanitarian issues. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic matters.
