⚡⚡ The head of the Ukrainian "Energoatom" admits that until 2012 there was highly enriched uranium in Ukraine

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⚡ Georgia, Ukraine, Finland to take part in NATO defence ministers’ meeting on 16 March

⚡️ Benjamin Netanyahu tests positive for COVID-19

❗ UK to consider delivering Starstreak man-portable air-defense systems to Ukraine free of charge - Defence Minister

🇨🇳 Chinese Foreign Ministry on a US' near total ban on Russian energy supplies: “China strongly opposes unilateral sanctions which have no basis in international law. China and Russia have always maintained good cooperation in the energy sector and will continue to carry out normal trade cooperation, including oil and gas trade, based on the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.”

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❗️ German Chancellor says Berlin will continue financial support for Ukraine, but "no military aircraft" will be delivered

⚡ Russian MoD: 90% of Ukraine's military airports containing majority of its air force knocked out

Highlights of the new Russian MoD briefing:

▪ At the beginning of the special operation, the Ukrainian armed forces had up to 250 serviceable combat aircraft and helicopters;

▪ Russian forces destroyed 89 combat aircraft and 57 helicopters;

▪ Some Ukrainian aircraft have flown in the direction of Romania and are not participating in battles;

▪ During the operation in Ukraine, the Russian armed forces destroyed 137 S-300, Buk M-1 and S-125 anti-aircraft missile systems: this is more than 90% of the Ukraine's long-range and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems in service;

▪ 81 Ukrainian air defense radar posts have been destroyed, this led to the loss of combat control of aviation and air defense of Ukraine, now the air defense system is not capable of providing significant resistance to Russian aviation;

▪ E-3A aircraft of the NATO AWACS system are on 24/7 duty in the airspace of Poland, providing the Ukrainian armed forces with information about the air situation

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💬🇧🇴 Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales in an interview with Sputnik: The reason for the current situation in Ukraine is US-led NATO's expansion policy

❗ Trudeau: Canada sending additional $50mln worth of defence aid to Ukraine

⚡ Evo Morales told Sputnik he wants to initiate an international public campaign against NATO as a threat to peace

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❗ Zelensky is ready for direct talks with Putin, deputy head of Ukrainian presidential office says

❗ Kiev has asked Germany's chancellor to help organise a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, Zelensky's office says

🍟 The temporary closure of McDonald's in Russia will cost the company $50 million a month, Reuters reports

A subway rider was beaten with a hammer in a Manhattan station - another case of the underground violence in New York City.

The police say that the victim accidentally bumped into the attacker on the platform before he pulled out a hammer and struck the victim in the head. The victim's condition is not known.

⚡ EU has no info about prohibited programmes in Ukraine's bio labs, spokesperson says

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❗ Kremlin: Putin, Scholz discuss situation in Ukraine, humanitarian issues

WATCH LIVE | NATO's Stoltenberg gives keynote speech during Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence

❗ Nestle reportedly stops investments in Russia

⚡ Ukrainian radicals are using more than 4.5 million civilians as a "human shield," Russia's Defence Ministry says

“NATO will become a constant threat to humanity in the event of our inaction,” Evo Morales said in an interview with Sputnik.

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