Russia has currently accumulated more military equipment in the Kursk region than it was on February 24, the day Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne thanked Australia for imposing sanctions on Russia and providing assistance and support to Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the course of talks with Russia, strengthening of sanctions against Russia, and the UK–Ukraine defense cooperation with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson.
On Saturday, March 26, Russia fired at least 70 missiles on targets across Ukraine, which is a record number since the launch of a full-scale invasion on February 24.
On March 26, 2022, the citizens of the Russian Federation, who are living in Prague, took to the streets to protest against Russia’s war in Ukraine and against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Diplomacy and defense chiefs of Ukraine and the United States at a meeting in Warsaw coordinated further sanctions against Russia, as well as steps that would cut off ways for Russia to circumvent them.
Four employees of Russia’s Rosatom, who accompanied cargo with radioactive fuel elements intended for Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in February 2022 and are now staying in Ukraine, have told they do not want to return to the Russian Federation.
The United States and NATO would respond proportionally to the possible use by Russia of chemical arms and other weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the Group of Seven countries to impose a full embargo on trade with the Russian Federation, completely block all Russian banks and deprive Russia of the opportunity to use GPS in war.
He also called on G7 countries to block Russia from the Global Positioning System (GPS) and impose an embargo on all trade with Russia. Russia’s frozen assets should be used to pay reparations to Ukraine, he added.