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Latest Developments in Ukraine: March 16

by VOA News

   For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit [1]Flashpoint
   Ukraine.

   For the latest developments of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine,
   all times EST:

   1:00 a.m.: In his latest Facebook address, Ukrainian President
   Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered a more optimistic assessment of peace talks
   with Russia. He said the negotiations are starting to "sound more
   realistic, but time is still needed."

   The talks are scheduled to continue today. Ukrainian negotiator
   Mykhailo Podolyak also said there is "room for compromise" while
   cautioning that "fundamental contradictions" continue to emerge during
   the talks.

   Russia has repeatedly insisted that Ukraine concede the provinces of
   Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea. It has also insisted that Ukraine renounce
   any intention of joining NATO, something Zelenskyy has appeared willing
   to do.

   12:40 a.m.: A funeral ceremony was held in the western Ukrainian city
   of Lviv on Tuesday for four Ukrainian soldiers who lost their lives
   following the Russian invasion.

   12:00 a.m.: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his
   condolences Tuesday to the journalists killed in Ukraine on Monday.

   "I am grateful to all those risking their lives to show the world what
   is happening in Ukraine. The United States condemns Russia's ongoing
   violence, which is putting the safety of journalists and other media
   workers in Ukraine at risk."

   Journalists Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshynova were killed in
   an attack that also seriously injured Fox News correspondent Benjamin
   Hall.

   U.S. broadcaster Fox News on Tuesday announced that cameraman
   Zakrzewski had died in Ukraine. Kuvshynova, a 24-year-old Ukrainian
   journalist, also was killed in the same attack.

References

   1. https://www.voanews.com/z/6932