Despite earlier media reports that McDonald's may reopen its restaurants in Ukraine in August, Alesya Mudzhyri, head of Corporate Communications at McDonald's Ukraine, denied this information. Earlier, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that the authorities are persuading the management of McDonald's to resume work in Ukraine. McDonald's shut down operations in Ukraine on Feb. 24, when Russia launched its all-out war against Ukraine.
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Presidents Zelensky and Dan agreed to expand cooperation in the energy and defense sectors, signaling closer ties between the neighboring countries.
Zelensky also said that the economy and energy ministries are expected to draft a program to provide financial assistance to Ukrainians due to increases in fuel prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Zelensky also said that the duration of Russia's war against Ukraine will depend on the strength of Western pressure on Moscow.
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"We must try politely to establish contact with (the Ukrainian side)," Viktor Orban told the delegation. "If that doesn't work, we should request permission to go there ourselves and conduct an on-site inspection" of the Druzhba pipeline.
Videos circulating online appear to show multiple fires at the site, likely involving fuel storage tanks.
Russia launched 94 attack drones at Ukraine over the past day, the Air Force reported.
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"This group of persons does not have an official status or scheduled official meetings on the territory of Ukraine, so it is definitely incorrect to call them a 'delegation'," the Foreign Ministry said.
The number includes 780 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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Russia has earned an additional 6 billion euros ($6.9 billion) in two weeks of fighting between the U.S. and Iran, a March 12 analysis by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) found.
Ukraine received crucial PAC-3 missiles used by Patriot air defense systems from Germany, President Volodymyr Zelensky said March 11, according to Ukrinform.
Thursday, March 12
The bomb strikes targeted Zaporizhzhia and the village of Rozumivka, damaging apartment buildings, homes, and critical infrastructure facilities. An 11-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl were injured.
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev held talks with representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on March 11, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced. "The teams discussed a variety of topics and agreed to stay in touch," he said.
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