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Ukrainian delegation meets Witkoff, Kushner in Miami, plan to continue talks on March 22
The latest round of negotiations comes over a month since their last face to face meeting in Geneva on Feb. 17–18, when trilateral talks between Kyiv, Moscow, and Washington were held. A follow-up meeting scheduled for March 5 in Abu Dhabi was postponed after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Largest anti-government protest since 2019 draws massive crowds in Prague
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Prague on March 21 for the largest anti-government protest in the Czech Republic since 2019, Czech media reported.

Fico backs Orban, considers joining Hungary in blocking 90 billion EU loan for Ukraine
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Slovakia could consider blocking a 90-billion-euro EU loan for Ukraine in the future, while defending Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s opposition to the measure.

News from occupied Ukraine: Moscow to relocate nearly 114,000 Russians to occupied territories
This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the tight control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key news as of March 21: * Russia unveils plans to resettle occupied Ukrainian territories * Russian occupation court jails 69-year-old woman for donating to Ukrainian army * From street detentions to car seizures, Russia intensifies conscription of Ukrainians in occupied territories * Russia uses fai

‘Broke a barrier’ — Swarmer IPO tests Wall Street appetite for Ukrainian defense tech
Ukrainian-American drone AI startup Swarmer made a blockbuster debut on the NASDAQ on March 17, offering a first major test of whether Wall Street is ready to buy into Ukraine's wartime defense tech boom. Initially priced at $5, Swarmer shares closed at $31 on March 17, a 520% first-day jump far above the norm for U.S. IPOs and one of the most dramatic market debuts in recent years. The debut is a major milestone for Ukraine's defense tech sector, which has grown rapidly since Russia's full-sc

Ukraine launches nearly 300 drones against Russia overnight, hit Saratov oil depot and command post of elite Russian Rubikon drone unit in occupied Mariupol
The attacks targeted the cities of Saratov and Engels in Saratov Oblast and Tolyatti in Samara Oblast. The towns host key Russian military and industrial assets, including the Saratov oil refinery and Engels-2 military airfield.

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For Ukrainian medics, one of the hardest parts of the drone war is accepting that critically wounded soldiers often cannot be saved. "If it's a critical injury, it's usually lethal," Ukrainian medic Dmytro, who goes by his callsign Winnie, told the Kyiv Independent in his evac vehicle not far from the front. Wounds in areas where tourniquets can't be used are often the deadliest, such as the head, chest, torso, or groin injuries, he explained. "We would like to do something, but there is just
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