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Tuesday, March 31
US lifts sanctions on 3 Russian-flagged cargo ships
These actions are "not indicative of a broader shift in the U.S. Russia policy," a U.S. Treasury spokesperson told the Kyiv Independent, adding that OFAC regularly updates its sanctions list by adding or removing individuals and entities.
Trump's NATO doubts are a 'gift' for the Kremlin
Failing to strong-arm NATO member states into joining his country's war against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump has once again questioned the need for the alliance's existence. "We would have always been there for them, but now, based on their actions, I guess we don't have to be, do we?" Trump said at an investment forum in Miami last week. His chief diplomat, Marco Rubio, doubled down on March 30, saying Washington "will have to reexamine" its relationship with NATO countries after the war
Russia demands Ukraine withdraw from Donbas within 2 months, Zelensky says
Russia is signaling to the U.S. that it could seize the region by force within that period, and would then demand "different conditions" in negotiations, Zelensky said.
Update: Requests sent to Israel to extradite top suspects in Ukraine's biggest graft case.
The prosecutor general has not yet approved the extradition requests for Mindich and Tsukerman, according to Abakumov.
'Security situation' blocks EU inspection of Druzhba pipeline, Ukraine says
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka attributed the delay to "technical safety procedures."
Why investigations against lawmakers do not threaten democracy in Ukraine
Ukraine is fighting two battles at once: resisting Russia's invasion and reforming its institutions to meet EU membership standards. When corruption investigations target sitting members of parliament, these two realities can appear contradictory. During wartime, prosecutions of lawmakers may seem to indicate institutional fragility. In fact, the opposite is true. Investigating MPs during wartime is not a threat to Ukrainian democracy — it is evidence that the rule of law is finally reaching
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Ukraine will supply weapons and defense technology to Gulf countries under new agreements, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on March 30.
