TeleSUR reports that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will address the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday and the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. That news is followed by a summary of Ukraine-related news posted by Reuters around 6:40 a.m. EDT. Next, an Associated Press wrapup made available in late afternoon. Last, Agence France-Presse cites information from Reuters that report that President Biden is thinking of meeting in Europe with other Western leaders. — MCM
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Zelenskyy to Address the U.S. Congress on Wednesday From the teleSUR news service Ukraine’s President Vlolodymyr Zelensky will address virtually the U.S. Congress on Wednesday at 1 p.m., House and Senate Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer announced. As part of his campaign to rally international support, the Ukrainian president will also address the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday. The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues on Monday as relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution. Following are the latest developments of the situation. READ MORE . . .
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Tentative hopes for Ukraine peace talks after fierce Russian attacks, by Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets | Reuters * Russia, Ukraine hint at progress, more talks on today. * Russian air strike hits military base near Polish border. * Bombardment of Ukraine cities continues, death toll mounts * UK-very unlikely Russian missiles will land in NATO territory | LVIV, Ukraine, March 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine said it would seek to discuss a ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of troops and security guarantees with Russia on Monday after both sides reported rare progress at the weekend, despite fierce Russian bombardments. Previous rounds of talks have had similar aims but have ended up focused mainly on humanitarian issues and agreed ceasefires to supply towns and cities under siege by Russian forces have frequently failed. READ MORE . . .
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Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict From the Associated Press Russian forces kept up their assault on Ukraine on Monday, firing on suburbs around the capital of Kyiv and attacking other cities, even as the two countries held another round of diplomatic talks, which ended without a breakthrough. The fighting, now in its third week, continued to exact a human toll. Thousands of soldiers and civilians have died and the war has forced more than 2.8 million people to flee Ukraine. Some of the exhausted refugees . . . READ MORE . . .
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Biden considers traveling to Europe From Agence France-Presse According to Reuters, the U.S. president is considering a trip to Europe to meet with his Western counterparts to assess the situation in Ukraine. One venue could be Brussels, where he met with other leaders of NATO member states on March 23 before going to Poland.