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NATO allies will continue to provide Ukraine with political, material, and financial support, as well as critically important equipment, to help the country realize its right to self-defense. That’s according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who spoke at a press conference in Brussels on Tuesday ahead of the extraordinary defense ministerial, which is to take place on March 16, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The whole world has condemned this senseless war. NATO Allies, the European Union and other countries have introduced unprecedented sanctions on Russia. For many years, NATO Allies have trained tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops. Many…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak to U.S. congressmen on Wednesday in a virtual address. That’s according to the joint statement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Ukrіnform reports, referring to NBC News. "As war rages on in Ukraine, it is with great respect and admiration for the Ukrainian people that we invite all Members of the House and Senate to attend a Virtual Address to the United States Congress delivered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine on Wednesday, March 16th at 9:00 a.m,", the statement said. Read also: Zelensky: Ukrainian delegation’s task to do…

Thousands of Kherson residents gathered for a rally on Freedom Square on Sunday, protesting Russian aggression. That’s according to Ukrinform’s local source, who is attending the event alongside his fellow city residents. "Several thousand people have gathered here," the source told the agency. Khersonians are chanting traditional slogans, rooting for Ukraine, hoisting Ukrainian flags and anti-invasion posters. Read also: "You sign your sentence": Zelensky appeals to those who cooperate with invaders "Kherson is Ukraine!" the crowd has been chanting. As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office has launched a pre-trial inquiry into a conspiracy to encroach on the…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has compared Russian economy under sanctions to an enemy tank, which has entered the territory of Ukraine and run out of fuel. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Actually, Russian economy can be now compared to a Russian tank, which has entered the territory of Ukraine. At first, it is driving along very bravely, flying the Russian flag, reaching some village, and then it is running out of fuel. Local villagers are surrounding it and peacefully forcing the crew to flee. Then peaceful…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has urged the international community to immediately react to the abduction of Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov by Russian troops. The relevant statement was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to the ministry, the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is accompanied by gross violations of norms and principles of international law, including international humanitarian law, war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as other human rights violations by the Russian military. “Among such gross violations was the abduction of Melitopol…