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Mr. Biden attacked Russia, the city in western Ukraine was hit by missiles

In a speech on March 26 in Warsaw, Poland, US President Joe Biden attacked Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine.

According to the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Biden called the war a “strategic defeat for Russia”.

Mr. Biden attacked the Russian campaign, the western Ukrainian city was hit by missiles
US President Joe Biden speaks in Warsaw (Poland) on February 26. Photo: Reuters

In a related development, the US State Department on the same day said it would give Ukraine an additional 100 million USD to support civilian security work.

According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the new aid package enhances the capacity of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry to support “border security, maintenance of civilian law enforcement functions and protection of important infrastructure of the Kiev government”.

The city in western Ukraine was hit by rockets

Officials in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv announced that four rockets hit the city on March 26.

Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyy said five people were injured after two rockets hit a fuel depot and another two later hit a military plant. Earlier, Mr. Kozytskyy reported on large explosions in the eastern suburbs of Lviv.

Mr. Biden attacked the Russian campaign, the western Ukrainian city was hit by missiles
Smoke rises from missile strike sites in Lviv. Photo: Reuters

Lviv officials did not provide the exact location of the attacks, but said rockets damaged critical infrastructure, burned fuel depots and blew up the windows of a school. No houses were affected.

The Russian side has not yet commented on this attack

President Zelensky called for an increase in oil and gas production

In a video sent to the Doha Forum international conference on March 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argues that countries like Qatar can contribute to European security by increasing energy production to reduce Russia’s competitive edge. The future of Europe depends in part on the efforts of these countries.

In addition, the President of Ukraine warned that shocks from food supply chain disruptions due to the impact of the conflict in Ukraine could affect all countries.

Mr. Biden attacked the Russian campaign, the western Ukrainian city was hit by missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the Doha Forum. Photo: Wall Street Journal

European countries are said to be looking to reduce their dependence on Russian oil and gas supplies and have also looked to suppliers in Qatar for alternatives. Last week, Qatar announced that Germany was committed to building two major pipeline systems to receive gas from the Gulf state. The commitment was announced after the visit of the German ministers to Qatar.

Ukraine accuses Russia of firing at nuclear facility in Kharkiv

Ukraine’s parliament on March 26 tweeted, accusing Russian forces of firing at a nuclear research facility in the city of Kharkiv. However, the article did not estimate the extent of the damage, or give any more information about the attack.

Earlier this month, the campus of the Ukrainian Institute of Physics and Technology was hit by a Russian shell. At the time, the facility’s general manager said the nuclear fuel in the core was still intact.

Britain agreed to lift sanctions on Russia on one condition

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the UK could lift sanctions imposed on Russian individuals and companies if Moscow withdrew its troops from Russia. Ukraine and a commitment to “non-aggression”.

“What we do know is that Russia signed many agreements but did not comply. So there needs to be tough levers, and of course sanctions are such levers,” Liz Truss said on March 26, according to the Telegraph.

“Those sanctions should only be lifted when Russia ceases fire and withdraws its troops completely and commits to no further military action. They can still be re-imposed immediately should there be any further aggression in the future,” he added.

The UK government has so far imposed numerous sanctions on Russian banks, with an estimated total asset value of £500 billion, along with Russian tycoons and their family members, totaling net worth of approximately £150 billion.

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