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David Child, Mersiha Gadzo, Zaheena Rasheed, Ali Harb

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia says first phase of war near end

Joe Biden Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelenksyy Mariupol Moscow France Macron Al Jazeera Kyiv United Nations United Kingdom
A man walks behind a crater created by a bomb and in front of damaged houses following a Russian bombing earlier this week, outskirts Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, 25, 2022 [Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo]
  • Ukrainian and Russian officials have offered pessimistic assessments over their talks so far.
  • Moscow says the first phase of its “military operation” in Ukraine is mostly complete.
  • The United States and European Union have announced a new deal aimed at curbing Europe’s reliance on Russian gas.
  • US President Joe Biden visits Poland as he concludes his diplomatic trip to Europe.
  • UN nuclear watchdog says staff members at Chernobyl’s radioactive waste facilities have not been rotated in four days.
  • Mariupol officials, citing witnesses, say about 300 people were killed when a theatre in the besieged southeastern port city was bombed by Russian forces on March 16.
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