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Russia Says it Will Scale Back Near Kyiv as Talks Progress

Russia announced Tuesday it will “fundamentally" scale back military operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as talks to end the grinding war brought the outlines of a possible deal into view. Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said the change on the battlefield was meant to increase trust at…

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‘Ukrainians are not naive’: Zelenskiy voices doubt on Russian military withdrawals

President says positive signs from talks ‘do not drown out the explosions of Russian shells’ after first day of face-to-face negotiations in Istanbul

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine news - live: West expels Russian ‘spies’ as US warns Kremlin ‘not serious’ about peace

Antony Blinken says he has not seen ‘signs of real seriousness’ from Moscow in pursuing peace

The Independent UK

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U.S.' Blinken to meet UAE leader in Morocco to shore up ties

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates in Morocco on Tuesday in a bid to ease disagreements over oil, Iran and the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

US moves to shore up unhappy allies on North Africa visit

Antony Blinken’s visit to Morocco and Algeria aims to bring the rivals together and improve relations with the US.

Al Jazeera

Western officials urge caution over Russian vows to scale back military operations

Ukraine proposed adopting neutral status and a 15-year consultation period on the future of Russian-occupied Crimea as long as a complete ceasefire with Russian forces is agreed, negotiators said at the conclusion of peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. Despite Russian vows to "radically" reduce military operations near Kyiv and…

France 24

Saudi FM, Blinken Discuss Bolstering Saudi-US Strategic Relations

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday. During the call, the two officials discussed the strategic relations between the Kingdom and the US and ways to boost them in all fields to serve the interests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden cautious over Russia promise

Ukraine news from March 29: Joe Biden urges caution over Russia’s pledge to reduce military activity near Kyiv.

Al Jazeera

Biden says remark on Putin's power was about 'moral outrage'

President Joe Biden says he is “not walking anything back” after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” although Biden insists he’s not calling for regime change in Moscow

The Independent UK

Israel boosts ties with Arab allies, Palestinians not included

Arab countries call for deeper relations with Israel at summit, despite continued Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Al Jazeera

Negev Meeting between Arabs, US, Israel Tackles Iran, Peace

The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a display of unity against Iran but also used the rare summit to press their host to revive long-stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians. Concluding the two days of discussions at a desert retreat,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Finds No Respite at Home after Returning from Europe

With the last nine, unscripted words of an impassioned speech about Russia's aggression in Ukraine, President Joe Biden created a troubling distraction, undermining his effectiveness as he returned home to face restive Americans who strongly disapprove of his performance on issues that matter most to them. His comment that Russia’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab, US top diplomats in Israel as Mideast dynamic shifts

Israel has hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a bid to strengthen its position in a rapidly shifting Middle East

The Independent UK

First Thing: Zelenskiy says Ukraine is willing to discuss neutrality at Russia talks

Talks to start in Turkey as Ukraine president seeks peace ‘without delay’. Plus, drama at the Oscars as Will Smith attacks Chris Rock on stage

The Guardian - UK

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Nine words: What was Biden thinking?

Frantic day-after cleanup effort can't erase Biden's disastrous call for regime change in a rival nuclear power

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Abbas, Blinken Hold Talks in Ramallah

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah on Sunday. He stressed that the priority should always be towards finding a political solution that would end the Israeli occupation of Palestine along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. He called…

Reuters

Israel's U.S., Arab partners close ranks on Iran, urge Palestinian talks

Reuters

Blinken will test for COVID after having met Bennett, spokesperson says

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will test for COVID-19 on Monday after having met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem the previous day, a State Department spokesperson said.

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Israeli PM Bennett Tests Positive for COVID

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for COVID-19 but feels well and will continue to work while self-isolating at home, his office said on Monday. It added that he would continue his schedule as planned, which includes a briefing on an attack late Sunday that killed two Border…

The Independent UK

Biden finds no respite at home after returning from Europe

President Joe Biden stirred some of the first public cracks in transatlantic unity over the invasion of Ukraine with his comments in Warsaw that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” tarnishing an otherwise successful four-day trip to Europe

Reuters

Two Arab gunmen kill two police officers in Israel and are shot dead - Israeli officials

Two Arab gunmen killed two police officers on a city street in Israel on Sunday and were then shot dead, as the U.S. secretary of state and three Arab foreign ministers visited the country for a summit.

Al Jazeera

US has no strategy of ‘regime change’ in Russia, Blinken says

US officials seek to defuse tensions a day after President Biden said that Putin ‘cannot remain in power’.

The Guardian - UK

Iran will never acquire nuclear weapons, US promises Israel

Antony Blinken seeks to reassure Israel and Gulf allies ahead of possible renewal of nuclear deal

Reuters

Biden says he is not calling for regime change in Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden clarified on Sunday that the United States does not have a policy of regime change in Russia, after his declaration that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power."

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli PM Says he Hopes US Will Heed Calls against Delisting IRGC

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged the United States on Sunday to heed calls against any removal of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps from the US terrorism blacklist. "We're concerned about the intention to delist the IRGC," Bennett told visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "I hope the United…

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