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Monday 28 March 2022
Zelenskyy: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight

(AP) — Ukrainian President nuclear-free, he said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy ac- Ukraine says that to defeat
cused the West of coward- Russia, the West must pro-
ice as his country fights to vide fighter jets and not
stave off Russia’s invading just missiles and other mili-
troops, making an exasper- tary equipment. A proposal
ated plea Sunday for fight- to transfer Polish planes
er jets and tanks to sustain a to Ukraine via the United
defense as the war ground States was scrapped amid
into a battle of attrition. NATO concerns about be-
Speaking after U.S. Presi- ing drawn into direct fight-
dent Joe Biden said in a ing.
lacerating speech that In his pointed remarks,
Russian President Vladi- Zelenskyy accused West-
mir Putin could not stay in ern governments of being
power — words the White “afraid to prevent this trag-
House immediately sought edy. Afraid to simply make
to downplay — Zelenskyy a decision.”
lashed out at the West’s His plea was echoed Sun-
“ping-pong about who day by a priest in the west-
and how should hand over ern city of Lviv, which was
jets” and other weapons struck by rockets a day
while Russian missile attacks Zelenskyy signed a law Sun- high-ranking Russian mili- independent Ukraine,” Bu- earlier. The aerial assault
kill and trap civilians. day that bans reporting tary official said Friday that danov said in a statement illustrated that Moscow,
“I’ve talked to the defend- on troop and equipment troops were being redirect- released by the Defense despite assertions that it in-
ers of Mariupol today. I’m movements that haven’t ed to the east from other Ministry. He predicted that tends to shift the war east-
in constant contact with been announced or ap- parts of the country. guerrilla warfare by Ukrai- ward, is willing to strike any-
them. Their determination, proved by the military. Russia has supported the nians would derail such where in Ukraine.
heroism and firmness are Journalists who violate the separatist rebels in Luhansk plans. “When diplomacy doesn’t
astonishing,” Zelenskyy said law could face three to and neighboring Donetsk A Ukrainian delegate in work, we need military sup-
in a video address, refer- eight years in prison. The since the insurgency erupt- talks with Russia on ending port,” said the Rev. Yuri
ring to the besieged south- law does not differentiate ed there shortly after Mos- the war, Davyd Arakhamia, Vaskiv, who said fearful
ern city that has suffered between Ukrainian and for- cow annexed the Crimean said in a Facebook post the parishioners were staying
some of the war’s greatest eign reporters. Peninsula from Ukraine. In countries would meet in away from his Greek Cath-
deprivations and horrors. “If Britain’s Defense Ministry talks with Ukraine, Moscow Turkey beginning Monday. olic church.
only those who have been said Russia’s troops are try- has demanded Kyiv ac- However, the Russians then Russian Defense Ministry
thinking for 31 days on how ing to encircle Ukrainian knowledge the indepen- announced the talks would spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor
to hand over dozens of jets forces facing the two sep- dence of Donetsk and Lu- start Tuesday. The sides Konashenkov confirmed
and tanks had 1% of their aratist-held areas in the hansk. have met previously with Russia used air-launched
courage.” country’s east. That would Kyrylo Budanov, the head no deal reached. cruise missiles to hit a fuel
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cut the bulk of Ukraine’s of Ukrainian military intel- Zelenskyy, repeating state- depot and a defense plant
has stalled in many areas. military off from the rest of ligence, accused Russia of ments he said earlier, told in Lyiv, about 45 miles (75
Its aim to quickly encircle the country. seeking to split Ukraine in independent Russian jour- kilometers) from the Polish
the capital, Kyiv, and force Moscow claims its focus is two, like North and South nalists Sunday that his gov- border. He said another
its surrender has faltered on wresting the entire east- Korea. ernment would consider strike with sea-launched
against staunch Ukrainian ern Donbas region, which “The occupiers will try to declaring neutrality and missiles destroyed a depot
resistance — bolstered by has been partially con- pull the occupied territo- offering security guaran- in Plesetske just west of Kyiv,
weapons from the U.S. and trolled by Russia-backed ries into a single quasi-state tees to Russia. That would where Ukraine stored air
other Western allies. separatists since 2014. A structure and pit it against include keeping Ukraine defense missiles.q

Second ‘black box’ found in China Eastern plane crash

(AP) — The second “black Sunday, raising hopes that dived into a remote moun- Searchers had been look- international arm of CCTV,
box” from a China Eastern it might shed light on why tainous area in southern ing for the data recorder showed an official holding
Boeing 737-800 was found the passenger plane nose- China last week, killing all after finding the cockpit an orange cylindrical ob-
132 people on board. voice recorder four days ject on site with the words
Firefighters taking part in ago. The two black boxes “FLIGHT RECORDER” and
the search found the flight should help investigators “DO NOT OPEN” written on
data recorder on a moun- determine what caused it. It appeared slightly dent-
tain slope about 40 meters the plane to plummet from ed but intact.
(130 feet) from the point of 29,000 feet (8,800 meters) The search was paused Sun-
impact and 1.5 meters (5 about one hour into the day afternoon for a three-
feet) underground, state flight and shortly before it minute moment of silence
media said. Experts con- would have begun its de- for the 123 passengers and
firmed it was the second scent. nine crew members. Emer-
black box. The impact of The remote setting and gency workers took off their
the crash created a 20-me- rainy and muddy condi- helmets and police and
ter- (65-foot-) deep pit in tions have complicated soldiers their caps. Standing
the side of the mountain the search for the black in groups in formation, they
and scattered debris wide- boxes and wreckage. Im- bowed their heads as sirens
ly. ages posted by CGTN, the blared.q