Hopes of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine were high after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Moscow’s demands as becoming more and more “realistic”.
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On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted in state-controlled media as suggesting that a An “Austrian-like” compromise can be achieved. Tomorrow, Financial Times announced the “15-point plan” which is currently being discussed by Ukrainian and Russian negotiators though Continuously bombard major cities.
The prospect of a peace deal comes amid fears that conflict could escalate after Moscow asks for aid from ally China. The US is also planning to deliver a package of weapons to Ukraine, including so-called “kamikaze” drones, which it hopes will bolster Kyiv’s air defenses later. several weeks of success against the Russian infantry.
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- Anglo-Iranian charity worker jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns home hope that other Westerners were imprisoned in Tehran may soon follow.
- Meanwhile, Iran has claim responsibility for a missile attack near a new US consular complex in Erbil, northern Iraq.
- Boris Johnson is back empty-handed after negotiations in Saudi Arabia on increasing oil production as the UK seeks to secure its energy supplies.
- The prime minister’s new energy strategy also likely to include plans to build more nuclear power plants, as well as ramp up solar power generation.
- The Metropolitan Police faced more criticism after it emerged that Undressed police search a 15 year old black girl without an appropriate adult present.
- And a barbaric attack on an Asian-American woman in America caused wave of anti-Asian hatred rises firmly under the spotlight.
https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/956135/quiz-of-the-week-16-march Quiz of the week: March 12 – 18
