The live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Wednesday, March 15:
The live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Wednesday, March 15:
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says an investigation is ongoing into the collision of a United States military drone with a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea.
- Following the drone incident, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a rare phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu where he stressed the US would continue to fly “wherever international law allows”.
- In a televised meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Russia was fighting “Nazis” in Ukraine and expressed support for Moscow.
- Turkey’s president hinted he plans to approve Finland’s NATO bid ahead of Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections on May 14.
