Russian-Ukrainian war. Negotiations of Kuleba and lavrov brought no results, Ukrainian Army destroyed a battalion of “Iskanders”, the West promises to give air defense instead of airplanes. Day 16: Babel online

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Russian-Ukrainian war. Negotiations of Kuleba and lavrov brought no results, Ukrainian Army destroyed a battalion of “Iskanders”, the West promises to give air defense instead of airplanes. Day 16: Babel online

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba holds a press conference after the meeting with Russia in Antalya on March 10, 2022.

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Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba conducted negotiations with Russian MFA head Sergey Lavrov, but no arrangements were made. More than that, Kremlin denies it has attacked Ukraine. Meanwhile, more and more brands are leaving the Russian market. Russia, in its turn, has left the Council of Europe. IMF gives Ukraine $1.4 billion to keep out economy afloat. Ukrainian Army switched to couterattacking and destroyed a whole batallion of Iskander-m ballistic missiles. The US started talking about the possibility of providing Ukraine with air defense systems instead of destroyers. Babel keeps watching the war events closely from the first hours of Russian invasion in February 24. Here you can read our live coverage of the events of March 11 (and here are the key events of March 10).