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The new draft of Ukraine minerals deal with the U.S. is worse than the Budapest memorandum
Ukrainian MP Zheleznyak reveals a draft U.S.–Ukraine resource agreement that critics say hands veto control and revenue rights to Washington, covering all Ukrainian minerals.
Mar 27, 2025
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron at a summit table in Paris discussing Ukraine’s future. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/paris-300x180.webp)
A brief meeting between Zelenskyy, Starmer, and Macron took place in Paris
In Paris, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron held a concise but strategic meeting on Ukraine’s security guarantees and peace framework amid ongoing war diplomacy. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Mar 27, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war updates as of March 27, 2025
March 27, 2025 war update: Russian forces intensify assaults in Zaporizhzhia direction, energy ceasefire violations reported and frontline clashes escalate amid strategic pressure. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Mar 27, 2025

The Russians accused a ZNPP engineer of terrorism and sentenced him to 19 years in prison
Russia’s occupation courts have sentenced a ZNPP engineer to 19 years in prison on terrorism charges widely viewed as trumped‑up. The verdict highlights ongoing abuses in occupied Ukrainian territory.
Mar 26, 2025
![Twenty‑three Azov Regiment members in court in Rostov‑on‑Don facing long prison terms after being sentenced by a Russian military court.:contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/azov-300x188.webp)
Russia has illegally sentenced 23 Azov fighters: the longest sentence – 23 years
Russia’s Southern Military Court sentenced 23 members of Ukraine’s Azov Regiment to 13–23 year terms on terrorism and “seizure of power” charges — a verdict Kyiv calls illegal and a violation of international law.:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Mar 26, 2025
![Ukrainian forces engaged in heavy frontline combat with Russian troops on March 24, 2025 during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/russia-ukraine-war-march-24-2025-300x169.webp)
Russia – Ukraine war updates as of March 24, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war update: fierce frontline clashes, intense air and artillery strikes, Ukrainian defenders repelling offensive actions and ongoing battlefield pressure on both sides on March 24, 2025.:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Mar 24, 2025
![Emergency crews respond to damage in Kyiv after a Russian drone attack that killed three civilians, including a father and his 5-year-old daughter. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/kyiv-300x225.webp)
As a result of Russia’s attack on Kyiv, three people were killed, including a father and his 5-year-old daughter. Ten others were injured
A Russian drone strike on Kyiv killed three people, including a father and his 5-year-old daughter, and wounded ten others, marking another deadly blow to civilians in the capital. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Mar 23, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war updates as of March 21, 2025
As of March 21, 2025, Russia-Ukraine conflict sees heavy drone and artillery attacks, frontline battles across multiple sectors and diplomatic ceasefire disagreements shaping the war’s intensity.
Mar 21, 2025
![Ukrainian defenders engage in combat amid smoke, explosions and drones overhead during the Russia‑Ukraine frontline battles on March 20, 2025. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/russia-ukraine-war-march-20-2025-300x200.webp)
Russia – Ukraine war updates as of March 20, 2025
March 20, 2025 war update: Russia launched waves of drones and missiles at Ukraine, including residential areas, while Ukraine hit Russian Engels Airbase, signaling fierce ongoing engagements and strategic shifts. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Mar 20, 2025
![World map highlighting Donbas, Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories, symbolizing the hardest issue in Russia‑Ukraine peace negotiations. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/zelensky-300x200.webp)
Zelenskyy: The issue of territories will be the most difficult
Ukraine warns the territorial question — who controls Crimea, Donbas, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — will be the toughest point in any peace deal with Russia, even after a ceasefire. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Mar 20, 2025
![Ukrainian and Russian armored forces clashing in heavy frontline combat in the Kursk region during ongoing Russia‑Ukraine war battles. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/kursk-1-300x175.webp)
Heavy battles are ongoing in the Kursk region
Fierce fighting continues in Russia’s Kursk region as intense engagements unfold between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops, with armored assaults and frontline clashes marking heavy combat. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Mar 19, 2025
![Ukrainian defenders under fire during frontline clashes and drone attacks on March 19, 2025 in the ongoing Russia‑Ukraine conflict. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/russia-ukraine-war-march-19-2024-300x200.webp)
Russia – Ukraine war updates as of March 19, 2025
On March 19, 2025, heavy Russian attacks hit Ukrainian energy & infrastructure, while Trump and Zelenskyy agreed to pursue a halt to long‑range strikes amid tentative ceasefire talks. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Mar 19, 2025