25/3/2022–|Last update: 3/25/202205:56 AM (Mecca)
Today, the Russian war on Ukraine completes its first month, amid continuing battles on several fronts, tightening sanctions against Russia and its leaders, and Western summits threatening Moscow with further escalation.
The Belgian capital, Brussels, witnessed 3 summits in one day of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Group of Seven and the European Union all met on the need to continue pressure on Russia, to stop its war on Ukraine, and to confirm Western support for Ukraine.
On the ground, Ukraine announced the repulsion of Russian forces in some areas around Kyiv, and accused the Russian army of preventing the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, while there were casualties in Russian bombing of Kharkiv (northeastern Ukraine).
Here are the latest developments on the 30th day of this war:
US official: Russia is running out of precision-guided munitions
US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told Reuters:
- Russia is running out of precision-guided munitions in its war on Ukraine, and is very likely to rely on so-called dumb bombs (unguided) and artillery.
- I do not think that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants an all-out conflict with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
CNN on the Pentagon:
- The security environment in Europe has changed no matter how the war in Ukraine ends.
- NATO leaders are discussing what the security environment on the continent will look like in the future.
- Our attempts to contact the Russian Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the Russian Army have been unsuccessful over the past week.
US State Department:
- Imposing sanctions on 5 entities and individuals in Russia, North Korea and China.
- The imposition of sanctions is due to the association of entities and individuals with Pyongyang’s nuclear activities.
- Sanctions highlight Russia’s negative role as a promoter of troubling programmes.
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