月: 2022年3月

1.The International Criminal Court in The Hague has opened an investigation into allegations of war crimes committed in Ukraine. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said his office has received requests to investigate the situation in Ukraine from 39 member states of the ICC, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Ukraine is not an ICC member, but Khan said it has agreed to the investigation.
2.Ukraine and Russia are set for a second round of talks to end the ongoing crisis nearly a week into the invasion that has left hundreds dead on both sides. Senior US defense officials say the continued military aggression is frustrating. And they are seeking options to defuse the situation.
3.The International Paralympic Committee says it has banned athletes from the Russian Paralympic Committee and Belarus from the Beijing Winter Games, reversing an earlier decision that drew criticism from many countries.

1.US President Joe Biden has stressed in his State of the Union address that the international community will be united in facing up to Russia as it invades Ukraine. Biden said in the US Capitol on Tuesday that Americans have “an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny.” He added that Russian President Vladimir Putin “though he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Instead, he met a wall of strength he never imagined. He met the Ukrainian people.”
2.A number of countries have criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the second day of an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly. Delegates from about 60 member states addressed the session on Tuesday. Many speakers criticized Russia.
3.Russian forces in Ukraine are increasing their aerial attacks in civilian areas. They struck the main television tower in the capital, Kyiv. The tower is located near a residential area, and five people were killed.

1.Delegates from Ukraine and Russia have sat down for talks for the first time since the invasion started last week. They gathered in southeastern Belarus near the border with Ukraine on Monday. The Ukrainian side is urging an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russia’s military. The Russian delegation is demanding what it calls “demilitarization” of Ukraine and a guarantee it will remain neutral. Moscow apparently wants legal assurance that Ukraine won’t join NATO.
2.Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his demand for the demilitarization and neutralization of Ukraine as conditions for a ceasefire in the country. Putin talked with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron by phone on Monday.
3.A senior US Defense Department official has said Russia was aiming to encircle the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the coming days. The official said nearly 75 percent of Russian troops amassed along the border were now in Ukraine. He added that Russia had fired more than 380 missiles.