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Japan PM visits Ukraine as Xi meets Putin
KYIV, March 21 – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, engaging in dueling diplomacy with Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who met in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to promote Beijing’s peace proposal for Ukraine that Western nations have all but dismissed as a non-starter. 00:07 | More

Pentagon accelerates delivery of older model Abrams tanks to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, March 21 - The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster, with the aim of getting the 70-ton battle powerhouses to the war zone by the fall, The Associated Press reported Tuesday citing the Pentagon. 00:05 | More

Ukraine gets field hospital from Estonia, Norway, the Netherlands
KYIV, March 21 – A field hospital provided to Ukraine jointly by Estonia, Norway and the Netherlands as part of the third aid package has arrived in Ukraine, according to the Estonian Defense Investment Centre (ECDI). 00:02 | More

During a working trip to the Donetsk region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a hospital where the wounded Ukrainian servicemen, including the defenders of Bakhmut, are being treated.

Weapon manufacturing may help Ukraine’s economic recovery, official says
KYIV, March 21 – Former head of Ukrzaliznytsia Oleksandr Kamyshin, who was approved by the Verkhovna Rada as Minister for Strategic Industries on Tuesday, in his speech to the parliament named four key goals of the ministry, the achievement of which should help the country to approach Victory Day. 00:00 | More

IN FOCUS	Putin, wanted for war crimes, visits Mariupol KYIV, March 19 - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September and a show of defiance after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges. 14:25 \| More
Japan PM visits Ukraine as Xi meets Putin KYIV, March 21 – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, engaging in dueling diplomacy with Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who met in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to promote Beijing’s peace proposal for Ukraine that Western nations have all but dismissed as a non-starter. 00:07 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More