Moscow's chief negotiator in talks with Kyiv says the sides are discussing a possible compromise whereby Ukraine will in the future have a smaller, non-aligned military. Fighting continues amid diplomatic efforts. University of Haifa launches special emergency fund supporting scholars from Ukraine.
The Council of Europe suspended Russia's membership over the Feb. 24 Ukraine invasion, saying it has "no place for an aggressor." Kremlin's move said to pre-empt Moscow's expected expulsion from the continent's leading human rights body.
Meanwhile, in a rare show of unity, the US Senate unanimously passes a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
Foreign Ministry says it is maintaining official relations with Washington and if necessary would make sure that high-level contacts with the people on the list could take place.
"It is our duty to be where history is forged. Because it's not about us, but about the future of our children who deserve to live in a world free from tyranny," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says.
Spanish photographer Emilio Morenatti talks to Israel Hayom about the Ukraine crisis, which he calls "violent, aggressive, and inhumane."
Advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says war likely to end in May when Russia "runs out of resources." Zelenskyy, meanwhile, says Ukrainian and Russian envoys did "good work" in ceasefire talks.
Ukrainian FM: To those scared of being dragged into WWIII, help Ukraine force Putin into failure and avert a larger war. Russia says its forces have advanced 7 miles over the past 24 hours, reached five towns north of Mariupol.
Ukraine is going to play an important role in the global balance of power structure, says Natan Sharansky, and it's in Israel's interest that Ukraine remember Israel for standing by its side and helping it in its time of need.
Initiative by International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and Latet aims to assist Jews fleeing the war and send a message of solidarity to refugees.
