UKRAINE
Russian invasion: Situation report day 390
March 20, 2023 - Chinese president Xi Jinping has arrived for talks with Vladimir Putin, praising the growing ties with Moscow while attempting to present China as peacemaker.
Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić has criticised the International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Putin on March 17, claiming it will have “bad political consequences” and will prolong the war.
Localised Ukraininian attacks in the Bakhmut area, and the stalling Russian advance, have raised concerns in the Russian military over a prospective Ukrainian counteroffensive, either in Bakhmut or elsewhere in the southern region.