Latest: Japanese PM backs Ukraine as Putin, Xi pledge friendship

All the updates for March 21 as they happened.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands as they meet in Kyiv.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 21, 2023 [Handout: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Reuters]
By Edna Mohamed and Dalia Hatuqa
Published On 21 Mar 2023
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21 Mar 2023
(20:34 GMT)

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, March 21.