10 things you need to know today: March 15, 2022

Russia and Ukraine resume talks as Russian bombardment continues, China locks down province as COVID cases double, and more

A bombed apartment building burns in Kyiv
A bombed apartment building burns in Kyiv
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1. Russia, Ukraine resume talks as Russian forces continue bombardments

Russia and Ukraine made little progress in another round of talks on de-escalating their war on Monday, but agreed in the virtual meeting to resume discussions on Tuesday even as Russian forces continued their bombardment of Kyiv and other cities. Three previous meetings in Belarus failed to produce agreements on cease-fires to let civilians escape, but a convoy of 160 civilian vehicles managed to leave the besieged port city of Mariupol via a designated humanitarian route on Monday. Ukrainian officials have expressed optimism about cease-fire talks, although the Kremlin still says it won't pull back until "all plans" for the invasion are complete. Leaders from Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia said Tuesday they were heading to Kyiv to show support for Ukraine.

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Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.