Ukraine retakes Irpin town near Kyiv

"The mayor of Irpin, near Kyiv, said on Monday Ukrainian forces had seized back full control of the town which has been one of the main hotspots of fighting with Russian troops near the capital." Reuters

Ukraine officials in Russia peace talks possibly poisoned

"Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and several Ukrainian officials were apparently poisoned while
negotiating an end to Moscow’s invasion at a meeting where they were only served water and chocolate, according to reports Monday.

Abramovich, who accepted a Ukrainian request to help deescalate the warfare, and at least two senior members involved in negotiations suffered from peeling skin on their faces and hands, constant and painful tearing, and red eyes following a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported.

“People became totally blind . . . the next day,” a source close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the newspaper. The suspected poisoning occurred after Abramovich and Umerov took part in the negotiations opposite another Russian businessman on March 3, according to Bellingcat." NYP

Ukrainian city of Mariupol ‘in the hands of the occupiers’: mayor

"Russian forces are in control of large swaths of Mariupol after weeks of siege and
bombardment, the city’s mayor Monday.

“Not everything is in our power,” Mayor Vadym Boichenko told CNN Monday. “Unfortunately, we are in the hands of the occupiers today.”

Boichenko said fewer than half of the city’s peacetime residents remained." NYP

Reporters Hammer Biden Over Russian 'Regime Change' Comment At Budget Press Briefing

"After unveiling his 2023 budget proposal, the first questions asked of President Biden during Monday's press briefing had nothing to do with the budget, but instead focused on his comments over the weekend about how Russian President Putin "cannot remain in power".

Biden insisted that he "wasn't walking anything back" (of course, he has let his aids and his Secretary of State do that for him), while insisting that his comments wouldn't "escalate" the conflict.

"I was expressing my outrage, he shouldn't remain in power...bad people shouldn't be allowed to continue to do bad things. But that doesn't mean we have the policy to remove him," Biden insisted.

 Fox News' Steve Doocy then pressed Biden about his remarks about boots on the ground in Ukraine, chemical weapons and regime change, asking what it says about the president's credibility that his comments keep getting walked back. Biden responded with outright denial, which probably only served to underscore Doocy's point in the eyes of the public." ZeroHedge

Russian soldier allegedly surrenders tank for $10K, Ukrainian citizenship

"A Russian soldier allegedly surrendered his tank to Ukraine, claiming his military bosses’
war campaign was too “chaotic” and that he’d rather take up the Ukrainians’ offer for resettlement than continue fighting.

The soldier will eventually receive $10,000, a comfortable place to live and a chance to apply for citizenship, a Ukrainian official said." NYP

Selective Service Is Hinting That This Could Be Coming Soon

"The Selective Service sent out an alarming tweet this week that has many users on Twitter
speculating that a US Draft will occur in the near future. The tweet from the Selective Service that has many young men alarmed stated “In the event of a draft, our agency would partner with FEMA to provide opportunities to conscientious objectors to ensure our nation keeps moving forward”. TP

Ukrainian soldiers shoot Russian prisoners of war in the legs and afterwards give them a severe beating

"Ukrainian soldiers shoot Russian prisoners of war in the legs and afterwards give them a
severe beating. At the beginning of the video, there are Russian POWs lying on the ground with bullet wounds in their legs, some of them have got leg bones broken." MichaelSavage.com