US-Ukraine make surprising decision, Washington reassures Northeast Asian allies after harsh action, Brazilian President to visit Russia

World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some outstanding international events in 24 hours.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is currently on a state visit to Japan and plans to visit Russia in May. (Source: Lalibre)

Europe

* Ukraine unexpectedly announced that it would hold another negotiation with the US delegation in Saudi Arabia on March 24 after the early morning negotiations of the same day. This information was revealed by Mr. Sergei Leshchenko, advisor to the Chief of Staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In the negotiations earlier in the day, both Washington and Kiev expressed optimism and said that this was an effective and constructive dialogue . (TASS)

* Russia-US talks are taking place in Saudi Arabia, with both sides hoping to move towards resolving the Ukraine conflict. Russian and US officials have also discussed a maritime security initiative in the Black Sea, focusing on ensuring the safety of shipping in the region.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced some preliminary results of the talks, stating: "We are talking about the desire and readiness of countries to move towards a peaceful solution - there is indeed consensus here."

However, Mr. Peskov admitted that the two sides still have many aspects to resolve regarding the Ukraine issue.

In addition, the Kremlin spokesman said that Russia still maintains a temporary halt to attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, despite information that Kiev continues to attack Russian energy targets. (TASS)

* Russia has detained an employee of the central office of one of the Russian energy sector control and supervision agencies, accused of "establishing secret cooperation with representatives of a foreign state to support activities against the security" of Moscow.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) alleged that in 2024, the suspect "voluntarily provided Ukraine with information about defense measures at Moscow's industrial and energy facilities in the border region" as well as about the location of units of the Russian armed forces.

The FSB has opened a criminal case under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code and the suspect will be detained pending investigation (RIA) .

* Ukraine's state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia suffered a large-scale targeted cyber attack on March 24. In a post on the Telegram app, Ukrzaliznytsia said it was working to restore the company's online systems. Railway transport operations remained stable and were not disrupted. (Reuters)

* Denmark has asked the United States to respect Greenland's sovereignty, as the Nordic nation's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen expressed concern about a planned visit to Greenland by a US delegation, including National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Vice President Usha Vance's wife.

Prime Minister Frederiksen: "Denmark wants to cooperate with the US, but it must be based on fundamental values ​​of sovereignty and respect between nations and peoples." (THX)

Asia-Pacific

* The Philippines and the United States have kicked off the first phase of the Salaknib 2025 joint military exercise, which is expected to last for three weeks and will focus on territorial defense and commanding large-scale force deployments. The exercise comes as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Manila this week.

The Philippine military said the exercise will involve about 5,000 Philippine and US army soldiers, with exercises focusing on improving combat coordination, large-scale maneuvers, live-fire exercises and territorial defense. (Reuters)

* China hopes to strengthen relations with France during the visit of European Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to Beijing on March 27-28.

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, the international situation is increasingly volatile and complicated with increasing instability and uncertainty, so Beijing will take advantage of the French foreign minister's visit to "strengthen mutual political trust" and "jointly oppose unilateralism". (AFP)

* China has denied the possibility of participating in peacekeeping in Ukraine after the conflict in the Eastern European country ends, responding to a report in the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that Beijing is discussing with European countries the possibility of joining a peacekeeping mission in Kiev. (RIA)

* South Korea and the Philippines have strengthened defense cooperation, according to information after talks in Seoul between South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Admiral Kim Myung-soo and his Philippine counterpart General Romeo Brawner Jr.

During the talks, the two sides discussed the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region and called for strengthening defense capabilities through military and defense industry cooperation. (Yonhap)

* South Korea's Constitutional Court has dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister and Acting President Han Duck-soo, reinstating him after 87 days of suspension pending the verdict. (Yonhap)

Middle East-Africa

* Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 25 people, including women and children. The move comes as Israel has recently resumed attacks on Gaza after the end of phase I of the ceasefire agreement and the parties have yet to agree on the next direction.

On March 23, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that thousands of Israeli soldiers are preparing to participate in military operations in the Gaza Strip to increase the intensity of the ground attack on Hamas.

On the same day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a phone call about military operations here, in which Washington "emphasized its support for Israel". (TASS, Times of Israel)

* Egypt has proposed a new plan to restore the Gaza ceasefire , under which Hamas would release five Israeli hostages each week and Israel would implement the second phase of the ceasefire after the first week. Both the US and Hamas agreed to the proposal, but Israel has yet to respond.

Egypt has put forward a proposal that includes a roadmap for the release of all hostages in exchange for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, with US guarantees. ( Reuters )

America

* The United States has pledged that its designation of South Korea as a “sensitive country” on energy technology will not undermine bilateral cooperation, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said at the National Assembly on March 24.

According to him, the US Department of Energy (DOE) explained to Seoul that adding South Korea to the "sensitive country" list is part of a general process to assess and enhance technological security, in the context of many new scientific advances.

Mr. Cho Tae Yul emphasized that the reason for putting South Korea on the list was not due to foreign policy but to security issues of research institutes under the DOE. (Yonhap)

* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva began a four-day state visit to Japan from March 24 to promote bilateral relations.

During the visit, President Lula is expected to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and attend a state banquet hosted by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. The two leaders will approve an action plan to strengthen security and economic cooperation between Tokyo and Brasilia. (RIA)

* The Brazilian president plans to visit Russia next May. His special assistant for international affairs Celso Amorim announced that the Brazilian leader will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (TASS)

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