Ukraine's National Security Council convened with President Zelensky and senior military leadership regarding Bakhmut, publicly stating that Ukrainian forces should and can hold the city.

Ukraine's National Security Council convened with President Zelensky and senior military leadership regarding Bakhmut, publicly stating that Ukrainian forces should and can hold the city.

Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on March 16.

Zelensky expressed gratitude for a newly approved Latvian military defense package, noting total aid commitment has reached 1% of Latvia's GDP since the invasion began.

Both leaders discussed the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius and Latvia's support for Ukraine's EU membership.

Ukraine advocates for a Special Tribunal based on a joint resolution of the UN General Assembly and Ukraine or an open multilateral international agreement, rejecting the hybrid model which would create the tribunal within the Ukrainian national judicial system.

Smyrnov stated that the Coordinating Group of countries involved in working on the tribunal, including Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Poland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, the US, Denmark, Japan, Australia, and Guatemala, aims to resolve legal issues by summer 2023.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian volunteers fight every day for the country in the Armed Forces, National Guard, and Security Forces.