During the opening week of this month, a high-stakes telephone conversation between the leaders of Russia and the United States had a significant impact on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Russia emerged from the conversation claiming a diplomatic triumph, yet key issues within the conflict have yet to be resolved.

Elsewhere in the region, the situation in Gaza experienced an escalation of violence as a result of Israeli airstrikes, which have tragically led to the loss of over 600 Palestinian lives, including those of children. This has served to exacerbate the already precarious political position of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In other news, astronauts Butch and Suni recently completed a remarkable 287-day mission in space by safely returning to Earth following a splashdown off the coast of Florida. Initially scheduled for just eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), their mission was prolonged by nine months due to a malfunction in the Boeing’s Starliner rocket.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20250321-a-trio-of-truce-talks-oopsie-too-late