Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is today taking part in consultations with a number of EU and NATO leaders on the topic of regional security, at the invitation of the US President Joe Biden. The allies will discuss the crisis in Ukraine and coordination in terms of response to Russia. Similar consultations with NATO and EU leaders were held in February. The Russian offensive continues in Ukraine, where the western town of Lviv, close to the Polish border, was heavily bombarded. The Dombas region, in the east, was also under missile attack last night, just like the town of Kharkov, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia. According to the Ukrainian PM, Mariupol is not under Russian control yet. The last Ukrainian troops defending the besieged town are in the Azovstal steel plant and local officials say civilians have also taken shelter there, the BBC reports. More than 7,000 alleged war crimes committed by the Russian troops in Ukraine are being investigated, the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office has announced.
