The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 19. Click here for updates from March 18. Putin ‘in Better Shape Than Ever’, Belarus Leader Says Russian President Vladimir Putin is healthy, sane and “in better shape than ever”, his close ally Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has said in an interview with the Japanese television channel TBS. “He and I haven’t only met as heads of state, we’re on friendly terms,” Lukashenko said in a recording of the interview shared by state news agency BelTA. “I’m absolutely privy to all his details, as far as possible, both state and personal.” Western leaders have suggested Putin made a costly miscalculation by launching the military assault on Ukraine, where Russian forces have taken heavy losses and their advance has largely stalled despite their apparent superiority. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested Putin is being “irrational” and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has described …