The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 19. Click here for updates from March 18. Zelensky to Swiss: Freeze Oligarchs’ Accounts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the Swiss government to freeze the bank accounts of all Russian oligarchs. Swiss public broadcaster SRF reported that Zelensky, who spoke via livestream on Saturday to antiwar protesters in the Swiss city of Bern, said “in your banks are the funds of the people who unleashed this war. Help to fight this. So that their funds are frozen. (…) It would be good to take away those privileges from them.” ____ Luxembourg PM Reiterates Calls for De-escalation in Phone Call With Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken on the phone with Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, which is the second time this week the two leaders have talked. According to the Kremlin’s readout of the call, Putin “outlined fundamental assessments of …
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