Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters abroad reported that Ukraine's state news agency quoted Ukrainian officials on March 31 as saying that the Ukrainian and Russian delegations will resume online negotiations on April 1. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on natural gas trade settlement with "unfriendly countries" in rubles on March 31. —— Ukrainian negotiator alahamia, chairman of the parliamentary group of the Ukrainian people's public servant party, said on social media that the Ukrainian Russian delegation would resume online negotiations on April 1, Ukrainian news agency reported on the 31st. He also said that the Ukrainian side recently proposed to hold a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia in the Istanbul negotiations. The Russian delegation responded that it was necessary to reach a draft agreement first. —— According to Russian media reports, the press secretary of the Russian President Peskov said on the 31st that the text of the peace agreement should be completed first and initialed by high-level officials of both sides before talking about the highest-level meeting between Russia and Ukraine. —— Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on the settlement of natural gas trade with "unfriendly countries" in rubles on the 31st. Putin said that to buy Russian natural gas, "unfriendly countries" must open ruble accounts in Russian banks, and the new regulations will take effect from April 1. If it refuses to pay in this way, Russia will consider it as the buyer's breach of contract, and all consequences shall be borne by the buyer. Putin said that the conversion of Russian natural gas supply to ruble settlement is an important step in strengthening Russia's financial and economic sovereignty. —— Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister veleshuk said in a video speech on the 31st that Russia has agreed to allow humanitarian convoys to pass through the channel from berjiangsk city to Mariupol city. Dozens of buses are heading for Mariupol to pick up the stranded people. According to Ukrainian news agency, the Ukrainian army said on the 31st that it had recovered several areas of zaporoge state. —— Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said at a regular press conference on the 31st that from February 25 to March 4, the Ukrainian army deployed 420 anchor mines in the Azov Sea and the Black Sea. Due to weather and other reasons, about 10 Ukrainian army anchor mines broke their anchor cables and drifted freely southward in the western waters of the Black Sea under the action of wind and ocean currents, posing a direct threat to the safety of ships in surrounding countries. He also denied that Russia had intercepted about 100 foreign ships in Ukrainian ports, and pointed out that the Ukrainian government has forcibly detained 68 foreign ships in various ports. —— Konashenkov said on the 31st that Russia has destroyed 124 Ukrainian aircraft, 77 helicopters, 216 sets of air defense missile systems, 341 UAVs, 1815 tanks and other armored vehicles, 195 multiple rocket launchers, 762 field artillery and mortars and 1689 special military vehicles since carrying out special military operations. —— Australian Prime Minister Morrison said on the 31st that at the request of Ukraine, the Australian government will provide further military support to Ukraine and provide additional defensive military assistance totalling about 25 million Australian dollars (1 Australian dollar or about US $0.75) to the Ukrainian armed forces, including UAVs, ground systems and medical supplies. (Xinhua News Agency)