(Mar. 17) Watch live as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the State Department press briefing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping will speak about Russia on Friday after the U.S. president branded Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and offered $800 million more in arms to Ukraine. A Kremlin spokesman said a report of major progress in talks with Ukraine was “wrong” but that discussions will continue on Thursday. Ukraine’s biggest utility said 1.3 million people were without power and the military said Russian strikes continued on infrastructure and on densely populated residential areas, even as the Kremlin’s forces remain bogged down. Russia said its troops were advancing in the Luhansk region in the east. Fighting continues close to Kyiv. On Wednesday Zelenskiy told NBC News that negotiations with Russia are continuing but are “fairly difficult.” --- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake