LIVE: Russia Warns of Consequences of Sending of Peacekeepers

The armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is about to be a month old without any signs of a short-term solution. Below are the main events as they happen.

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Russia warns of consequences of sending of "peacekeepers." On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov warned that a possible deployment of peacekeepers from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Ukraine would be dangerous.

"A special operation is underway in Ukraine and a hypothetical clash between our military and NATO troops could lead to dire consequences," he said.

In mid-March, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski suggested sending a NATO peacekeeping mission with an armed contingent to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not rule out that with this initiative Poland wants to control western Ukraine.

Joe Biden will travel to Europe for several days. The U.S. President will take part in international summits organized by NATO, the Group of Seven (G7), and the European Union.

Besides trying to convince his allies to impose new sanctions on Russia, he plans to work with allies on long-term adjustments to NATO's presence in Eastern Europe. Another of the his goals is to get Western countries to speak with "one voice" against China.

Russia will require "unfriendly" countries to pay for gas in rubles. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country will refuse to pay for Russian gas in dollars and euros and that he will collect supplies from "unfriendly" countries only in rubles.

Russian forces destroy major weapons depot. The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said "high-precision, long-range, sea-based weapons" helped destroy a major weapons storage site in Rovno City.

"The attack destroyed the depot containing a large amount of weapons and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including those supplied by Western countries," he said.

Since the military operation in Ukraine began on Feb. 24, Russia has managed to destroy 184 Ukrainian aircraft and helicopters, 246 drones, 189 air defense missile systems, 1,558 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 156 multiple rocket launchers, 624 artillery campaign and mortars and 1,354 motorized military vehicles.

U.S. dislikes quick success in Russia-Ukraine peace talks. The United States would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday.

"It is unprofitable for Americans that this negotiation process will be completed quickly. They want to continue to send weapons to Ukraine. Apparently, they want to keep us in a state of hostilities for as long as possible," Lavrov said during a meeting with students and teachers of Russia's MGIMO University.

He expressed concern over the delivery of MiG fighter jets and U.S. Stinger man-portable air defense systems to Ukraine, which will pose "an enormous threat, because they will surely spread all over Europe."

Ukraine sets up nine humanitarian corridors. On Wednesday, Ukraine established nine corridors, enabling civilians to leave the conflict-torn areas and the delivery of aid. These corridors were set up to evacuate civilians from three towns in the southern Zaporizhzhia region and four villages in the central Kiev region, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said, adding that people will be also evacuated through the humanitarian routes from Mariupol city in the southeast and Rubizhne town in the east.