BREAKING: A Russian official says Moscow has decided to “cut back' operations near Kyiv and Chernihiv to “increase trust' at talks aimed at ending the fighting. The statement comes as Russia and Ukraine had another round of talks in Istanbul.
Russia has long demanded that Ukraine drop any hope of joining the western NATO alliance, which Moscow sees as a threat. Zelenskyy indicated over the weekend he was open to that, saying Ukraine was ready to declare its neutrality, but he has stressed that the country needs security guarantees of its own as part of any deal. Zelenskyy adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said ending the war was contingent on “international security guarantees for Ukraine.
The investigative news outlet Bellingcat reported Monday that Abramovich and two Ukrainian delegates suffered eye pain and skin irritation consistent with chemical weapons poisoning after attending peace talks on March 3. The British government said the allegations were “very concerning,” but Peskov said the reports ”do not correspond to reality.”
It was unclear where the Russian troops went, under what circumstances they fled and whether the town will remain free of them. Putin’s ground forces have become bogged down because of the stronger-than-expected Ukrainian resistance, combined with what Western officials say are Russian tactical missteps, poor morale, shortages of food, fuel and cold weather gear, and other problems., the predominantly Russian-speaking region where Moscow-backed rebels have been waging a separatist war for eight years, the official said.
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