Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks, probing whether a near-stalemate in fighting has forced Moscow to temper its demands.
KYIV - Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks as soon as Monday, probing whether a near-stalemate in fighting has forced Moscow to temper its demands.
France, Greece and Turkey are hoping to launch a "humanitarian operation" to evacuate civilians within days, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, who has sought an OK from Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. "Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity are beyond doubt. Effective security guarantees for our state are mandatory," he said.
Commentators hope that vagueness will now give him more room to accept an agreement, claim victory and end the war. Macron warned that any escalation "in words or action" could harm his efforts in talks with Putin to agree on evacuating civilians from the devastated port city of Mariupol.DIVIDED NATION
Russia has de facto control over the southern region of Crimea and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics in the country's eastern Donbas region. With Western-supplied weapons, Ukraine's fighters continue to hold off, or even push back, the Russian army.
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