Russia has ramped up assaults on key Ukrainian cities, as President Zelensky pleads for more international assistance and a second round of talks between Ukraine and Russia are set to take place. Follow here for live news updates from on the ground in Ukraine.
Both sides say the understanding involves a temporary cease-fire to allow the evacuation of citizens. Meanwhile, the ICC has opened a war crimes inquiry. DW has the latest.
Announcement follows 2nd round of talks since invasion; Putin insists military offensive ‘going to plan’; 33 Ukrainian civilians reported killed in Russian bombardment on Chernihiv
Negotiators have agreed to set up humanitarian corridors in parts of Ukraine badly hit by fighting. Both sides say the understanding involves a temporary cease-fire to allow the evacuation of citizens.
(EFE).- Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia agreed Thursday to establish humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians from areas where fighting is taking place between Ukrainian forces and the Russians who invaded the country a week ago.
The Ukrainian and Russian delegations have finished the second round of peace negotiations regarding the invasion and have agreed to protect civilian lives.
Paths for fleeing Ukrainian civilians to be opened in Kyiv, northeast and key southern city of Mariupol, where two rounds of evacuations have failed due to Russian shelling
Providing safe passage 'into the arms of the country that is currently destroying yours is nonsense,' says UK minister, backing Kyiv's stance as Russians keep up bombing campaign
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Moscow’s offer of humanitarian corridors allowing the safe evacuation of civilians to Belarus and Russia as an “immoral stunt” after failed attempts over the weekend.
Ukraine dismissed Moscow's offer to create humanitarian corridors from several bombarded cities on Monday after it emerged that exit routes would lead refugees into Russia or Belarus.
“Our people won’t go to Belarus and to Russia,” Ukraine's vice prime minister said Monday, branding Moscow's unilateral announcement of humanitarian corridors “unacceptable.”
Ukraine has said the humanitarian corridors out of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy that lead to Russia and Belarus are "immoral." Meanwhile, negotiators were expected to meet for talks later. Follow DW for the latest.
Ukraine has rejected a Russian proposal for humanitarian corridors, because all but two of the planned routes to evacuate people led to Russia or its ally Belarus. Kyiv also accused the Kremlin of shelling fleeing civilians during previously agreed ceasefires.
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