Russia's military forces are blasting Ukraine's capital region and other major cities as they try to crush a Ukrainian defense that has frustrated their progress nearly three weeks after invading.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces had been unable to move deeper into Ukrainian territory but continued their heavy shelling of cities.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that a neutral military status for Ukraine was being"seriously discussed" at the"businesslike" talks.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Pfizer donating its Russia profits to UkraineProtesters occupied the London mansion suspected of belonging to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who was placed on the U.K.’s sanctions list last week, unfurling a Ukrainian flag and a banner saying 'This property has been liberated.’
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine war: Thousands killed as UN chief warns 'Ukraine is on fire'Russia’s war on Ukraine is taking a devastating human toll. More than 2.8 million people have fled and thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed.
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Fierce fighting continues across Ukraine, talks to resume as civilian toll mountsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram address aimed at uplifting Ukrainians that his forces were inflicting “devastating losses” on their opponents.
Read more »
Ukraine president says positions of Ukraine, Russia at talks sound more realisticReuters reports that the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address released early on Wednesday that the positions of Ukraine and
Read more »
Russia asks China for military equipment to aid in Ukrainian invasion, US saysWhite House national security adviser Jake Sullivan bluntly warned China to avoid helping Russia evade punishment from global sanctions that have hammered the Russian economy.
Read more »
Russia broadcasting propaganda on Ukrainian radio and TV stationsRussians are trying to 'make people think the war is lost,' said Volodymyr Omelyan, a former minister of infrastructure in Ukraine.
Read more »