This article discusses the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, focusing on the ongoing peace negotiations, Russia's demands, and Ireland's planned support for Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared that any peace agreement for Ukraine must be inclusive of Ukraine 's participation. However, US officials view this statement as the initial step in gauging Russia 's sincerity regarding peace negotiations.
This assertion comes amidst a significant diplomatic development as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are both members of a delegation representing the first substantial engagement between senior officials of the two governments in recent years.Moscow has firmly stated its position, insisting that territorial concessions to Ukraine are non-negotiable and excluding the European Union from the peace talks. Meanwhile, a mall in Dnipro, Ukraine, sustained damage from a Russian missile strike, as depicted in a photograph released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service via the Associated Press.In Ireland, Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris plans to present a memo to the Cabinet seeking approval for €50 million in non-lethal aid to Ukraine. This funding would be allocated outside the European Union's European Peace Facility, circumventing a Hungarian veto that has hampered member states' efforts to provide assistance. Prior to the Cabinet meeting, Minister Harris will participate in a virtual meeting of European People's Party leaders, where European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will provide an update on the situation in Ukraine
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