Ukraine and Russia are preparing for the first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, but Ukrainian officials played down the chances of a major breakthrough at the talks.
U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that he is "not walking anything back" after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," although Biden insisted he's not calling for regime change in Moscow.The Associated PressNumber of Ukrainian refugees nears 4 million, UN says.Ukraine signals openness for compromise ahead of peace talks in Turkey.
Biden on Monday rejected the idea that his comment could escalate tensions over the war in Ukraine or that it would feed Russian propaganda about Western aggression.Biden's comments on Putin 'unfortunate', former NATO commander saysUkraine’s president pressed NATO leaders for more support at a meeting of the alliance this week. Appearing on Rosemary Barton Live, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Europe Gen.
Speaking at a news conference in Jerusalem, Blinken said Biden meant that "Putin cannot be empowered to wage war or engage in aggression against Ukraine or anyone else.
Vadym Boichenko said on Monday that Russian forces were preventing civilians from evacuating from the city and had been turning back some who tried to make it out. "We have good news today — Irpin has been liberated," Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn said, adding that it expected further attacks and would defend itself.
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