Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin said Russia had decided to scale down fighting near Kyiv and Chernihiv to create the conditions for dialog.
During talks at a palace in Istanbul, Ukraine for its part proposed adopting neutral status in the most detailed formula yet for a potential settlement to the five-week conflict.
“Does ‘we’ll drastically reduce military operations around Kyiv’=‘we’re getting our ass kicked, transitioned to a hasty defense?'” tweeted Mark Hertling, a retired U.S. lieutenant general and former commander of U.S. forces in Europe. The fate of the southeastern Donbas region, which Russia demands Ukraine cede to separatists, would be discussed by the Ukrainian and Russian leaders, they added.The Russian delegation said it would study and present the proposals to President Vladimir Putin.
More than a month into the biggest attack on a European nation since the Second World War, more than 3.9 million people have fled abroad, thousands have been killed and injured, and Russia’s economy has been pummeled by sanctions.Article content An older man named Gennadiy left his wrecked building, hunched over with his belongings wrapped in a bedsheet on his back. “It is very scary to be left with nothing,” he said.Article content
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