They also discussed the use of sanctions if Russia failed to engage seriously in a ceasefire and peace talks."
The leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire and for President Putin to take peace talks seriously,
Russia has a clear goal – to continue killing civilians,
I reaffirmed that Ukraine is ready to be engaged in real diplomacy and underscored the importance of a full and unconditional ceasefire as soon as possible,
I cannot get over it. I simply cannot. I could clearly hear the drone flying right towards my house,
I think we will see what happens when both sides get to the table,
The martyred Ukraine is waiting for negotiations for a just and lasting peace to finally happen,
For Russia, the negotiations in Istanbul are just a pretence. Putin wants war,
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The attack ... This is terror in its purest form.”
The air raid alarm lasted almost nine hours. This is what Putin’s ‘sincere desire for peace’ looks like.”
There is no reason to talk about [troops] at the moment; we are far from that. We want the weapons to stop, the killing to end,
If Putin is serious about peace, Russia must agree to a full and immediate ceasefire, as Ukraine has done.”
The subjects of the call will be stopping the ‘bloodbath’ that is killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade.”
At the same time, when signing documents that the delegations are to agree upon, the main and fundamental thing for us remains who exactly will sign these documents from the Ukrainian side."
In my phone call today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, I reiterated @POTUS's message: the death and destruction must stop,
Hopefully it will be a productive day, a ceasefire will take place, and this very violent war, a war that should never have happened, will end."
Unfortunately, as a result of the enemy attack in the Obukhiv district, a woman died from her injuries,
It's been a tough night. The Russians have always used war and attacks to intimidate everyone in negotiations,