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We are considering Russia's demand for Ukraine neutrality, says Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy said his govt is carefully considering a Russian demand of Ukrainian neutrality, a key point of contention as negotiators for both sides prepare for a fresh round of talks

Russia-Ukraine talks to resume; Kremlin calls Biden remarks 'alarming'

Talks arranged after call between Erdogan and Putin; 160,000 people still trapped in Mariupol, says mayor

Ukraine insists on territorial integrity as Kyiv-Moscow peace talks loom

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy insisted on the territorial integrity of his country after earlier suggesting he was ready for a compromise.

We can't let Putin take over Ukraine, says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

As Moscow's invasion of Kyiv has entered its second month, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the world cannot let Russian President Vladimir Putin win in Ukraine because if he can get away with it

German chancellor clarifies stand after Biden's comment on Putin's rule

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that neither NATO nor US. President Joe Biden aim to bring about regime change in Russia.

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy discusses upcoming talks with Russia

Ukraine's priorities at the Ukrainian-Russian talks in Turkey this week will be sovereignty and territorial integrity, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his nation

Ukraine's Zelenskyy pleads for help, says Russia wants to split nation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the West of cowardice while another top official said Russia was trying to split the nation in two, like North and South Korea.

India ought to condemn Putin, says Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna said India ought to be condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine and New Delhi should not be getting oil from Russia or China.

Ukrainian rebel region may vote to join Russia, says report

Days before ordering Ukraine invasion, Vladimir Putin recognised the Ukrainian rebel regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states, though the rest of the world considers them part of Ukraine

US not seeking regime change, says White House after Biden remark on Putin

Biden's line that Putin 'cannot remain in power' was not in his prepared remarks, the official said

That's not for Biden to decide, says Kremlin after his remark on Putin

Moreover, after Biden, while speaking at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, declared that Putin 'cannot remain in power', the White House clarifies that 'it was not a call for regime change'

Russia Ukraine war: Lviv on strike post rockets hit outskirts city, mayor

Russia Ukraine war: Lviv has so far escaped the bombardment and fighting that has devastated some Ukrainian cities closer to Russia since Moscow launched its invasion on Feb 24

Biden says Putin 'cannot remain in power' in a fiery speech in Warsaw

Biden's comments on Saturday, including a statement earlier in the day calling Putin a 'butcher,' were a sharp escalation of the US approach to Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine

Putin can't win his 'unprovoked, illogical' war: Top NATO official

'If they will be using chemical weapons or other kinds of higher-end systems against Ukraine, this will be changing fundamentally the nature of the war'

Ukrainian president Zelensky makes surprise appearance at Doha Forum

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the United Nations and world powers to come to his aid, as he has in a series of other addresses given around the world since the start of the war Feb. 24

Russia-Ukraine war: US President Biden again calls Putin 'war criminal'

US President Joe Biden again called his Russian counterpart a "war criminal" due to the Moscow's continued invasion of Kyiv.

Ukraine war: J K Rowling slams Vladimir Putin's 'cancel culture' remark

Putin earlier compared recent Western criticism of Russia with efforts to cancel Rowling over her views on transgender issues

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy again asks for peace talks with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again appealed to Russia to negotiate an end to the war, but says Ukraine would not agree to give up any of its territory for the sake of peace.

Russia announces completion of 1st stage of military operation in Ukraine

The main tasks of the first stage of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have been completed in general, the Russian military has said.

Russia carried out 30 attacks on Ukrainian medical facilities: Report

The Associated Press has independently documented at least 34 assaults on Ukrainian medical facilities by Russian forces. AP journalists in Ukraine have seen firsthand the deadly results of Russian strikes on civilian targets, including the final moments of children whose bodies were shredded by shrapnel and dozens of corpses heaped into mass graves. AP journalists outside Ukraine have confirmed the details of other attacks by interviewing survivors and independently verifying war zone videos and photos posted online. The accounting is part of the War Crimes Watch Ukraine project, a broader effort by AP and PBS Frontline to track evidence of potential war crimes for the duration of the conflict. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights confirms at least 1,035 civilians, including 90 children, have died and another 1,650 civilians have been wounded since the war started a month ago. Those numbers are certainly an undercount since scores of bodies now lie under the rubb