Russian pullout must precede any dialogue, says Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine/Istanbul, Turkey Reuters Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed comments by ex-German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder that Russia wanted a “negotiated solution” to the war and said any dialogue would be contingent on a Russian ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops. Schroeder, a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and increasingly derided in Germany for his […]
Ukraine says civilians killed in Lviv and in new Russia push in east
Lviv/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine said on Monday that Russia had started an anticipated new offensive in the east while a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv, the first civilian victims in the western city about 60 kilometres from Poland. Ukrainian officials said Russian shelling killed four people in the eastern Donetsk region on […]