LIVE | Ukraine: Russian army slows pace of offensive | Abroad

Meanwhile, Belarus also seems to want to actively participate in the conflict. President Alexander Lukashenko is ready to accept Russian nuclear weapons on his territory. Russia has already carried out actions against the Ukrainian neighbors to the south from his country.

Ukraine and Russia are said to have entered into negotiations at the Belarus border. Kiev reports that the delegations of the countries will meet without preconditions. It will be the first negotiations since the start of the Russian invasion last Thursday.

Tonight, several Ukrainian cities are said to have been bombarded with rockets again, including in Kiev. The air raid sirens went off in Kharkov, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Chernihiv and Vinnytsia, according to Ukrainian sources.

The live blog of Sunday 27 February can be found here.

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