Ukraine has agreed to peace talks with Russia.
A Russian and a Ukrainian delegation will meet at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday. There are no conditions.
Russia has dropped terms for talks with Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The reason is that the Russian offensive in Ukraine is suffering setbacks, says Kuleba. Ukraine will listen to what Russia has to say.
Russian armed forces on alert
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin had put the country’s nuclear forces on alert. He ordered the Russian military leadership to do this because of NATO’s aggressive behavior and the economic sanctions, Putin said on television on Sunday.
“As you can see, Western countries are taking unfriendly measures against our country not only in economic terms,” Putin said on state TV. “I mean the illegal sanctions, which everyone knows very well.” In addition, top representatives of the leading NATO countries also allow themselves “aggressive statements towards our country”.