Russia and Ukraine to negotiate ceasefire tomorrow
Ukraine and Russia will engage in talks aimed at negotiating a cease-fire and safe passage for civilian evacuations tomorrow (Monday), a Ukraine official said, after the evacuation of the southeastern city of Mariupol was halted.
The Ukrainian president’s office said yesterday that Russia continued shelling the area in violation of a cease-fire.
The decision to halt the evacuations roughly two hours after the cease-fire began came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a rousing speech on the video to crowds of demonstrators Friday night in major European cities and Russian forces remain largely stalled in their advance on the capital city of Kyiv.
According to Yahoo News, Davyd Arakhamia, head of Zelenskyy’s political party and a member of the Ukraine delegation for the talks between the nations, said tomorrow (Monday) would be the third round of talks.
Yahoo News reports that, In the U.S., former Vice President Mike Pence told Republicans “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” during an event with the party’s top donors. His comments directly contradict statements made by former President Donald Trump days ago. Trump described Putin as “smart” and “savvy” on the day Russia launched its war against Ukraine.