“The first round of talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations near the Belarusian border has ended without any apparent movement toward a ceasefire.
“Fighting continued while the talks were going on, with the Russian military launching a particularly brazen rocket artillery barrage on the city of Kharkiv that caused numerous civilian causalities.
“This is not necessarily an auspicious start for these talks, especially when taken together with reports that President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his maximalist demands for what Ukraine has to do to end the conflict.
“What follows here is the latest information on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which we will update on a rolling basis until otherwise stated as part of our ongoing coverage.”
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