He gave the order in a televised meeting with his defense minister and top military commander.įighting drew closer to the center of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, according to videos and photographs analyzed by The New York Times. Putin has ordered his military to place Russia’s nuclear forces on alert. Zelensky had rejected the Kremlin’s offer to hold talks in Belarus, saying the country was not neutral territory because Russia had carried out part of its invasion from there. The government of Belarus said the two sides would hold talks at the Belarus-Ukraine border. Zelensky’s faction, David Arakhamia, said Ukraine “has agreed to meet Russia with no conditions” for talks on the conflict, but there were no immediate details on who would meet, or where.
Ukrainian forces take aim at Russian supply lines as battles rage in multiple cities.Īs Russian forces pressed into Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Ukraine’s defense forces and civilian volunteers battled to hold off Russia’s invasion for a fourth day on Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said his country’s fighters had “successfully repelled enemy attacks.” Here are the latest developments:Ī lawmaker from Mr.
