Diplomatic efforts to bring peace to Ukraine remained stalled as Vladimir Putin refused to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Allies committed troops, hardware and air cover for a ceasefire, and European nations agreed on a NATO Article 5-type defence clause to trigger intervention if Russia renews hostilities. Russian assaults deepened the encirclement of Kupiansk and struck Kyiv, killing at least 14 after a prior offensive that killed 32. Ukraine rolled back some Russian gains in Donetsk and damaged Russia's oil refining sector. Sergey Lavrov blamed Ukraine for hindering a peace process and cited demands including no NATO membership; British intelligence estimated Russia would need about four and a half years to conquer four oblasts.
United States President Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts to bring peace to Ukraine remained stalled during the past week, as Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to meet with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukraine's allies, on the other hand, began to commit to provide troops, hardware and air cover in the event of a ceasefire. European allies agreed on the need for a NATO Article 5-type defence clause that would trigger their entry into the war should Russia renew hostilities.
On Thursday, Moscow's troops attacked Kyiv, killing at least 14 a deadly assault almost a month after another bloody offensive in the Ukrainian capital that killed 32, including five children and a pregnant woman. Ukraine responded this week with a defence that rolled back some Russian gains in the eastern Donetsk region and dealt further damage to Russia's already wounded oil refining industry, critical to its war effort.
(Al Jazeera) On Friday, Russia's top diplomat Sergey Lavrov told NBC News that Putin was not ready to meet with Zelenskyy something Trump has pitched as he blamed Ukraine for hindering a peace process. There are several principles which Washington believes must be accepted, including no NATO membership, including the discussion of territorial issues, and Zelenskyy said no to everything, Lavrov claimed.
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