BREAKING: Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has told the Associated Press the country is aiming to hold peace talks by the end of February - around the anniversary of the war's outbreak 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Updates from Neville Lazarus and Yousra Elbagir in Kyiv, and Diana Magnay in Moscow. Live reporting by Emily MeeUkraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has told the Associated Press the country is aiming to hold peace talks by the end of February - around the anniversary of the war's outbreak.
He also downplayed comments from Moscow that Russia is ready for negotiations, adding:"They regularly say that they are ready for negotiations, which is not true, because everything they do on the battlefield proves the opposite." "We are recording no movement of military equipment either of Russia or the Belarus army near the border, as they recently carried out a combat readiness check units. At the same time, of course, we must remain vigilant," he said. Ukraine has raised concerns Belarus could send troops into the conflict, but war analysts believe this possibility remains unlikely.
In a statement, the Indian government said Mr Modi had reiterated his call for an"immediate cessation of hostilities". It has emerged as the largest buyer of Russian oil after China, arguing that it had to look after its own interests as the world's third-largest consumer of oil and gas. A retired Ukrainian general has warned the Russian invasion will not be over any time soon.
He added:"We need to prepare for a protracted war and it will not end in February or March next year."The Ukrainian president has had a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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