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Russian delegation departs for fresh talks with Ukraine
A new Russian ceasefire proposal to allow civilians to flee key cities has been branded "immoral" by Ukraine.
People in Kyiv will be offered safe passage to Russia's ally Belarus, while those in Kharkiv will have a leading corridor only to Russia itself.
A Russian delegation has departed for Belarus where it will meet Ukrainian negotiators for the third round of talks about ending hostilities, the Sputnik Belarus news outlet reported.
Last week, the sides agreed to open humanitarian corridors to allow civilians out of some combat zones, but none of them has worked so far, with the sides accusing each other of violating local ceasefire.
'We will not forgive. We will not forget', Zelensky warns
In case you missed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's national address earlier, here are the highlights below.
In a characteristically impassioned address to his nation late on Sunday evening, Zelenskiy warned Russian troops he would punish those who committed atrocities in Ukraine adding that the “only quiet place” that awaits them would be the grave.