Russian military strikes and Ukrainian counter-attacks continued in almost all of Ukraine despite the fact that during the Moscow-Kiev peace negotiations in Istanbul today there were steps forward and announcements of a de-escalation of operations.
The future of Crimea and the Donbass region - something that had not been previously accepted by the Ukrainians - as well as Kiev's proposal for Ukraine's neutral status in the face of security guarantees from a number of third countries were raised in the context of the negotiations. On the Russian side, a drastic reduction of operations on the outskirts of Kiev and in Chernihiv was announced, and it was hinted that there could be a meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zhelensky.
However, despite these announcements, rocket attacks on the outskirts of Kiev continued on Tuesday night.
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