According to a report, the russian president has denounced the u.n. and its allies as an empire of lies. There was a complaint at the u.n. emergency meeting, Monday that the security council was taking sides. Both the Ukraine and Russian delegates had a long list of misdemeanors they say the other perpetrated. According to reports, the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, a u.n. body wants to open an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine.
Reportedly, a top aid to the russian president said the first peace talks may have identified points to develop. Further talks are expected.
According to a report, several large detonations were heard in Kyiv. Reportedly, russian forces are closing in on the capital in a 65 km convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles. According to reports, russian forces bombarded Kharkiv on Monday, killing atleast nine people as peace talks came to a close.
Reportedly, more than seventy Ukrainian soldiers have been killed after russian artillery hit a military base in Okhyrka, a city between Kyiv and Kharkiv, and soldiers have surrounded the southern city of Kherson.
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