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‘It’s all about the land’: Zelenskyy says Ukraine to hold talks with US and Russia | World News

‘It’s all about the land’: Zelenskyy says Ukraine to hold talks with US and Russia | World News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine will take part in talks with the United States and Russia in the United Arab Emirates to discuss an end to the war, saying the main unresolved issue is territory. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy said the planned discussions would involve all three countries and would focus on the future of eastern Ukraine. “It’s all about the land. This is the issue which is not solved yet,” he told reporters. The talks come after Zelenskyy met US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the forum. Trump said the meeting was “good” as diplomatic efforts appeared to gather pace. At the same time, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff travelled to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Witkoff said he was hopeful about reaching an agreement. Story continues below this ad “I think we’ve got it down to one issue and we have discussed iterations of that issue, and that means it’s solvable,” he said before leaving Davos. Witkoff did not give …

‘Holding on despite everything’: Ukraine on Russia attacks in Donbas | World News

Ukrainian forces are repelling constant Russian attacks on Bakhmut and other towns in the eastern region of Donbas, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday, after denying Kremlin claims of 600 soldiers killed in a missile strike. Watch: Rishi Sunak refuses to answer this question 3 times amid strikes in UK Russia launched seven missile strikes, 31 air strikes and 73 attacks from salvo rocket launchers in the past day, the general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said in a daily report. Ukrainian forces repelled attacks on 14 settlements, including Bakhmut, it added. “Bakhmut is holding on despite everything,” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in nightly video remarks on Sunday. “And even though most of the town has been destroyed by Russian strikes, our soldiers are repelling constant Russian attempts to advance.” The nearby town of Soledar was holding on, “even though there is even greater destruction and things are very difficult”, he added. Reuters was not able to independently verify the battlefield reports. Read more: How world leaders reacted to anti-democratic riots in Brazil Zelenskiy made a …