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Ukraine FM aims for February peace summit, by E. Eduardo Castillo and Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kulebula, said today that his nation wants a summit to end the war but he doesn’t anticipate Russia taking part, a statement making it hard to foresee the devastating invasion ending soon. He told The Associated Press his government wants a “peace” summit within two months at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian officials say they want to host a peace summit at the U.N. in February. Reported by A Martínez and Julian Hayda | NPR That would be a year since Russia launched its full-scale invasion against Ukraine. The proposal comes a day after Russia’s president accused Ukraine of being unwilling to negotiate an end to the war. Click HERE to listen.
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Ukraine not ready for talks, Kuleba’s ideas a ‘smoke screen,’ lawmaker says. From Tass. MOSCOW — Leonid Slutsky, head of the Russian State Duma committee on international affairs, today characterized Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba’s statement about a peace summit as a “smoke screen.” He underscored that it was the Ukrainian side that withdrew from the Istanbul peace process, instead choosing . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian rouble falls to 70 vs dollar as sanctions weigh. From Reuters. * This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine | MOSCOW — The Russian rouble weakened on Tuesday, struggling to consolidate a slight recovery from last week’s slide as the market comes to terms with the prospect of lower export revenue in the wake of restrictions on Russian oil. The rouble lost about 8% against the dollar last week and is on course for a monthly decline after an oil embargo and price cap came into force. The finance ministry has said the recent slump was related to . . . READ MORE . . .
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