Russia set to besiege Bakhmut, UK MoD says

Russia and Belarus hold talks as Kremlin mobilises more troops for combatĥ.Kyiv says peace talks are possible only if Russia stops attacking Ukrainian territory and withdraws its troops from Ukrainian soil. 'All this, as well as comprehensive political and financial support for Ukraine, leads to the fact that Kyiv completely rejects the idea of any negotiations.' 'Attention was drawn to the destructive line of Western states, including Germany, which are pumping the Kyiv regime with weapons and training the Ukrainian military,' the Kremlin said. Its readout of the call served to highlight the gulf between Russia and Western governments over Ukraine, even though Moscow and Washington have both said in the past 24 hours that they are open in principle to talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a phone call on Friday that the German and Western line on Ukraine was 'destructive' and urged Berlin to rethink its approach, the Kremlin said. Putin calls Scholz, says Western approach to Ukraine war is 'destructive' Ukraine war: EU, G7 back $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oilģ.

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