Red Cross heads to Mariupol as Ukraine-Russia peace talks resume. Here’s the latest
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After receiving permission from Ukraine and Russia, the Red Cross was on its way to Mariupol to hopefully begin evacuations, spokesperson Ewan Watson said.
The Red Cross was en route to the besieged city of Mariupol on Friday to attempt evacuations while Ukraine and Russia resumed talks to end the war.
The Red Cross team of three cars carrying nine staff members was to lead a convoy of about 54 Ukrainian buses and several private vehicles out of the city, said an International Committee of the Red Cross spokesperson.
Meanwhile, the two warring nations met by video link to hammer out a peace deal to bring the war, which began on Feb. 24, to an end.
Here’s a round-up of what’s happening on Friday.
After receiving permission from Ukraine and Russia, the Red Cross was on its way to Mariupol to hopefully begin evacuations, spokesperson Ewan Watson said.
Watson stressed the organization was still working out some key details, like the exact timing as well as the destination, which will be an undetermined location in Ukraine.
Maxar satellite imagery shows before and after photos published on March 29 of a residential area in Mariupol damaged in ongoing fighting. – Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
The Red Cross was not allowed to take humanitarian aid, and it left without the medical and other supplies it had pre-positioned in the nearby city of Zaporizhzhia, he said, adding the Red Cross was working to change that.
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