Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy advisor seeks talks on Mariupol
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What's happening in Ukraine on Wednesday: An adviser to Ukraine's president has challenged Russia to conduct an urgent round of talks in Mariupol.
KYIV, Ukraine - An adviser to Ukraine's president has challenged Russia to conduct an urgent round of talks in Mariupol.
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Twitter that he and other Ukrainian negotiators are ready for any format of negotiations to save lives of Mariupol defenders and civilians trapped in the city.
He tweeted that “we're ready to hold a “special round of negotiations” right in Mariupol. One on one. Two on two.”
Podolyak said that Ukraine is ready for talks without any conditions “to save our guys, Azov, military, civilians, children, the living and the wounded. Everyone. Because they are ours. Because they are in my heart. Forever.”