What's the latest ? March 29, 11:50 AM

Latest developments from Ukraine

If you're just joining us good morning, and hope your day is going great. Here are Qazet.az's latest reports shortly:

• Russian and Ukrainian delegations have arrived in Istanbul for the first talks in weeks. Ukraine says its priority is to negotiate a ceasefire, but both the US and Ukraine have also expressed scepticism about Russia.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded overnight for world powers to toughen sanctions on Russia, including an oil embargo
• US President Joe Biden has said he won’t walk back his controversial comment that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power”.
• The UK's Ministry of Defence believes that Russia is maintaining blocking positions, while it resets its forces
• A senior US defence official confirmed that Ukraine has managed to retake the town of Trostyanets near the northen region of Sumy and that Russia's advance on Kyiv has stalled amid a shift in focus towards the eastern Donbas region