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What you need to know about Ukranie-Russia war: March 28, 10:30

News 12:20 28 Mar, 2022

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What you need to know about Ukranie-Russia war: March 28, 10:30

If you're just tuning in to our coverage now, good morning and hope your day is going good. Here are the latest developments to bring you up to speed:

  • President Zelensky has said he was willing to consider Ukraine adopting a neutral status, but sovereignty and retaining territory remained priorities
  • Both Ukraine and Russia are set to hold fresh peace talks in Turkey this week
  • Three nations- France, Greece and Turkey – are negotiating a humanitarian rescue of the 170,000 civilians remaining in Maripol, where there’s constant shelling and a lack of food and water
  • Meanwhile schools in Kyiv are due to reopen online on Monday
  • New fires have broken out around the Chernobyl nuclear site, which remains controlled by Russian forces, said a Ukrainian minister
  • US President Joe Biden backtracked on a throwaway comment where he said Putin “cannot remain in power”, replying “no” to reporters when asked if he was calling for a regime change
  • The UN estimates at least 1,100 civilians have died so far and more than 10 million displaced