What you need to know about Ukranie-Russia war: March 28, 10:30
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12:20 28 Mar, 2022
Lastest news about Ukraine invasion
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