Ukraine: Zelenskyy meets US, European officials in Berlin

· DW

The Ukrainian president is in Germany for the latest talks on ending the invasion of his country. US special envoy Witkoff is joining the negotiations, but Russia will not be represented.

  • The negotiations will focus 'on a possible ceasefire in Ukraine,' according to German government sources
  • Washington has been putting growing pressure on Kyiv to reach a peace agreement with Moscow 
  • Sunday's talks have ended after 5 hours, and are set to resume on Monday morning
  • The talks come a day after massive Russian attacks in the south of Ukraine left more than a million households without power 
  • Meanwhile, Ukraine says Russian forces have again attacked a Turkish cargo ship in the Black Sea 

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