Russia-Ukraine live news: Kyiv, Moscow hold third round of talks

 

• Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are holding a third round of talks.
• Moscow has announced a temporary ceasefire and a plan to evacuate Ukrainians from several cities, mainly to Russia and Belarus.
• Kyiv has rejected the proposal as “immoral” and said Ukrainian citizens should be allowed to evacuate to other parts of Ukraine.
• Previous ceasefire attempts in the southeastern port city of Mariupol collapsed over the weekend.
• Russia’s top diplomat will reportedly meet with his Ukrainian counterpart on Thursday in Turkey.
• The UN has warned that Russia’s invasion has triggered the fasting-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.

European leaders oppose banning Russian energy imports

The leaders of Germany, Britain and the Netherlands have cautioned against abruptly banning Russian energy imports, saying there were no immediate alternative supplies.

The pushback came after the United States on Sunday said it was in “active discussions” with European nations about shutting down Russian oil imports as part of sanctions against Moscow.

“Europe has deliberately exempted energy supplies from Russia from sanctions,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement.

“Supplying Europe with energy for heat generation, mobility, electricity supply and industry cannot be secured in any other way at the moment.”

Boeing suspends buying titanium from Russia

Boeing Co says it has suspended buying titanium from Russia, despite there being no sanctions yet on VSMPO-Avisma, the world’s largest producer.

Russia’s VSMPO-Avisma said in a statement said it “regrets” the suspension of contracts with its long-term American partner.

Boeing said in a statement that “our inventory and diversity of titanium sources provide sufficient supply for airplane production.”

UK to provide Ukraine with an additional $230m of aid

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the United Kingdom will pledge another 175 million pounds ($230m) in aid for Ukraine to help it deal with a growing humanitarian crisis.