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As for the Black Sea grain initiative, it can be activated after a number of conditions are implemented,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters They are already trying to distort agreements and, in fact, deceive both our intermediaries and the entire world,
Mr Zelensky said in his nightly video address on Tuesday I think that Russia wants to see an end to it, but it could be they're dragging their feet. I've done it over the years,
he said in an interview with Newsmax on Tuesday night We will need clear guarantees,
Sergei Lavrov told the Russian state Channel One television In general ... there are many, many different aspects of the settlement to be worked out,
Mr Peskov said earlier this week, ... according to the Washington Post Launching such large-scale attacks after ceasefire negotiations is a clear signal to the whole world that Moscow is not going to pursue real peace,
the Ukrainian president wrote on X on Wednesday The ceasefire in the Black Sea is important for Ukraine and we are glad that the United States is making efforts to achieve it but there are some concerns about the details,
Goncharenko told Newsweek It is not surprising that Moscow would seek a deal which would allow them to operate more freely in the face of the continued Ukranian success in the maritime operations,
said Murrett, deputy director of the Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law We should acknowledge the understated but remarkable success that Ukraine has had in winning the battle of the Black Sea and holding the Russian Navy and merchant fleet at risk there,
retired U.S. Vice Admiral Robert Murrett told Newsweek It gives Russia the opportunity to bring its navy out to rest of the Black Sea and will reset all the gains obtained by Ukraine,
Casualty figures in the first three months of this year were 30 percent higher than the same period last year,
Volker Turk told the United Nations Human Rights Council The massive attack caused large-scale destruction and fires. A hotel and restaurant complex, 11 private houses, garages, and a service station were on fire,
Peace... is now more urgent than ever. It must be anchored in human rights,
And yet, in parallel with these talks, fighting in Ukraine has intensified, and is killing and injuring even more civilians,
Recent weeks have seen intense activity around a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, which would be very welcome,
Volker Turk told the United Nations Human Rights Council I am alarmed by the increasing use of short-range combat drones by both parties to the conflict. These new devices have killed and injured more civilians than any other weapon since December,
While the war continues to rage, I call again for an end to attacks on civilians and to the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. All precautions must be taken to avoid harm to civilians,
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