Russian foreign minister says status comparable to Sweden or Austria being ‘seriously discussed’
Russia-Ukraine war: latest updatesWhat we know on day 21
A deal with Kyiv on neutral status for Ukraine as part of a peace agreement could be close, Russia’s foreign minister has said, even as Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the US Congress that the Kremlin had turned Ukrainian skies into a “source of death”.
Sergei Lavrov suggested in a media interview that talks with Kyiv were making ground despite the continued bloodshed, echoing cautiously optimistic comments overnight from Ukraine’s president about the negotiations.