Ukraine ready for US-backed talks with Russia: Zelenskyy
Trilateral talks could happen this month in UAE or another US-proposed venue, says the president.
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Rescue workers put out a fire at the National Academy of Sciences building after a Russian drone strike in the centre of Kyiv, Ukraine. [Dan Bashakov/AP Photo]
Rescue workers evacuate an injured woman from a hospital damaged by a Russian drone strike in central Kyiv. [Dan Bashakov/AP Photo]
Firefighters work at a private medical centre hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv. [Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters]
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Rescue workers extinguish a fire at Dobrobut Hospital. [Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo]
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A destroyed car at the site of the coffee shop. [Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA]
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