Monitoring Desk:
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials ended without any breakthrough on Monday. High-level officials of the two countries returned to their capitals for consultations after having first direct talks. Russia has ramped up war efforts and President Putin ordered the concerned quarters to be alert about the war. Nuclear arms also put on high alert the directives of the Russian President.
Talks were held between the two rival nations at Belarus amid tight security.
As war rages, the Ukrainian President has called for joining the European Union. World intelligence agencies report that Russian forces are facing tough resistance as expected. Beyond the expectations of the Russians, the Ukrainians are giving a tough time, European intelligence officials said.
More than 500,000 Ukrainian nationals have fled their country after the Russian invasion.
Russian military continues to advance
A Russian military convoy that was outside of Ivankiv, Ukraine, on Sunday has since made it to the outskirts of Kyiv, satellite images show. On Sunday, the convoy was roughly 40 miles northwest of the Ukrainian capital, according to images provided by Maxar Technologies.
Maxar said that roughly 17 miles of roadway are chocked full of the convoy, which consists of armored vehicles, tanks, towed artillery and other logistical vehicles The private US company said the convoy was located on the T-1011 highway at Antonov airbase around 11:11 a.m local time. Antonov is roughly 17 miles from the center of the Ukrainian capital.
