The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 1. Click here for updates from March 31. Ukraine Negotiations to Resume, Europe Faces Russia Gas Deadline European buyers of Russian gas faced a deadline to start paying in roubles on Friday, while negotiations aimed at ending the five-week war were set to resume even as Ukraine braced for further attacks in the south and east. Ukrainian authorities were hoping to evacuate more residents from the besieged southern port of Mariupol on Friday after Russia agreed to open a humanitarian corridor, but several previous deals have collapsed amid mutual recriminations. Russia will respond to European Union sanctions, the RIA news agency quoted a senior foreign ministry official on Friday. “The actions of the EU will not remain unanswered … the irresponsible sanctions by Brussels are already negatively affecting the daily lives of ordinary Europeans,” Nikolai Kobrinets told the news agency. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded European energy …
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