The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 29. Click here for updates from March 28. Russia to ‘Drastically’ Cut Military Activity Near Kyiv Russia has “drastically” reduced its military activity near Kyiv and Chernigov as talks with Ukraine enter the “practical” stage, the deputy minister of defense Alexander Fomin announced on Tuesday. Speaking to the press following the talks with the Ukrainian delegation, Fomin said that “a decision was made to drastically, in several times, reduce the military activity on the approaches to Kiev and Chernigov.” ____ Ukraine-Russia Talks Start in Turkey; Abramovich Attends Talks Russian and Ukrainian negotiators began the first direct peace talks in more than two weeks on Tuesday in Istanbul, with the surprise attendance of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich who is sanctioned by the West over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The two teams sat facing each other at a long table in the presidential office, with …
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