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Situation on the ground, international reactions, sanctions: the point of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

– Strike against buildings in Kiev –

A strike over a residential building in Kiev on Monday left at least one person dead and 12 injured, Ukrainian relief said, with fighting continuing on the outskirts of the capital and Russian troops trying to surround it.

– New Russia-Ukraine negotiations –

Russia-Ukraine video conferencing negotiation session is scheduled for Monday morning via video conference, according to an adviser to President Zelensky.

A Russian negotiator on Sunday spoke of “significant progress”, Kiev suggesting on its own that Moscow had stopped issuing “ultimatums” and was beginning to “listen carefully to our proposals”.

Negotiators from Ukraine on Monday said Kiev would seek a ceasefire and withdraw Russian troops during these new talks.

– Towards a Russian default? –

Russia’s Finance Ministry said Monday that sanctions aimed at Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine were aimed at causing “artificial” failure by Russia.

During March and April, Russia has to face a number of debt payment deadlines in foreign currencies, but its reserves are frozen under Western sanctions, challenging it to meet its obligations.

– Russia is said to have asked for help from China –

Russia has called for economic and military assistance from China to wage war in Ukraine and circumvent Western sanctions, the New York Times reported Sunday, with Washington warning Beijing not to aid Moscow.

Beijing angrily accepted this information, without explicitly denying it, however. “Recently, the United States has been spreading false news against China,” Chinese diplomatic spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters.

– Zelensky calls for no-fly area –

– Instagram inaccessible in Russia –

The social network Instagram, owned by American giant Meta, became accessible on Monday in Russia, alleging that calls for violence against Russians in connection with the conflict in Ukraine have spread.

Instagram is now also on the list of sites with “restricted access” published by the telecom police Roskomnadzor, joining the networks of Facebook, Twitter and some media critical of Russian power.

– Kadyrov claims to be in Ukraine –

The leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, a prisoner of President Vladimir Putin, confirmed on Monday that he was in Ukraine alongside forces from Moscow.

Mr Kadyrov, denounced by international NGOs for the ongoing human rights violations in his Caucasus Republic, published a video on Telegram showing him in military uniform, studying plans around a table with soldiers in a room.

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