The US-mediated talks are the latest chapter in the so far unsuccessful diplomatic effort to halt the war in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said there has been a “cut off” of Russia’s Starlink satellite internet terminals in Ukraine, which it claims has disrupted Russian military communications on Thursday.

U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are back around a table for a second round of technical talks, but in Kyiv, Russian bombs bring suffering and skepticism.

Russian troops are attempting to replicate the strategy they previously used successfully in Pokrovsk for their offensive on Kostyantynivka, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Read also Ukraine crushes enemy attack in Pokrovsk direction: 4 platoons destroyed What Russia plans According to the ISW,

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday rejected accusations from Moscow that Berlin's support for Ukraine is driven by revanchism, calling the claims a distraction from Russia's own actions.

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles early on Tuesday, local authorities reported, following a week-long pause in strikes on major cities and infrastructure agreed to by Russia and the US as Ukraine grapples with plummeting winter temperatures.