The third round of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations ended in the evening. Kiev spoke of "small positive developments". Zelensky's adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, reported "improved logistics for humanitarian corridors".

In addition, he added, "intense consultations continued on the basic political blockade of the rules, as well as on a ceasefire and on security guarantees".

"We hope that now the humanitarian corridors work", she limited herself to commenting Moscow, letting it be known that there will soon be a fourth meeting between the negotiators in Belarus.

On the war front, however, the Russian troops are preparing to launch the attack on Kiev, where the sirens sounded again this evening: "Moscow has begun to amass its resources to storm the city", announced the Ukrainian army. In the suburbs, the situation is described as "catastrophic", with dozens of victims, injuries and extensive damage. 13 people died in the bombing of a bakery in the west of Kiev.

The Russian tanks entered the outskirts of the capital and placed themselves next to the houses. On the twelfth day of the invasion, characterized by a long series of bombings, the Ukrainian capital therefore begins to perceive the fear of an imminent attack and the Ukrainian authorities fear that the worst is about to come.

For its part, the Russian army has announced a ceasefire to open six humanitarian corridors in different cities, in particular in Kiev and then in Marianople, Kharkiv and Sumy. But Kiev defines the truce as "immoral", as these corridors have been opened and guaranteed only towards the territories of Russia and Belarus.

Here are all the updates on the conflict live. ( HERE instead all the articles on the crisis in Ukraine).

Moscow: "Truce for humanitarian corridors from 9 in the morning"

Russia has announced a ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors in Ukraine from 9 am (8 am in Italy) for the evacuation of civilians from Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol. This was stated by the Moscow Ministry of Defense, quoted by TASS. The humanitarian corridors had already been announced this morning, but then they were not put in place with mutual accusations of sabotage.

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EU: "Alternatives to import zero gas from Russia are being examined"

The European Commission is "evaluating" a strategy to be completely independent of Russian gas by looking for alternative suppliers. This was stated by the EU vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, in a hearing in the Economic Commission of the European Parliament. "It is clear that we will not replace 'Russian gas' entirely with renewables in a year or two, so if we want to move quickly to 'zero import' from Russia, we have to import the gas from elsewhere," Dombrovskis pointed out. , reporting that there is "100% willingness to fill the gaps" on the part of the largest Norwegian gas company.

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"Without Russian oil, catastrophic consequences"

The exclusion of Russian oil from international markets would lead to "catastrophic consequences", causing prices to jump up to $ 300 per barrel. This was stated by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak according to the Ria Novosti agency. Novak also cited "information about an imminent provocation against the Ukrainian gas transport system".

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"Two Russian planes shot down over Kiev"

Two Russian planes were shot down in the skies above Kiev. This was announced on Facebook by the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, General Valery Zaluzhny.

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Two oil depots hit

"Two air strikes hit oil deposits in Zytomyr and Cernjachov". This was announced by the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior on Telegram. "In Zytomyr - we read - a tank with a capacity of 10 cubic meters has caught fire. There are no victims".

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Biden-Johnson-Scholz-Macron: "Raising costs for Moscow"

US President Joe Biden, French President Macron, German Chancellor Scholz and British Prime Minister Johnson agreed on the need to "continue to raise costs for Russia for its unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine". This was announced by the White House after a video conference between the four leaders.

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Fourth round of talks shortly in Belarus

A fourth round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will soon be held in Belarus. This was announced by the Moscow delegation to the Tass agency.

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Moscow: "Negotiations will continue"

"Our expectations have not been met", but "the negotiations will continue". This was stated by the chief Russian negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, quoted by TASS. "We are under no illusion that we will achieve definitive results in the next round of talks, it is a difficult job," added Leonid Slutksy, another Russian negotiator, quoted to Interfax. Russia hopes that "the humanitarian corridors will work tomorrow," Medinsky also said.

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Sirens sound in Kiev

The anti-aircraft sirens have returned to sound at this time in Kiev. This was announced by the municipality on its Telegram profile, inviting citizens to hide in shelters.

The third round of negotiations concluded

The third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine has ended. This was announced by the Moscow embassy in Belarus, quoted by TASS. "There are small positive developments in improving logistics for humanitarian corridors," Zelensky's adviser Mykhailo Podolyak announced on Twitter. "Intense consultations continued on the basic political blockade of the rules, as well as on a ceasefire and security guarantees, "he added.

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Pentagon: "Moscow has mobilized almost 100% of its forces"

Russia mobilized "nearly 100%" of its combat forces which had been stationed in Russia and Belarus prior to the invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by a senior Pentagon executive, quoted by CNN.

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The US sends another 500 soldiers to Europe

The US Department of Defense has ordered the dispatch of another 500 troops to Europe. The Bloomberg agency reports, quoting a Pentagon official, according to which the US will have about 100,000 troops in Europe.

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"Russia has launched more than 625 missiles"

Russia has so far launched more than 625 missiles into Ukraine. This was reported by a Pentagon official quoted by the American media.

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Kiev against Israel: "The money from Moscow soaked in blood"

"As the world sanctions Russia for its barbaric atrocities in Ukraine, some prefer to make money drenched in Ukrainian blood. El Al airline is accepting payments using the Russian 'Mir' banking system designed to evade sanctions. An immoral fact and a severe blow to Ukrainian-Israeli relations ". Words of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

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Bakery near Kiev bombed, 13 dead

At least 13 people died in the bombing of a bakery west of Kiev. Ukrainian relief efforts made it known.

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Three thousand arrivals in Italy in the last 24 hours

There are 17,286 Ukrainian citizens who have entered Italy so far: 8,608 women, 1,682 men and 6,996 minors. The data is updated at 8 am today and indicates a growth of another 3 thousand arrivals in 24 hours. The main destinations are Rome, Milan, Bologna and Naples, where family members and acquaintances already present in Italy are reached. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior on its website.

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The third round of talks has begun

The third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Belarus has just begun. The news agency Belta announces it.

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Kiev: "Russia continues to bomb, agreements violated"

"In violation of previous agreements, Russia has sabotaged the opening of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of the civilian population. It continues to bomb Kiev, Mariupol, Volnovakha, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and other cities, towns and villages". The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry writes in a note on Twitter.

"This prevents the safe passage of humanitarian convoys carrying people, medicines and food - reads the statement from the Foreign Ministry -. We ask the States to make every effort to force Russia to ensure a ceasefire to prevent a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe ".

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Italy activates hospital assistance, 1,300 beds available

To facilitate the transfer of Ukrainian citizens with special health needs currently present in Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Moldova, the Civil Protection Department has activated the Remote Cross-Central for Health Rescue Operations, which will provide for the recognition of the beds available in the Regions and the organization of patient transfers. More than 1,300 beds have been made available at the moment.

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A bridge to rescue 100,000 orphans

A bridge to take orphaned children out of Ukraine. It was activated by dozens of Polish associations that for days have been organizing trains and buses to try to get the nearly 100,000 children out without parents, either because they are dead or because they have abandoned them. Several thousand have already arrived in Poland and the government, in collaboration with Caritas, has set up a hub in the south of the country where the children are registered and then sorted throughout Poland. "They are tired, frightened and have experienced a double trauma, that of abandonment and that of war" say the volunteers who take care of them.

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BoJo: "Putin is doubling the level of violence"

Russian President Vladimir Putin "is doubling" the level of violence in the invasion of Ukraine. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on the sidelines of the meetings in Downing Street with his Canadian colleague, Justin Trudeau, and the Dutch one, Mark Rutte. The prime minister stressed that the Kremlin leader has chosen the path of indiscriminate attack on civilian targets. However, Johnson warned that in the UK there must be no "witch hunt" against Russian citizens driven by anti-Moscow prejudices.

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Russian tanks take up position west of Kiev

According to a CNN geolocated video, Russian tanks are taking up position in a densely populated area just west of Kiev. The 17-second clip was allegedly filmed by a resident of an apartment building in the Irpin district, where Russian forces fired into the capital between yesterday and today, killing several civilians. The video shows at least five Russian tanks and their crews a few meters from tall apartment buildings.

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Orban prohibits the transfer of arms to Ukraine via Hungarian territory

Hungary has issued a decree banning the transfer of arms to Ukraine via Hungarian territory. This was announced by the Hungarian premier, Viktor Orban, in a video posted on Twitter at the end of today's meeting of the National Security Council, called to take stock of the situation. Orban also announced a meeting of the premieres of the countries of the Visegrad group (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia) tomorrow in London.

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Third round of talks at 3 pm Italian time

The third round of talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegation will begin at 2 pm GMT (3 pm Italian time). This was reported by a Ukrainian negotiator on Twitter. "Round three. Starts at 16:00 Kiev time. Delegation unchanged," wrote Mykhaïlo Podoliak, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, posting a photo with a helicopter in the background.

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Holy See: "Stop the escalation"

"What we must do now, first of all, is to stop the weapons and the fighting but above all to avoid an escalation. And the first escalation is precisely the verbal one". The Vatican secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, said this in an interview with Tv2000 about the war in Ukraine. Parolin reiterated: "We are available. If it is believed that our presence and our action can help, we are there". "The intervention of the Holy See - he explained - takes place on several levels", "religious", "humanitarian" and "then there is the availability of initiatives on the diplomatic level".

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Lavrov-Kuleba meeting in Turkey

Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov will meet with his Ukrainian colleague Dmytro Kuleba for consultations on March 10 in Turkey in Antalya. This was announced by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu according to reports from the Anadolu agency.

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Italy in the Kremlin's list of "hostile countries"

The Russian government today approved a list of "hostile countries", for having applied or for joining sanctions against Moscow in which Italy also appears as a European country. Tass reports it. In fact, the list includes, among others, the USA, the EU countries, Great Britain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland as well as obviously Ukraine itself. According to the decree, the state, companies and Russian citizens who have debts towards foreign creditors belonging to this list will be able to pay them in rubles.

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Di Maio against Moscow: "Atrocious ferocity"

"Atrocious images, of a war against freedom and democracy. An entire family exterminated by the Russian army in Irpin, outside Kiev. Children, women and men who try to escape from this terrible war unleashed and carried on by Putin, but who along the way find their death ". Luigi Di Maio writes it on Facebook. "It is not the East versus West war, it is not the West versus Russia war. Here there is only the ferocity of the Russian government which is condemned by the entire international community. Hundreds of civilians are dying from this cruelty. These are true images. , which tell of drama, suffering, death ", continued Di Maio.

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The mayor of Gostomel killed by the Russians

The Russians killed the mayor of Gostomel, a town close to Kiev and seat of the strategic Antonov airport, already the scene of clashes. The city authorities report it. "The mayor of Gostomel, Yuri Illich Prylypko, died while distributing bread to the hungry and medicine to the sick," explains the city hall on Facebook. Prylypko was shot together with two other men, he adds, without specifying when the incident happened. "Nobody forced him to go under the bullets of the occupiers, he died for his people, for Gostomel. A hero died," the post continues.

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Von der Leyen: "We are working on other sanctions"

"We have to make sure that there are no loopholes and that the effect of the sanctions is maximized. The sanctions in place are really biting, we see the turbulence on the Russian economy." But given "the evolution of the situation in Ukraine" and the "reckless attack by the Kremlin on citizens, women, children, men, we are naturally also working on further sanctions". This was stated by the president of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

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Draghi: "EU united and compact"

"The EU has shown extraordinary unity. We are united in responding to President Zelensky's call for financial, humanitarian and military aid. This unity is our main strength and it is essential to maintain it" in aspects such as "the reception "of Ukrainians and" energy protection "of citizens and businesses. Prime Minister Mario Draghi said this in the joint statement with the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen before their meeting in Brussels.

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Over 1.7 million refugees

The number of people who fled Ukraine has risen to over 1.7 million since last February 24, the date of the Russian invasion, The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported. From February 24 to March 6, the number of refugees reached a total of 1,708,436, according to the latest update published on the UNHCR website. Of these, over a million have come to Poland.

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Moscow declares a truce

The Russian Defense Ministry has declared a ceasefire for the start of six humanitarian corridors in Ukraine. Interfax reports. "A ceasefire was declared at 10am Moscow time, and six humanitarian corridors were opened, including one from Kiev to Gomel (Belarus), two from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhya (south-east Ukraine) and Rostov on the Don (southern Russia), one from Kharkiv to Belgorod (western Russia) and two from Sumy to Belgorod and Poltava (central Ukraine), "Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.

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Negotiations in the Brest Forest

The Russian delegation left for Belarus for the third round of talks with the Ukrainian counterpart. Interfax reports it. The meeting is scheduled for 3 pm Moscow time (12 noon in Italy) in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha forest, in the Brest region of Belarus where the first two negotiations also took place. "The talks are scheduled for 15 but the time could be changed in relation to possible logistical problems of the Ukrainian counterpart", said a Belarusian analyst close to the dossier.

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Kiev: "Humanitarian corridors to Russia are immoral"

Ukraine said Russia's proposal on humanitarian corridors leading refugees to Belarus or Russia is "completely immoral". This was stated by a spokesman for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to reports from the BBC. "This is a completely immoral story. The suffering of people is used to create the desired television image," he added.

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600 missiles launched in Ukraine

Russia has launched 600 missiles since the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine: according to a senior executive of the Pentagon, according to which Moscow has also mobilized about 95% of its forces inside the neighboring country.

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"Rock solid friendship" between China and Russia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks of "lasting friendship" with Russia, a friendship that is "rock solid", stating that the two countries help bring "peace and stability" to the world. "Ma Yi he nevertheless assured that China is ready to "mediate and play a constructive role in the crisis".

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"New negotiations confirmed"

A new round of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations "is confirmed for today". This was said by a Ukrainian parliamentarian to the microphones of Sky Tg 24.

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Kiev: "Chuhuiv Resumption"

Ukrainian authorities announce that they have taken over the city of Chuhuiv in eastern Ukraine. According to a statement from the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian army has "suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment". The Guardian reports it online, stating that it has not been able to verify this news.

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Moscow offers humanitarian corridors to Russia

"Considering the catastrophic humanitarian situation and the serious deterioration in the cities of Kiev, Kharkiv, Sumy and Mariupol, and also the personal request of French President Emmanuel Macron to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Armed Forces announce a ceasefire from 10 on 7 March for humanitarian purposes and the opening of humanitarian corridors ", reads the statement from the Coordination Center of the Russian Humanitarian Response Agency, quoted by the Tass agency. From what was communicated, part of the humanitarian corridors will be directed towards Russian territory.

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Bombs on Mykolaiv

Russian artillery shelled the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv (south) last night, causing fires in numerous residential buildings, the Kyiv Independent reports. According to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service, the bombings were concentrated on the outskirts of the city. Interior minister adviser Vadym Denysenko said Russian forces used multiple Smerch rocket launchers to hit Mykolaiv.

(Unioneonline)

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