[Live] War in Ukraine: critical situation in Mariupol, kyiv offers negotiations

Black smoke above the Azovstal factory in Mariupol, April 20, 2022. REUTERS - ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO

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On the 57th day of the Russian invasion, Ukraine on Wednesday called for talks with Russia over the fate of the beleaguered city of Mariupol, as Moscow showed force by testing a new intercontinental missile that can carry nuclear charges.

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The main points

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► Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday a successful test of a new ballistic missile "

 that will make those who try to threaten our country think twice

 ."

This shot was a " 

routine

 " test and did not constitute " 

a threat 

" to the United States or its allies, the Pentagon relativized.

► While the fall of Mariupol seems imminent and the situation is critical for its last inhabitants and defenders, Mykhaïlo Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian presidency and one of the negotiators with Russia, proposed to Moscow a "

special session of negotiations

" in the besieged port city on the Sea of ​​Azov.

► The President of the European Council Charles Michel, visiting Kiev, assured Wednesday that the European Union would do “

 everything possible

 ” for Ukraine to “ 

win the war 

” against Russia.

► The corridor to evacuate civilians from the besieged port of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine on Wednesday " 

did not work 

", according to Kiev.

An agreement had been reached with Russia during the day while no evacuation corridor had been set up in Ukraine since Saturday, for lack of agreement with the Russians who have intensified their strikes in the east in recent days. from Ukraine.

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