Ukraine: Zelenskyy cautiously optimistic about peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that while no side is likely to get all of its demands, Kyiv will not accept "some things." Follow DW for the latest.

• Ukraine received an additional €2.3 billion in financial assistance from the European Union
• Two Russian members of judiciary were sanctioned by the EU
• Russia's deputy foreign minister cited 'slow progress' toward a negotiated end to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
• In Moscow, a leading Russian general was killed in a car bomb attack

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