LATEST: Brittney Griner, the WNBA star detained in Russia, has been transferred to a penal colony, a move decried by White House officials.
and knows that some Republican candidates have proposed to cut the country's military aid to Ukraine, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.
If Republicans are triumphant, Grushko said, the U.S. Congress could ramp up pressure on European nations regarding their defense budgets. Zelenskyy set out conditions for peace talks with the Russians, requiring the restoration of territorial integrity, compensation for all damages caused to his country, punishment of every war criminal and guarantees that another Russian invasion will not happen again.He said that earlier Tuesday he gave a virtual speech to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt, telling dozens of world leaders of the ongoing Russian aggression.
He added that previous proposals from Ukraine for peace talks have prompted"insane Russian responses with new terrorist attacks, shelling or blackmail."U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and members of his leadership team in Kyiv on Tuesday"to discuss the unwavering U.S. commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," according to a statement from U.S. Mission to the U.N.
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