Upper house official calls Kiev’s requests for talks facade for respite as defeat

TASS (Russia) has reported on “Upper house official calls Kiev’s requests for talks facade for respite as defeat,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

The available account reports that natalya Nikonorova called Russia’s decision not to allow Kiev such a pause fully justified

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