High casualties and economic trouble signal time is no longer on Russia’s side, but Moscow isn’t backing off political and territorial demands to weaken Ukraine.

Russian and Ukrainian delegations are meeting in Geneva for U.S.-brokered talks although both sides are far apart on issues such as land, security and a possible ceasefire.

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Geneva ― Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia began two days of U.S.-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday that will focus on the main sticking point of land, with U.S. President Donald Trump pressing Kyiv to act fast to reach a deal.

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Russian officials say one child was wounded in Crimea after what they call one of the longest drone attacks in recent times, ahead of a new round of diplomatic talks to end to war.