Russia has advanced around Pokrovsk for many months, but has so far failed to entirely encircle or seize control of the city.

At Monday’s meeting, Healey was expected to urge Ukraine’s Western partners to launch a coincidental “50-day drive” to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to fight Russia’s bigger army and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the U.K. government said in a statement.

RUSSIA and Ukraine will hold peace talks in Istanbul tomorrow following Donald Trump’s stern warning to warmonger Vladimir Putin. Any hopes for a breakthrough continue to appear bleak as