Russia ‘agrees’ to ceasefire in humanitarian corridors | First Thing

Scepticism as Russia says it will observe a regime of silence' in several Ukraine cities. Plus, Nadya Tolokonnikova on Vladimir Putin

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Russian armed forces have agreed to hold fire in areas of humanitarian corridors from 9am to 9pm local time today, the Ukrainian deputy prime minister has said.

Are there any more diplomatic talks planned? The Russian foreign ministry has actually claimed that its goals in Ukraine would be better achieved through talks and that it does not plan to overthrow the country's government. Maria Zakharova, a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, said Russia hoped to make more significant progress in the next round of talks.

Is this really a fossil-fuel war? That is what Ukraine's top climate scientist believes. Both the invasion and the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report crystallized the human, economic and geopolitical catastrophe of fossil fuels for Dr Svitlana Krakovska.

What else is happening? Here's everything we know on day 14 of the Russian invasion.

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