Ukrainians paying for ‘weak’ sanctions with their lives, says Zelenskiy | First Thing

Fear makes you an accomplice,' Zelenskiy tells world leaders before peace talks. Plus, bunker sales soar as anxiety over Russia rises

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Ukraine's neutrality and the status of contested areas in the east could be on the table in ceasefire talks that began this morning in Turkey, but with Russia's invasion largely stalled, Kyiv will make no concessions on territorial integrity, officials have said.

Will the talks be a success? Both sides have played down the chances of a significant breakthrough, and a senior US official said Putin did not appear ready to compromise.

What else is happening? The Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and the Ukrainian MP Rustem Umerov experienced symptoms consistent with poisoning during talks this month. Abramovich has not let that put him off, as he has been pictured at today's talks in Istanbul.

What's happening in Ukraine? Here's what we know on day 34 of the Russian invasion.

What about Ginni Thomas? The select committee was expected to huddle to discuss whether to demand that Ginni Thomas, the wife of the supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, assist the investigation.

What did the congressman Jamie Raskin say? This is America, and there's no executive privilege here for presidents, much less trained advisors, to plan coups and organize insurrections."