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Here’s a summary of the big news of the day so far:
14 dead in Kryvyi Rih
At least 14 people have died, including six children, following a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
The Ukrainian president said rescue operations were ongoing in the central city – also his hometown – and added the attack showed “Russia does not want a ceasefire, and we see it”
Regional governor Serhii Lysak added that at least 50 people were injured.
NATO in Brussels
NATO foreign ministers gathered, with Ukraine and defence spending key items on the agenda.
Simultaneously, army chiefs were meeting in Kyiv in a less publicised, but similarly important, meeting.
Britain’s David Lammy and France’s Jean-Noel Barrot continued their coordinated approach to the conflict with a joint statement this morning, kicking off proceedings by accusing Putin of “dragging his feet”.
Notable lines from Brussels came from the likes of US secretary of state Marco Rubio and NATO secretary general Mark Rutte.
While the US has faced accusations of trying to rehabilitate Russia’s image on the global stage, Rubio had some ostensibly strong words for Moscow.
In a thinly veiled threat, he said he had “explained” the US’s timeline to one of Vladimir Putin’s officials, but reassured reporters “none of it was threatening.”
He added: “I think it was more an explanation of this is our timeline, and at some point it will be clear whether [Russia] wants peace or [if Russia] doesn’t want peace. And that time is coming. It’s pretty short.”
Meanwhile, Rutte said the “ball is in Russia’s court” over peace talks after a US 30-day ceasefire seemingly failed.
Moscow tone shift
It seems some of the US’s tougher rhetoric may have gotten through to the Kremlin.
In an interview with Fox News, Putin’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev said late on Thursday that Russia might consider security guarantees “in some form”.
This is a notable departure from previously statements, when Russia has refused to even consider such backstops.
Fighting shows no sign of stopping
However, while the words may be encouraging to US ears, Russia continued its nightly attacks.
It is yet to be seen if Moscow will come to the negotiating table in any serious way.
Stark pictures from Kharkiv showed the aftermath of a drone strike that killed at least four people, and injured over 30.
On the eastern front, Russia claimed to have seized two towns and in Kursk it was continuing its efforts to dislodge Ukrainian soldiers.