Ukrainian parliament extends martial law by 90 days

STORY: Ukrainian parliament extends martial law by 90 days DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ukraine 2. various of Russia STORYLINE: According to Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the Ukrainian parliament on Sunday approved a bill submitted by President Volodymyr Zelensky to extend the martial law in the country for another 90 days from May 25. Ukraine imposed martial law on Feb. 24 in the wake of the conflict with Russia. The martial law has been extended for 30 days twice. The parliament has also approved the law on the prolongation of general mobilization in the country till Aug. 23. Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Sunday that pausing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine is an initiative of the Ukrainian side. According to Medinsky, one month ago, Russian negotiators sent a draft for further negotiations with positions that had been previously agreed upon. After that, Ukraine paused the negotiation p

Ukrainian negotiator says to continue peace talks

STORY: Ukrainian negotiator says to continue peace talks DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Russia 2. various of streets in Ukraine STORYLINE: The Russia-Ukraine conflict continued on Wednesday as relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution. Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, also a member of the delegation, said Tuesday that Ukraine and Russia would continue their peace talks on Wednesday. The Kremlin said in a statement that Russian President Vladimir Putin and European Council President Charles Michel had a phone conversation on Tuesday, during which Putin outlined his assessments of the ongoing negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations on a possible settlement of the crisis. Meanwhile, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a lawmaker, said on Telegram that the Ukrainian parliament has extended the current martial law for another 30 days from March 26. Kiev imposed martial law after Russia launche