A Ukrainian official familiar with talks during U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan's recent visit to Kyiv told NBC Sullivan had not tried to pressure Ukraine into entering negotiations but had expressed it would maintain Western support better if it is open to diplomacy

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Western defense officials who spoke to NBC doubt Ukraine's ability to remove Russian troops completely from Ukraine's occupied territories.

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The Ukrainian official said Zelensky reiterated Ukraine was open to negotiations with Russia in the early months of the war but took the option off the table after Russia's atrocities in Ukraine that had made diplomacy with Russia "unpalatable to the Ukrainian public," NBC wrote.

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NBC: Some US and Western officials think neither side can win Ukraine-Russia war. The officials also hope any slowdown in fighting this winter could be an opportunity for diplomacy between the two sides, NBC reports, citing unnamed officials familiar with the matter.

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Only a handful of settlements have been retaken near #Kherson following Russian withdrawal announcement. Does not look to be a hasty process…yet.

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orikhiv used to be a thriving town of 15,000 in my zaporizhzhia region. but then russians came and now there’s barely anything left of ithttps://t.co/Pjyx4lviFR pic.twitter.com/ZTQ98zigVc

— maksym eristavi. (@maksymeristavi) 9 novembre 2022

orikhiv used to be a thriving town of 15,000 in my zaporizhzhia region. but then russians came and now there’s barely anything left of it https://
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Earlier on Nov. 9, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, said Russia was ready for negotiations with Ukraine “given the current realities.”

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Ukraine says Russia's negotiation offers are ‘another smokescreen.’ While imitating its readiness for dialogue, Russia is trying to buy time, change the situation on the front in its favor and launch a new stage of aggression, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry.

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“why should i leave? for what? i grew up here”
huliapole in my zaporizhzhia region is one the most bombed cities in ukraine. it has no connection, electricity, water. instead—daily russian terrorist attacks. living 19-century nightmare in 2022 europe, still locals are defiant 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/buM7PdjD4P

— maksym eristavi. (@maksymeristavi) 9 novembre 2022

“why should i leave? for what? i grew up here”
huliapole in my zaporizhzhia region is one the most bombed cities in ukraine. it has no connection, electricity, water. instead—daily russian terrorist attacks. living 19-century nightmare in 2022 europe, still locals are defiant

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