Ukraine, Western allies dismiss Russian military pullback as a ploy to regroup

Nearly five weeks into an invasion in which it has failed to capture any major cities, Russia said it would curtail operations near Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv "to increase mutual trust" for peace talks.

But in an overnight address, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made clear he took nothing Moscow said at face value.

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