Live Updates: Russia and Ukraine Hold Talks After Bloody Weekend — Russian and Ukrainian negotiators resumed talks on Mo…

Live Updates: Russia and Ukraine Hold Talks After Bloody Weekend

— Russian and Ukrainian negotiators resumed talks on Monday, holding a virtual meeting as Ukrainian officials hinted at progress in negotiations. A priority of the meeting was efforts to provide assistance and facilitate the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of civilians from Mariupol and other cities facing Russian bombardment.
— China dismissed U.S. allegations that Russia had asked it for military equipment and economic support.
— Kyiv was hit by heavy artillery strikes on Monday morning, after days of heavy fighting in the suburbs. One projectile struck an apartment building, blowing out windows and causing a fire. At least two people died, according to local authorities.
— Fighting damaged a 16th-century monastery and cave complex that is a highly revered Orthodox Christian site for believers in both Russia and Ukraine.