Ukraine's foreign minister said Thursday his country wouldn't budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently.
"We are united by UN charter principles and the shared conviction that Crimea is Ukraine and it will return under Ukraine's control," said Kuleba, speaking by video link to a gathering in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
Ukraine has rejected those demands and won't hold talks with Russia until Moscow's troops pull back from all occupied territories. Russia agreed last month to extend the grain deal for 60 days -- instead of the 120 days set under a previous extension -- to send a warning signal to the West.In the latest dispute, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that no discussion about extending the Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18 would take place until progress was made towards resolving what it called "five systemic problems" that have resulted from sanctions on Russia over the war.
That would be a daunting military challenge. Satellite images show the Kremlin's forces are digging extensive trench systems in the area between mainland Ukraine and the Black Sea peninsula.
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