Ukraine says troops may retreat from eastern region as Russia advances

In the south, where Moscow has seized a swathe of territory since the Feb 24 invasion, including the strategic port of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials believe Russia aims to impose permanent rule.

He said the humanitarian situation was critical in some areas and people were finding it almost impossible to leave occupied territory, with the exception of a 200-car convoy that left on Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised the EU for dithering over a ban on Russian energy, saying the bloc was funding Moscow's war effort and that delay"merely means more Ukrainians being killed."

Nehammer, who visited Russia in April, said Putin expressed readiness to discuss a prisoner swap with Ukraine but he said:"If he is really ready to negotiate is a complex question."Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports has halted shipments of grain, driving up global prices, with both countries major grain exporters. Russia accuses Ukraine of mining the ports and Ukraine has described the Russian position as"blackmail".

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