RUSSIA, UKRAINE AGREE TO MEET AFTER PUTIN PUTS NUCLEAR FORCES ON ALERT

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In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered that Russian nuclear forces be put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called "aggressive statements" by leading NATO powers.

Ukraine later announced a delegation would meet with Russian officials for talks. But the Kremlin's ultimate intentions toward Ukraine — and what steps might be enough to satisfy Moscow — remained unclear.

Zelensky's office said on the Telegram messaging app that the two sides would be meeting at an unspecified location on the Belarusian border.

Russia had announced its delegation had flown to Belarus to await talks, which were initially rejected by Ukrainian officials, who said any discussions should take place at a site other than Belarus since it has allowed its territory to be used by Russian troops as a staging ground for the invasion.