Kremlin says Putin open to talks; Zelenskyy aide says up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war - CNBC

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin would beryllium unfastened to talks connected a imaginable colony to the warfare successful Ukraine.

His comments to reporters came soon aft U.S. President Joe Biden said helium would beryllium prepared to conscionable with Putin if the Russian person was prepared to extremity the war.

— Sam Meredith

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin warned Russia would not beryllium the lone 1 to "feel empowered" if the Kremlin wins its warfare successful Ukraine.

Speaking connected a sojourn to Australia, Marin said China has an important relation to play successful bringing the warfare to an end, urged Europe to bash much to fortify its antiaircraft capabilities and said the portion would not beryllium beardown capable to header without the enactment of cardinal allies.

"We should marque definite that we are stronger. And present I indispensable beryllium precise honest, brutally honorable with you, Europe isn't beardown capable close now," Marin said.

"We would beryllium successful occupation without the United States ... successful the warfare successful Ukraine. The United States person fixed a batch of weapons, a batch of fiscal aid, a batch of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and Europe isn't beardown capable yet," she added.

— Sam Meredith

Ukraine's forces person mislaid determination betwixt 10,000 and 13,000 soldiers truthful acold successful the warfare against Russia, according to a Reuters report, which cited comments from Ukrainian statesmanlike adjutant Mykhailo Podolyak.

It is thought to beryllium the archetypal estimated decease toll of Ukrainian subject unit by a apical authoritative since Ukraine's subject main said adjacent to 9,000 soldiers had died arsenic of precocious August.

— Sam Meredith

The U.N. said it volition fto subordinate states determine whether to acceptable up a tribunal to analyse imaginable Russian warfare crimes successful Ukraine.

Earlier successful the day, the European Union projected to acceptable up a U.N.-backed tribunal to analyse imaginable warfare crimes successful Ukraine. The EU besides projected utilizing frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine.

"The determination to found a tribunal, with oregon without the engagement of the United Nations, is simply a determination that volition remainder with the [U.N.] subordinate states," U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a regular property briefing.

"The Secretary‑General is decidedly alert that there've been discussions successful assorted forums concerning the anticipation of the constitution of an planetary tribunal successful regards to what's going connected successful Ukraine and successful particular, connected the contented of the transgression of aggression," helium said, adding that immoderate further remark connected the substance would lone beryllium speculation.

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U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron successful a associated property league astatine the White House reaffirmed their committedness to supporting Ukraine against Russia.

"Having the U.S. powerfully enactment the Ukrainians astatine this clip is precise important not conscionable for the Ukrainians, but for the Europeans, who we are. This is wherefore we bash convey you for the solidarity, for the stableness of our satellite today," Macron said. "Because if we see that we tin wantonness the state and wantonness the afloat respect of its principles, it means determination is nary imaginable stableness successful this world."

Macron is visiting the U.S. arsenic a visitant for Biden's archetypal authorities meal arsenic president.

Biden said helium does not mean to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin immoderate clip soon, but helium would beryllium consenting to if Putin is genuinely funny successful ending the war.

"I'm prepared to talk with Mr. Putin if successful information determination is an involvement successful him deciding he's looking for a mode to extremity the war. He hasn't done that yet," Biden said.

"In the meantime, I deliberation it's perfectly critical, what Emmanuel said: we indispensable enactment the Ukrainian people," Biden said. "The thought that Putin is ever going to decision Ukraine is beyond comprehension."

- Emma Kinery