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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror in the besieged town.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said the evacuation effort was stopped because the city of Mariupol remained under fire on Saturday.

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The Russian military will observe a cease-fire in two areas of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate, Russian state media reported, but there was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine.

Kyiv’s central train station remains crowded with people desperate to join the more than 1.2 million who have fled Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.

What looked like a breakthrough cease-fire to evacuate residents from two cities in Ukraine quickly fell apart Saturday as Ukrainian officials said shelling had halted the work to remove civilians hours after Russia announced the deal.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said the evacuation effort was stopped because the city of Mariupol remained under fire on Saturday.

As Russia’s war on Ukraine entered Day 10, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a “desperate plea” to U.S. Senators on Saturday to help his country get more planes. The plea

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.