Russian bombardments across different locations of ukraine. so just a glimmer of something positive, which is that talks will take place. interesting that phrase, "without preconditions". a few days ago vladimir putin had appealed to ukraine's are military to surrender, to lay down their weapons and to negotiate, in a sense making that appeal over the head of president zelensky. that of course was not followed up in terms of ukrainian reaction. they held firm. but now these talks are going ahead on the border between belarus and ukraine, between the two delegations, the russian delegation, the...