►Russia banned dozens of British media and defense figures from entering the country in response to what the country's foreign ministry alleged was the British media’s skewed portrayal of Moscow and its actions in Ukraine.
Ukraine won't use any long-range missile systems the West might provide to strike civilian neighborhoods in Russia, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
Zelenskyy spoke remotely to Danish media on the eve of a meeting of global defense ministers in Brussels that could determine the heft and amount of weaponry supporting nations will provide Ukraine's out-gunned but unwavering military. Ukraine cities have been pounded from a distance by long-range Russian weapons his military can't reach.
"We are not interested in shelling civilians, we are not terrorists," Zelenskyy said. "We need the right weapons ... that work at such a distance."
Zelenskyy said he was willing to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with or without mediators, on ending the war and withdrawing Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
"Only President Putin decides whether the Russian army will stop or not," Zelenskyy said. "In Russia there is one person who decides absolutely everything for the citizens of Russia and for the Russian military."
Contributing: The Associated Press
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