Ukraine: What happened today, Friday, April 29
Emergency services are working in the area following an explosion in Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday there was a high risk that peace talks with Moscow would end and US lawmakers pledged to move fast on a plan to send as much as $33 billion to help Kyiv keep fighting Russia's assault.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had said during a visit to Kyiv on Thursday that intense discussions were underway to evacuate civilians from the steel works in Mariupol, which is under heavy Russian attack as part of an offensive in the south and east.
