Despite some forward movement around Zaporizhzhia, most of the long front line is mired in static bloodshed as Ukraine's kids try to get back to school.
Putin met Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of efforts to revive the agreement, which saw some 32 million of tons of grain reach global markets through Ukraine's sea ports and helped to ease a global food crisis, according to the U.N.
But it didn't appear that any breakthrough was made, with Putin reiterating complaints about the accord, including accusing Western nations of refusing to ease sanctions on Russian banking and insurance services that Moscow says have severely impacted Russia's own exports and deliveries of agricultural equipment and spare parts.
The restrictions, imposed after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, have also had a major impact on the Russian economy. Far from the diplomacy — and deep underground — many children were back in school this week in the eastern city of Kharkiv. But life is far from normal in Ukraine's second largest city. Dozens of improvised classrooms for around 1,000 students have been set up in a local subway station.
"We are trying to do everything possible for our children not to feel this war," said the school's director, Ludmyla Usichenko."We are trying to create a safe environment for them."War in Ukraine
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