In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out the fire following a Russian attack in Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 24, 2025
[Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP] 
NEGOTIATORS from Russia and the United States sat down today to hammer out a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine.
This came a day after separate talks were held by the US with representatives of Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in the three-year-old war.
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