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Russian artillery hits centre of Kyiv as world leaders gather in Europe

  • Russian artillery hit apartment building in Kyiv
  • People trapped in the rubble, rescues underway
  • Ukraine loses key city to pro-Russian forces
  • Indonesia calls for peace talks to ensure global food
  • Britain says Ukraine can win, fears ‘bad’ peace deal

KYIV/POKROVSK, June 26 (Reuters) – Russia shelled the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, a day after a key eastern city fell to pro-Russian forces in a major set-back for Ukraine and as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow.

As Europe’s biggest land conflict since World War Two entered its fifth month the Western alliance supporting Kyiv was starting to show signs of strain and fatigue.

Indonesia on Sunday called for both sides to negotiate a peace to ensure global food supplies and Britain on Saturday said it believed Ukraine could win, but feared it may be pressured into a “bad” peace deal.

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