As Ukraine forces counter near Kyiv, Russia scales back goals

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By Gleb Garanich and Natalia Zinets MARIUPOL/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushed for further talks with Russia as Moscow signalled it was scaling back its ambitions to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists in the east after attacks elsewhere stalled. In an announcement on Friday appearing to indicate more limited goals, the Russian Defence Ministry said a first phase of its operation was mostly complete and it would now focus on the Donbas region bordering Russia, which has pro-Moscow separatist enclaves. “The combat potential of the Arme…

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