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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy called for meaningful talks with Russia to stop its invasion, as Moscow said it was “tightening the noose” around the key port of Mariupol. DIPLOMACY * Biden warned China’s Xi of “consequences”, which the White House said could include sanctions, if Beijing gave material support to Russia’s invasion. Both sides called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in its fourth week. * Ukraine expects progress on its EU membership bid within months, Zelenskiy said after a call with the head of EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen. FIGHTING * As the prolonged as…