messaging, spokesperson for president zelenskyy. vladimir putin said today that russia and ukraine managed to achieve what he called serious breakthrough during negotiations back in istanbul, but that the situation changed in his words dramatically following the allegations against russia, war crimes in bucha. does that make any sense to you? well, thank you for having me. actually, everything that is said from russian side never makes any sense to me. it is very difficult to negotiate with russia because russia behaves as a terrorist state, and they are changing their positions all the time. they are manipulating and it s really difficult to come up to some conclusion. was there progress in istanbul? i don t understand how he says that bucha would have changed any kind of situation. i mean, he s claiming obviously that what happened to bucha
came. now he brought her news that inspires pain and hope. vlad was free from a military detention center in russia. he says her grandson was there too. for weeks sasha s family didn t know if he was still alive, seized and held bly russian soldiers, they heard nothing about his safety after the invaders treated. they know the same pain and uncertainty. vladimir told them he knows their son was recently alive in the same detention center in russia. he says he heard his name shouted every day during roll call. there is comfort in that, but not enough to soothe a mother s anguish. i don t have hope anymore, helena says. i know they are beasts. they will kill them and no one will find them. ukrainian officials say dozens of people who were abducted from around the town of dima near