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State Department Press Conference Underway Shortly

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US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price is shortly due to brief reporters from the Department of State.

  • Livestream: https://www.state.gov/newsroom/
  • Comes as a 36-hour ceasefire, called unilaterally by Russian President Vladimir Putin, appears to have little effect on fighting on the ground in Ukraine.
  • BBC: "Russia's defence ministry insisted it was observing the truce along the entire "line of contact", starting at 12:00 Moscow time (09:00 GMT) on Friday. It blamed Kyiv for continuing to shell Russian positions and settlements in occupied Ukraine."
  • US and Ukrainian officials yesterday dismissed the truce as a stunt desgined to allow Russian forces to regroup.

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