Blinken voice skepticism in Russia's alleged move to aid peace talks after it said it would scale back troops from Kyiv.
"If they somehow believe that an effort to subjugate only…the eastern or southern part of Ukraine can succeed, then once again they are profoundly fooling themselves," he told reporters."We’ve seen the will and determination of Ukrainians to determine their own future."
The secretary’s comments came just hours after Russian defense officials said they would move troops away from the capital city of Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv to"increase mutual trust" in its peace talks with Ukraine. U.S. defense officials have warned that Moscow's failure to make ground advances could mean it will look to re-strategize its campaign.
Emergency workers search for bodies under the debris of the regional administration building, heavily damaged after a Russian attack earlier this month in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. But his complete list remains unclear and speculation has surfaced that Putin will demand territory in eastern Ukraine – an option Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to reject.
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