People walk past cherry (sakura) blossoms at "Kyoto park" on the outskirts of Kiev, where "hedgehog" anti-tank obstacle defense, trenches, dugouts and barbed wire remain on May 6, 2023. (PHOTO/ AFP)
KIEV / MOSCOW – Ukraine will this week start negotiations with the United States on providing security guarantees for Kiev, the Focus.ua media outlet reported on Monday, citing Ukrainian President's Office.
"These guarantees will be in place until Ukraine becomes a member of NATO," Andriy Yermak, head of the office, said on Sunday.
The security guarantees would include defense aid and financial support, as well as sanctions against Russia, he said, adding that Ukraine would not be accepted into NATO until its conflict with Russia ends.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow is taking additional measures to protect civilian infrastructure from Ukrainian attacks
The upcoming talks are a follow-up on pledges made by the Group of Seven at the NATO summit in Lithuania earlier this month.
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Also on Monday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow is taking additional measures to protect civilian infrastructure from Ukrainian attacks.
"Taking into account the current situation, additional measures have been taken to increase protection against air and sea attacks," Shoigu said during a meeting with defense ministry officials.
Shoigu added that the Kiev has focused on carrying out "terrorist attacks" on civilian infrastructure in Russian cities and towns against the backdrop of its "unsuccessful counteroffensive."
A police station building in Russia's western Bryansk region was hit by a Ukrainian drone with its windows and roof damaged, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said Monday.
"Ukrainian armed forces attacked the Trubchevsky district at night," he said in a Telegram post.
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There were no casualties, he said.
In Russia’s Rostov region, a drone crashed in the Neklinovsky district on Sunday, damaging the roof of a private house and a car, Governor Vasily Golubev said.
"An ambulance team went to the scene, but no casualties have yet been recorded," he said on Telegram.
This incident came after at least 15 people were injured in an explosion in Taganrog in the Rostov region on Friday.