The Kremlin said Monday that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators could resume face-to-face peace talks in Turkey on Tuesday as Ukraine said it had no plans to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from besieged cities, due to intelligence reports warning of possible Russian "provocations" along the routes, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. All times indicated are Paris time [GMT+1].

11:56 am: Russian invasion has cost Ukraine more than $560 billion, Kyiv’s economy minister says 

Russia's war on Ukraine has so far cost Ukraine $564.9 billion in terms of damage to infrastructure, lost economic growth and other factors, Kyiv’s Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Monday. 

In an online post, she said the fighting had damaged or destroyed 8,000 kilometres (4,970 miles) of roads and 10 million square metres of housing. 

11:22 am: Kremlin says Russia-Ukraine peace talks may begin Tuesday

The Kremlin said on Monday that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine could get underway in Turkey on Tuesday, and said it was important that the talks be held face-to-face despite scant progress in negotiations so far.

Turkey had earlier said the talks could begin as early as Monday, but Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that was unlikely as the negotiators would only be arriving in Turkey on Monday.

10:52 am: Cambodia's Hun Sen condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine, calls for immediate ceasefire 

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Monday and echoed calls for an immediate ceasefire made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which Cambodia currently chairs. 

Hun Sen invoked Cambodia's own history of occupation by Vietnam and cast doubt on Russia's ability to capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. 

"I still stand in solidarity with Ukrainian people against the invasion," he said on the sidelines of a hospital inauguration event. 

10:01 am: Ukraine won’t open evacuation corridors due to possible Russian ‘provocations’ 

Ukraine has no plans to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from besieged cities on Monday because of intelligence reports warning of possible Russian "provocations" along the routes, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. 

Vadym Boichenko, the mayor of Mariupol, said about 160,000 civilians were trapped in the port city without power. Twenty-six buses were waiting to evacuate civilians but Russian forces had not agreed to give them safe passage, he said. 

"The Russian Federation is playing with us," Boichenko said. 

9:23 am: Turkey among countries that could become ‘guarantors’ of Ukraine’s security, Kyiv says 

Turkey is among countries that could offer Kyiv security guarantees as part of any deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official said on Monday. 

"Turkey is among those countries that could become guarantors of our security in the future," Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, said ahead of peace talks scheduled between Kyiv and Moscow in Turkey. 

Kyiv has said it wants legally binding security guarantees that would offer Ukraine protection in the event of a future attack. 

8:12 am: Position of Russian forces in Ukraine has not moved significantly since Sunday morning, UK says

The disposition of Russian forces in Ukraine during the last 24 hours has seen no significant change, British military intelligence said on Monday. However, Russia has gained more ground in the south, in the vicinity of Mariupol, as it fights to capture the port, the defence ministry added.

8:04 am: Theft of aid, human trafficking pose problems amid refugee influx on Polish border

Theft of humanitarian supplies and human trafficking threaten the situation for refugees who cross into Poland from Ukraine. 

6:30 am: Talks in Turkey, ‘catastrophic’ situation in Mariupol: Here’s what you need to know

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks as soon as Monday, probing whether a near-stalemate in fighting has forced Moscow to temper its demands.

President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the new negotiations, saying he hoped they would bring peace “without delay”, and lamented a month-long Russian invasion that has already killed thousands and devastated numerous Ukrainian cities.

The new talks are set to start in Turkey on either Monday or Tuesday, with Zelensky desperate to halt the bombardment of cities like Mariupol, where officials said the situation is “catastrophic”.

About 170,000 civilians remain trapped in Mariupol without adequate food, water or medicine, as the southern port city is being turned “into dust” by Russian shelling, according to Ukraine’s foreign ministry.

France, Greece and Turkey are hoping to launch a “humanitarian operation” to evacuate civilians within days, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, who has sought an OK from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Several previous rounds of peace talks have failed to halt the fighting or overcome fundamental disagreements about Kyiv’s alignment with the West and Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territory.

But with Russia’s much-larger military humbled by fierce Ukrainian resistance and forced to abandon efforts to capture Kyiv, there is renewed hope for talks.

“Our goal is obvious—peace and the restoration of normal life in our native state as soon as possible,” Zelensky said in a late-night video message that also set out his negotiating red lines.

“Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are beyond doubt. Effective security guarantees for our state are mandatory,” he said.

Zelensky has indicated he is “carefully” considering a Russian demand of Ukrainian “neutrality”.

“This point of the negotiations is understandable to me and it is being discussed, it is being carefully studied,” Zelensky said during an interview with several independent Russian news organisations on Sunday.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and REUTERS)