10 things you need to know today: February 28, 2022

Zelensky downplays expectations as Ukraine ceasefire talks start, Putin places nuclear forces on high alert, and more

A California anti-war protest
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1. Zelensky downplays expectations as ceasefire talks start

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday expressed skepticism about the prospects of peace talks scheduled for Monday between Ukrainian and Russian delegations. Zelensky said he had agreed to a meeting "without preconditions" on the border of Ukraine and Belarus. He said he didn't expect a breakthrough but he wanted his people to have no doubt he tried "to stop the war when there was even a small chance." Ukrainian forces continued to hold Kyiv as Russian forces tried to take the Ukrainian capital. The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday on a resolution calling for an immediate end to the fighting. Russia, which invaded Ukraine last week, has veto power on the Security Council.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.