Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told CNBC that sanctions on Russia will continue until Italy sees military de-escalation in Ukraine.

Russia pledged to reduce its military operations in and around the Ukrainian capital.

We are aware that during the ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on March 29, both sides made certain concessions, with the Russian side indicating its intention to drastically reduce military operations in and around the capital, Kyiv.

He noted that the U.S. government was taking a wait-and-see approach to Russia's stated intentions, with some saying this is merely a repositioning of Moscow's troops and not an actual withdrawal.

Japan shares the belief that it is important to achieve a concrete cease-fire as soon as possible, and we will continue to monitor the situation with great interest, and we will provide the various types of support to Ukraine that we have already announced.

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Ursula von der Leyen is the President of the European Commission.

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Sources with knowledge of the matter told CNBC that the European Union wants to put pressure on China to be neutral over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

There is concern among western officials that China might play a role in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The Chinese authorities abstained from a UN Security Council vote condemning Moscow for its invasion of its neighbor.

U.S. officials have said that Russia has asked China for military and economic support, something that the Kremlin and Beijing have both denied.

European Council President CharlesMichel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will speak with China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang at 10 a.m. At 2 p.m., there will be a meeting with the Chinese President.

An EU official who did not want to be named said that the goal of the summit was to ensure the neutrality of China so they don't help Russia.

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A Ukrainian service member walks on the front line as Russia invades Ukraine.

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Oleksiy Arestovtch, an advisor to the Ukrainian President's Office, said Wednesday morning that the ongoing talks between Russia and Ukraine wouldn't stop the war.

He said on Telegram in the early hours of Wednesday morning that negotiations will not slow down the war and will not cancel it.

He noted that the talks in Istanbul had been a success.

Arestovtch said that Ukraine has improved its position in all areas of consultation.

He was skeptical about the pledge Russia made at the meeting to scale back its military activity.

Russian troops will be targeting the cities until the end of the conflict, he said.

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More than 1,000 Russian troops have been transferred from Georgia to reinforce Russia's military presence in Ukraine, according to an update from the armed forces.

Russian troops continue to loot the homes and apartments of local residents, detain pro-Ukrainian activists, and the enemy continues to conduct full-scale armed aggression against our state, officials said in the update.

CNBC has not been able to verify the reports.

When contacted by CNBC, a person from the Russian government was not available.

Ukrainian officials said on Telegram that there had been a fire in the district. It wasn't specified if there were casualties.

Russian troops fired on residential neighborhoods in the Luhansk region early this morning. There were victims in the attack, and authorities were clarifying the information on casualties.

Luhansk Governor Serhii Haidai said that rescuers are trying to save the living.

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One of the cities most affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine that started on February 24, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, is Volnovakha city, where Russian military vehicles patrol.

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The U.K. Defense Ministry says that Russian units are suffering heavy losses and have to return to their home countries.

The ministry's latest intelligence report shows that such activity is putting more pressure on Russia's already strained logistics and shows the difficulties Russia is having reorganizing its units in forward areas of Ukraine.

Russia is likely to continue its missile strikes in order to compensate for its reduced ground maneuver capability, it said in a post. The U.S. warned that Russia's pledge to move troops away from Kyiv is not a real withdrawal.

The U.K. Defense Ministry said that Russia's stated focus on an offensive in Luhansk is likely a tacit admission that it is struggling to sustain more than one axis of advance.

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