Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin says 'certain positive movements' in negotiations

A third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine ended without any resolution.

Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up "stiff resistance," according to U.S. officials.

The attack began Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation."

Russian forces moving from neighboring Belarus toward Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, have advanced closer to the city center in recent days despite the resistance, coming within about 9 miles as of Friday.

Russia has been met by sanctions from the United States, Canada and countries throughout Europe, targeting the Russian economy as well as Putin himself.

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Mar 01, 2022, 5:50 PM EST

Jewish groups condemn attack on Ukrainian Holocaust memorial

Several Jewish groups condemned Russia for a missile attack that struck a Ukrainian Holocaust memorial.

The missiles struck the site of the Babyn Yar massacre where 33,000 Jewish men, women and children were killed in September 1941.

The Auschwitz Memorial and Museum in Poland tweeted, "It’s hard to expect the Russian army to respect the dead if it is not capable of respecting human lives."

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the site last year to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the event.

"We stand with him and the Ukrainian people during these critical times," the museum said in a statement.

Israel’s Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, called on the international community to protect sites such as Babyn Yar as well as the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire.

"Rather than being subjected to blatant violence, sacred sites like Babi Yar must be protected," Yad Vashem said in a statement.

-ABC News' Conor Finnegan

Mar 01, 2022, 4:14 PM EST

Apple pauses sales in Russia

Apple is taking "a number" of actions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including pausing product sales in Russia, stopping exports into the country and limiting Apple Pay there, according to a statement from the tech giant on Tuesday.

In addition, RT, Russia's state-run news network, and Sputnik have been removed from the AppStore outside of Russia.

Apple has also disabled traffic and live incidents in Apple Maps in Ukraine for safety of Ukrainian citizens.

"We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence," Apple said in the statement. "We are supporting humanitarian efforts, providing aid for the unfolding refugee crisis, and doing all we can to support our teams in the region."

-ABC News' Zunaira Zaki

Mar 01, 2022, 3:14 PM EST

UK imposes sanctions on Belarus for its role in invasion

The United Kingdom is imposing sanctions on Belarus in response to the role the country is playing in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including facilitating the invasion from within its borders.

This aereal image shows ground attack helicopters at V.D. Bolkov airfield, south of Mazyr in southern Belarus, less than 20 miles north of the border with Ukraine, on Feb. 28, 2022.
Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies

Four senior defense officials have been sanctioned, leaving them unable to travel to the U.K. and freeing any of their U.K.-based assets. Also sanctioned are a Belarusian aircraft repair plant and a military semiconductor manufacturer.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said, "We are inflicting economic pain on [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and those closest to him. … The [Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko regime actively aids and abets Russia’s illegal invasion and will be made to feel the economic consequences for its support for Putin."

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou

Mar 01, 2022, 3:10 PM EST

Russian missile hits Kyiv TV tower, killing at least 5

The tower that provides the main signal to TV and radio in Kyiv has been struck by a Russian missile, leaving at least five dead, Ukrainian officials said.

A blast is seen at a TV tower, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 1, 2022.
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted that the tower "is situated on the territory of Babyn Yar. On September 29-30, 1941, Nazis killed over 33 thousand Jews here. 80 years later, Russian Nazis strike this same land to exterminate Ukrainians. Evil and barbaric."

Ukraine's President President Volodymr Zelenskyy tweeted, "What is the point of saying «never again» for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating."

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou

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