Russia trying to apply pressure - Ukraine foreign minister
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has said if Russia uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine it will be a "catastrophe for the world".
"But it will not break us down," he claimed.
His comment came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to put its nuclear forces on "special alert" - the highest level of alert.
Speaking at a news conference, Kuleba said: "This order by President Putin came shortly after the announcement was made about two delegations ready to meet [for talks].
"We see this announcement or this order as an attempt to raise the stakes and to put additional pressure on the Ukrainian delegation.
"But we will not give in to this pressure. We will approach these talks with a very simple approach. We go there to listen [to what] what Russia has to say and we will tell them what we think of all this."
He added: "Ukraine is not falling. We are bleeding, but we continue to successfully defend ourselves."
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