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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Luke Harding in Kyiv, and agencies

Austrian chancellor to meet Putin in Russia amid warnings of fresh offensive against Ukraine

Graves of civilians killed during the Ukraine-Russia conflict are seen next to apartment buildings in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine
Graves of civilians killed during the Ukraine-Russia conflict are seen next to apartment buildings in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

Austria’s chancellor is set to meet Vladimir Putin on Monday, the Russian president’s first face-to-face meeting with an EU leader since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, amid warnings of a fresh offensive and shelling in the east.

Karl Nehammer said the meeting would take place in Moscow and that Austria had a “clear position on the Russian war of aggression”, calling for humanitarian corridors, a ceasefire and full investigation of war crimes.

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