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"The fact that they're coming here at senior levels is a good indication to us that they want to sit down and they're ready to move forward," said the state department official, speaking on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the talks with Ukraine in Jeddah.

Burundian security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the BBC that men were not being allowed over the border and were being told to remain in Uvira to defend the city from the M23.

The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they did not have permission to speak publicly or feared for their jobs.

"The IDF is operating within very complex urban environments," a military official said, on condition of anonymity.

"Putin's mistake was that he prepared for a parade not a war" a senior Ukrainian official recalled, speaking on condition of anonymity.