RT News - February 27 2022 (12:00 MSK)

A Russian delegation arrives in Belarus for peace talks with Ukrainian officials, but Kiev doesn't approve of the location and refuses to participate. That's as Russia's military operation in Ukraine enters its fourth day. Residents of Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkov, film what they say are Russian forces entering their city as sporadic fighting is reported in the area. Authorities in the newly recognized Donetsk and Lugansk republics claim that the Ukrainian military is conducting relentless shelling of residential areas and has attacked a fuel depot that erupted in a massive blaze. Western powers ramp up sanctions against Moscow, preparing to disconnect some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system. China opposes such measures, saying they cannot resolve the Ukraine crisis.