Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow open to conditional talks on post-conflict settlement, defence minister claims

Welcome to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine. Here is a summary of some of the latest developments.

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has spoken at a Beijing defence forum on Monday, claiming that Moscow was ready for talks on the post-conflict settlement of the Ukraine crisis, and on further “coexistence” with the west, but that western countries needed to stop seeking Russia’s strategic defeat. The conditions…