Ukraine ceasefire talks fail as Lavrov denies Russia invaded, dismisses hospital bombing

Talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire in Ukraine went nowhere in Turkey on Thursday as top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov denied Russia had attacked its neighbor and dismissed the shocking bomb attack on a Mariupol hospital.

The high-level negotiations were held in Antalya and came as the war entered its third week. Ukraine's top priority was to reach a deal to allow citizens to flee via humanitarian corridors.

"I made a simple proposal to Minister Lavrov: I can call my Ukrainian ministers, authorities, president now and give you 100% assurances on security guarantees for humanitarian corridors," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters after the 90-minute meeting.