Defiant Ukrainian military chiefs vow to ‘fight until the last death’ despite ceasefire calls by US and Russia

UKRAINIAN military chiefs yesterday vowed to “fight until the last death” — regardless of ceasefire calls by the US and Russia.

Their defiance came as the superpowers’ officials agreed a four-point plan to bring peace to a country ravaged by war for the past three years.

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Ukraine was not invited to join the talks in Saudi Arabia and President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted he would not accept a deal if his nation was not directly involved.

In the Saudi capital Riyadh, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with a delegation from Moscow.

The two sides agreed to:

• Reopen diplomatic missions in each other’s countries;
• Set up a high-level negotiation team to agree peace terms;
• Discuss cooperation that could help resolve the conflict;
• Remain engaged in the process.

But Russian foreign minister ­Sergei Lavrov later insisted Moscow will not…