Report That Kyiv Is 'Encircled' in Dispute

 "The big question has been whether Kyiv be able to hold out under the barrage from the

Russians, before the Russians’ shortcomings would force them to have to quit. We wrote earlier about how Vladimir Putin had already been calling for peace talks.

 Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko is reported to have said that the city was “encircled,” and citizens couldn’t be evacuated. “We can’t do that, because all ways are blocked,” he finally said. “Right now we are encircled.”

But his office’s press secretary is disputing this report, saying they are not “blockaded,” that that’s a lie and that Klitschko would be out with a statement disputing that.

 That said, as we noted, the Russian advance on the city has been slower than expected." RedState