While the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are not making any progress, in reality the positions appear to be much tougher, the armed confrontation continues, resulting in the deaths of civilians and soldiers on both sides. Joe Biden, among the American soldiers in Poland, is sounding the alarm: “What is at stake is not only the defense of Ukraine but the democracy of the world.” Italy can also be among the countries that guarantee the security of Ukraine. This came in an interview with Georgian media Andrei Yermak, Chief of Staff of President Volodymyr Zelensky. The permanent members (of the Security Council) of the United Nations must be the guarantors of our security. We would also like to add Turkey, Germany, Canada and Israel. And Yermak wrote on Telegram, according to reports from Ukraine, that there is “information also about Italy’s interest in joining this process.”
In the meantime Moscow keeps its son in mind: He is behind CW Kyiv. Despite widespread reports about the problems that Vladimir Putin’s army is facing on the ground in Ukraine, Russian soldiers are receiving signals from their superiors that The war must be over by May 9It is the date on which Russia celebrates “Victory Day” in memory of the surrender of Nazi Germany during World War II.
The first target of the Russian forces in Ukraine Control of the entire Donbass regionThe Ministry of Defense in Moscow said. Meanwhile, according to the Guardian, Kyiv claims that Russian troops created a partial land corridor to Crimea from the territory of the Donetsk region. The Russian army prioritizes Donbass with the goal of controlling the entire region in eastern Ukraine, including Mariupol: A senior Pentagon official confirmed what Moscow had announced during a briefing. Moscow is also trying to send reinforcements to Ukraine by relying on its forces in Georgia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia has so far lost more than 16,000 military personnel in Ukraine. In a video clip broadcast by the social network today, reported by CNN, the president said that “among the dead was the commander of one of the occupation armies and the second in the leadership of the Black Sea Fleet.” CNN says it cannot independently verify the numbers Zelensky provided. Russia Today said 1,351 of its soldiers were killed in the attack.
war Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv Air Force Command Center in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine. Six cruise missiles were launched, some of which were shot down by anti-aircraft guns, while the other hit several buildings and damaged infrastructure, which are currently being evaluated. This was reported by the armed forces of Kyiv, citing Ukrinform.
Ukrainian anti-aircraft forces shot down three cruise missiles launched by Russian ships in the Black Sea and headed for the Odessa region. This is what the Army Operations Command in Odessa said, explaining that the situation in the region is “under control.”
are afraid of him 300 killed in the Russian attack on the Mariupol theater March 16 last. France announced a humanitarian operation to evacuate the residents, along with Turkey and Greece, in the besieged and ghostly city. The Russian army bombed a medical clinic in Kharkiv in the Usnovyansky district: 4 people were killed. While the number of children killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion has risen to 135, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office said in an update shared by the Kyiv parliament.
The Russian Orthodox Church reports that a Russian military priest was killed in a Ukrainian missile attack in southwest Russia near the Ukrainian border. Oleg Artyomov was in the village of Zhuravlyovka.
Europe and Zelensky The European Union says it is “ready to fill in the loopholes, to counter potential evasive maneuvers and to impose new coordinated measures to reduce Russia’s ability to continue aggression” against Ukraine. Zelensky thanked the 27 – with the exception of Hungary – but blamed the delay on Europe’s move: Sanctions came “a little late,” the Ukrainian president said. Meanwhile, the work of the European Council resumed in Brussels, which on the second day is devoted exclusively to energy.
Nuclear threats and damage – A strong reaction from Moscow, which, via its ambassador in Rome, Sergei Razov, denies the hypothesis of a “nuclear threat” proposed by Biden and Zelensky and opens an investigation into the possibility that Kyiv is developing biological weapons. Russian Foreign Minister Sigi Lavrov said that a “total hybrid war” had broken out against Russia. The Kremlin subsequently denied any violation of international phosphorous bomb laws.
The United States has no plans to use chemical weapons, whatever the circumstances. A White House official said. However, Joe Biden, according to the Wall Street Journal, is stepping back from his campaign promises and adopting the “traditional” American approach: one that includes using the threat of a nuclear response as a deterrent to conventional risks. , which effectively leaves the door open to the possibility of using nuclear weapons in “extreme circumstances”. The Wall Street Journal reports that the change of course has taken place under pressure from the past few weeks from allies that have prompted Biden to rethink his position. Biden told US forces in Poland that “what is at stake is not only the defense of Ukraine but democracy in the world,” noting that we are “in the midst of a battle between democracies and authoritarian regimes.”
Putin’s Nazi strikes – Putin compared the boycott of Russian cultural events and advocates of Russian culture in Western countries to the book burnings for which the Nazis were responsible. Not long Transcript of writer J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter’s mother.
India and China now want ‘instant truth’ India and China want an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. This was stated by Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar after an interview with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Meanwhile, China “strongly rejects” “baseless accusations” and “any attempt to exercise coercion and pressure” and criticizes NATO as a “relic of the Cold War.” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that “sanctions will not help.” problem solving” and that “dialogue” is the only tool.
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