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US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense Anthony Blinken and Lloyd Austin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced, yesterday, that they will arrive in Kyiv today. However, the US administration has not yet confirmed, coinciding with Orthodox Easter, the first official visit of US government officials to Ukraine since February 24, the day the Russian invasion began two months ago. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is expected to arrive in the Ukrainian capital on Thursday. Antonio Guterreswhich will go tomorrow to Ankara – the main mediator in the ongoing conflict – and tomorrow to Moscow.
“This is unfair and illogical” Zelensky criticized Guterres’ decision to go to Russia first. War in Ukraine, no corpses on the streets of Moscow. The Ukrainian president indicated that it would be logical to “come first to Kyiv” to see the people here and the consequences of the occupation. Zelensky also announced last night that the death toll from the Russian missile strikes on the eve of Easter in the Ukrainian city of Odessa had risen to eight and about 20 wounded.
chemical threat
Now the threat of a chemical attack looms. In fact, Moscow claims that Kyiv is planning Provocative process using ammonia In Port Yuzhny, to blame Russian forces and accuse them of targeting civilians. A statement that Kyiv interprets instead as a disguised threat in the form of a warning: So it will be Moscow that wants to launch a chemical attack on the port of Odessa, according to the Kyiv Independent newspaper.
on the front of the nuclear safety, the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) explained that Ukraine had provided a complete list of equipment the country says it needs for the safe and secure operation of its plants and that the IAEA has the means and “technical expertise necessary to effectively coordinate and carry out the supply” required. Kyiv also announced that shifts of work at the Chernobyl power plant continue regularly, the last of which was on April 19.
Easter Holiday
Russian President last night Russian President Vladimir Putin He participated in the Easter vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Television footage showed the head of the Kremlin during the ceremony celebrated by the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill.
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill have sent Easter greetings to the Orthodox Christian community with a clear reference to Ukraine. We pray for all who suffer the brutality of war and persecution. We grieve with all those who have lost loved ones or who fear for their safety,” they said in their statement.
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