During Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Warsaw, Poland said it was ready to deliver all of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Kiev “in the future”.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first official visit to Poland since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. On this occasion, on Wednesday, April 5, the President of Ukraine and his Polish counterpart signed new arms supply agreements. Franceinfo takes stock of what to remember from the day of the conflict.
Poland is ready to deliver all of its MiG-29 aircraft
At his side in Warsaw, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced that his country was ready “in the future” to deliver its entire fleet of Soviet MiG-29 fighter jets, a total of thirty machines, to Kiev. So far, Warsaw has already sent eight MiG-29s to Kiev, with six more to follow soon.
The two countries also signed agreements on the supply of Polish weapons to Ukraine, including Rosomak tank carriers, and on the joint production of ammunition for tanks. During this visit, Volodymyr Zelenskyy again expressed his country’s ambitions to join NATO.
The Russians have “no control” over Bakhmout, says the Ukrainian president
Referring to the situation on the ground, the President of Ukraine reiterated that “the enemy has none[vait] failed to take control of the devastated town of Bakhmout, epicenter of months of fighting. While Russian forces have slowly been gaining ground in recent weeks, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out a Ukrainian withdrawal from this eastern city for the time being.
Russia wants to defend its positions in Crimea and is installing “dragon teeth”, pyramid-shaped concrete blocks, to protect itself from an offensive. Satellite images confirm the fast progress of the fortification work in this area.
Vladimir Putin accuses Westerners of instigating “terrorist” attacks in Russia
“There is every reason to believe that the potential of third countries and Western special services is involved in the preparation of acts of sabotage and terror,” both in the occupied Ukrainian territories and in Russia, the Russian president said on Wednesday, three days later the death of a famous military blogger in a bomb attack in Saint Petersburg.
Vladimir Putin ordered Russian security forces “to do everything in their power to ensure the safety of the local population”. A few hours after the head of state’s intervention, the Russian security services (FSB) announced the arrest of a Ukrainian pilot whose small plane crashed in a border area of Ukraine.
According to Emmanuel Macron, China “can play an important role” in “finding a path to peace” in Ukraine.
On the first day of his state visit to China, the French President said on Wednesday that Beijing “can play a major role” in “finding a path to peace” in Ukraine. “China has proposed precisely a peace plan (…) It is indeed about the desire to take responsibility,” Emmanuel Macron told the French community. Because of its proximity to Russia, it is “the only country in the world that can have a direct and radical impact on the conflict, in one direction or another,” Elysium estimated a little earlier.