Russia will take “revenge” for the West’s new sanctions, former President Dmitry Medvedev said this Saturday. In Moscow, police arrested a gathering of wives of Russian soldiers mobilized in Ukraine. Follow the latest information on the conflict.
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Ukraine: two years of war
10:58
ARRESTS IN MOSCOW
Wives of mobilized Russian soldiers gathered in Moscow to mark the 2nd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. An independent Russian media outlet reports that arrests took place during this rally.
10:23
Medvedev calls for Russian revenge
The second of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, announced revenge for the West's sanctions on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Russian offensive against Ukraine and the death of his opponent Alexei Navalny. “Let them (Westerners) all suffer there. We must remember this, we must take revenge on them wherever we can. They are our enemies,” the former Russian president wrote on Telegram, accustomed to bellicose and threatening statements.
10:21
WINNING RUSSIAN “DARKNESS”
Ukraine will triumph over Russian “darkness,” the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armies, Oleksandr Syrsky, promised on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of his country. “I am convinced that our victory lies in unity. And he undoubtedly will be. Because light always triumphs over darkness!” he explained on Telegram.
Two years ago, “when thousands of columns of Russian invaders entered Ukraine from all directions, when thousands of rockets and bombs fell on our country, no one in the world believed that we would hold out,” the commander recalled. “Nobody believed in it, but Ukraine believed in it! “She believed in it, accepted the fight and persevered” against a much more powerful enemy in this “biggest war in Europe since World War II,” Oleksandr Syrsky continued. “We are fighting for every meter of our territory,” he promised.
09:14
“DON’T LOSE HOPE”
“The situation on the battlefield remains extremely difficult,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg confirmed in a recorded message marking the second anniversary of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country. “President Putin's goal of dominating Ukraine has not changed, there are no signs that he is preparing for peace,” he added.
“But we must not lose hope. “Ukraine has repeatedly demonstrated its remarkable capabilities and great determination,” he emphasized in this video published on the NATO website.
08:43
TRUDEAU THIS SATURDAY IN Kyiv
Canadian Trudeau in Kiev on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, according to a spokesman for Ukrainian Railways. “Allies arrive in Kiev,” Oleksandr Shevchenko wrote on Facebook, posting a photo of Mr. Trudeau getting off the train at Kiev train station, as well as that of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, whose arrival in Kiev was shown something announced earlier.
08:42
UKRAINE PROMISES TO TRIUMPH “DARKNESS.”
Ukraine will triumph over Russian “darkness,” the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armies promised on Saturday, the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of his country.
“I am convinced that our victory lies in unity. And he undoubtedly will be. Because light always triumphs over darkness!” said General Oleksandr Syrsky on Telegram.
07:11
VON DER LEYEN WELCOMES THE UKRAINIAN “RESISTANCE” AFTER TWO YEARS OF CONFLICT
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised the “extraordinary resistance of the Ukrainian people” upon her arrival in Kiev on Saturday, two years to the day after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
“In Kiev to mark the anniversary of the second year of Russia's war against Ukraine. And to celebrate the extraordinary resistance of the Ukrainian people,” von der Leyen said on social media. “More than ever, we firmly support Ukraine. Financially, economically, militarily, morally. Until the country is finally free.”
06:50
THE RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS HIS TROOPS IN UKRAINE
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited his troops in Ukraine, the Russian army said on Saturday, the second anniversary of the Moscow offensive.
“As far as the balance of power is concerned, the advantage is on our side today,” the minister told Russian soldiers from a command center. The army press release said the minister was informed that Russian forces had gone on the offensive after taking the city of Avdiivka.
06:48
“Putin should not count on the exhaustion of Europeans,” reiterates Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that France's support for Ukraine will not “wane” and that we should not “expect Europeans to become 'fatigue'.”
“Two years of war. Battered and bruised, but still standing. Ukraine is fighting for itself, for its ideals, for our Europe. Our commitment to this will not weaken,” Mr. Macron wrote in a message published by the Élysée Palace social network X on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion.
“President Putin’s Russia must not expect the Europeans to become fatigued,” warns the French presidency in a press release on X.
On the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called on Kiev's Western allies to quickly deliver new air defense systems and fighter jets.
“The most important thing is to release the sky. Air defense and … aircraft will contribute,” he said at a news conference in Lviv, western Turkey. Ukraine. “It is important that all decisions (about aid deliveries) are made in a timely manner. I think that’s the priority,” he added.
Weakened by the failure of the summer counteroffensive and a growing shortage of ammunition and soldiers, the Ukrainian army is in an extremely difficult situation at the front and last week had to decide to cede the fortress town of 'Avdiivka in the east after months of hard fighting with Russian forces .
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Kiev also asked for support from the United Nations during a session of the UN General Assembly. “Unfortunately, Russia ignores the will of the world majority, continues its aggression and throws more and more men into the flames of war,” said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
“Russia cannot ignore the voice of the majority of the world if we take a principled stance and act together,” he added, calling on all member states to take part in a peace conference to be held in Switzerland around the ten-point peace of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should be organized formula.
The editorial team of TF1info