This week marks a month since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite the wave of sanctions against Russia from the West, Vladimir Putin’s government did not give up on its goal and continued its military advance on Ukrainian territory.
However, on the 27th day of military action, the invasion of Russia seems to have dragged on longer than expected. The Ukrainian government has even highlighted how its army is managing to contain the offensive of Russian troops, which is also due to the lack of supplies and fuel.
According to the latest war report of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense “no significant changes in the position and nature of actions of the Defense Forces were noted during the last day”. In addition, it ensures thatThe Russian occupying forces operating in Ukraine have at most three days’ supply of ammunition and food. The situation is similar with fuel that is refilled with tank trucks.
On the other hand, the state body notes in its report that “actions by enemy planes have increased in the last 24 hours,” as have acts of civil disobedience, because “a large part of the population does not support the policies of the occupiers and has no desire to take up arms“.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy assures that there will be no compromise with Russia without a referendum
Any “compromise” in negotiations with Russia to end the conflict will be subject to a referendum in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with a Ukrainian regional public media outlet on Monday.
“I explained it to all the negotiating groups: when they talk about all these changes that would appear in a possible deal, which can be historic […]we will get a referendumthe President told Suspiln, a Ukrainian information portal.
Earlier, in an interview broadcast by US news channel CNN on Sunday, the President reiterated that he was “ready to negotiate” with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and stressed that “without negotiations we will not be able to end this war”. .
“I am ready to negotiate with him (Vladimir Putin). I have been ready for the past two years and I believe that without negotiations we cannot end this war.” he said about the Fareed Zakaria GPS program during the fourth week of fighting on Ukrainian territory.
Zelenskyy defended the multiple rounds of negotiations that have already taken place between Kyiv and Moscow since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. They have “a lot of value,” he said. “If there’s even a 1 percent chance of stopping this war, we should take it,” he said.
Faced with the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army to “annihilate” the local population “We must use all formats, all negotiation opportunities, all opportunities to talk to (Vladimir) Putin,” said the President of Ukraine.
“If these attempts fail, it would mean that it is a third world war”said Zelensky, whose government put the casualties of Russian troops at more than 14,000.
Turkey, which is stepping up its mediation efforts between the two warring factions, said on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had made progress in their negotiations.
Selenskyj had already promoted negotiations in a video posted on social media last Saturday.
“It’s time to meet. It’s time to talk. It is time to restore territorial integrity and justice to Ukraine, he said in the embassy.
Last month, in a move some analysts say accelerated the conflict, Putin recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Lugansk, as independent entities. and debate has erupted as to whether Zelenskyy could cede those territories to end the war.
*With information from AFP and Europa Press.
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