Mariupol would be a unique case of the Russian advance in Ukraine because Zelenskyy explains “the Russians are advancing and leaving no cities behind. They don’t occupy these cities because there is nothing left to occupy. There is none left. Building still residents “. Regarding the war, the President of Ukraine recalls that “
the war began eight years ago in the breakaway republics
. On the 24th the largescale Russian invasion only began.”
And it doesn’t look like it’s going to end any time soon. “I’m ready for dialogue, I’ve been for three years, I still am: but
Moscow is not ready for a peace agreement
Zelenskyy said during the press conference with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel: “120,000 people still live in Mariupol. The siege can be stopped in two ways: with weapons or with diplomacy. As for weapons, we need the heavy equipment that we requested but haven’t received yet. In terms of diplomacy, Russia is playing its game and is unable to propose real deals.”
Then he responded to a statement by the Kremlin that the negotiating ball was on the Ukrainian field: “That’s not true, you need the ball to play football, but the Kremlin plays alone.” And Moscow starts again: “The recognition of the current territorial realities, including the affiliation of
Crimea to Russia and the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk
“, remain at the center of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova specified that on April 15 in Kyiv a draft Russian agreement was presented, but the Ukrainian negotiators” are trying to draw for them prolong the negotiation process by refusing to take a constructive approach” and “sometimes simply refusing to promptly respond to the proposals of the Russian side”.
In this chess game
the date of May 9 returns to the middle
by that date, Russia appears to want some sort of victory and Ukraine continues to defend itself and seek help from Western allies.