“We have to use every format, every opportunity to talk to Putin. If these attempts fail, it means that this is World War III,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with CNN. “I am ready to negotiate as I have been for the past two years. Without negotiations, we cannot end this war,” he added. In the evening, Moscow Mariupol proposes a “temporary ceasefire,” which some interpret as a call for surrender. According to the Interfax agency, Russia’s Defense Ministry has called on the port city’s Ukrainian military units to “fly white flags tomorrow to show that they are ready for a temporary ceasefire,” which would begin at 09:30 in Moscow, or 7: 30 Italian. From that moment, the besieged have two hours to lay down their arms and leave Mariupol.
Zelenskyj’s words to Israel. Russia like the Nazis. Like Adolf Hitler, who wanted the “Final Solution” to exterminate the Jewish people. Volodymyr Zelenskyj hits hard in his umpteenth online speech in front of parliaments. But this time it’s not just any gathering: the words of the Ukrainian President ring in the ears of the Israeli Knesset MPs and echo in Tel Aviv Square, where a large screen has been set up for citizens to listen to the Ukrainian President, but also to the Jewish faith. And they are hard and direct like never before. Perhaps too much for the Jewish state’s sensitivity to the Holocaust. Russians “are using those words again, ‘the final solution’, in reference to us, to the Ukrainian nation,” Zelenskyy said. And he adds that the invasion of Russia “aims to annihilate the people of Ukraine, and therefore it resembles what the Nazis did to the Jewish people during the Shoah.”
The Knesset vibrates at this juxtaposition, and perhaps Zelensky’s Jewish faith is not enough to win everyone’s sympathy. And as if that weren’t enough, live in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square, he adds: The Russians “use Nazi Party terminology, they want to destroy everything. The Nazis called this the ‘Final Solution’ to the Jewish Question.
Zelenskyj in front of the Knesset: “The Kremlin uses the words of the Nazis, they want the final solution for us”
So much for the parallel that wants to shake the conscience of Israelis. But the Ukrainian president urges the government to shake things up and take a clear position on a day when there are signs of a resumption of dialogue: “You have to make a choice,” he urges parliamentarians. “I’m sure you feel our pain, but can you explain why we are still asking you for help?” he added, recalling that Israel has not yet delivered arms to Ukraine and has not imposed sanctions on Russia.
But beyond the call to Israel, President Volodymyr Zelensy has been tirelessly demanding a facetoface meeting with Vladimir Putin, despite Russian bombs and missiles continuing to hit several cities. In fact, he raised the tone of his appeal today, fearing an escalation of the conflict: “We must use every format, every opportunity to be able to talk to Putin. If these attempts fail, it means this is World War III. i am ready to negotiate This war cannot be ended without negotiations,” stressed the Ukrainian head of state in an interview with the American CNN.
It was Turkey that gave the world a sign of hope which announced through Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that “the parties are close to an agreement” and that “the negotiating dynamic is advancing”. As if to confirm that talks are quietly intensifying, it was officially confirmed that bilateral negotiations between the delegations in Moscow and Kyiv will resume tomorrow, albeit online.
It is now clear that Turkey can be the perfect broker to bring Putin and Zelenskyy together. In the past few weeks, President Erdogan has managed to ensure a fair distance between the parties, despite Turkey’s NATO membership. Ankara today also reiterated its willingness to organize a meeting between the three Presidents Erdogan, Putin and Zalensky, assuring that it will play “the role of mediator and mediator”.
Strict confidentiality remains about the negotiation points and the possible steps forward. Also according to Turkey, the parties are negotiating six points: Ukraine’s neutrality, disarmament and security guarantees, “denazification”, the removal of obstacles to the use of the Russian language in Ukraine, the status of the separatist Donbass region and the status of Crimea , which was annexed by Russia in 2014. The boulders of Donbass and Crimea are the most contentious points and could be left to the two leaders’ consideration if an agreement is ever reached on the first four chapters. Zelensky himself confirms that this is the main difficulty: “There are compromises that we, as an independent state, are not ready for, the Ukrainian people”.
Meanwhile, the Russian attack on Mariupol is becoming increasingly violent. The army also began hitting the martyred city in southern Ukraine from the sea after carrying the tanks through the streets of the center. And there are fears of a new massacre due to a bombing of a school that has been converted into housing for at least four hundred displaced people. Another drama of innocent casualties in a war that risks escalating further, despite some signs of optimism on the diplomatic front. According to the Kiev secret services, Belarus’ entry into the conflict on Putin’s side seems imminent.
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In the southern port city reduced to a skeleton, the besieged populace has experienced a new nightmare day. This time, a school came under Russian fire and became a shelter for about 400 displaced people, city authorities said. And as for the theater, the race under the rubble began to look for women, children and the elderly. Street fighting makes the rescue even more difficult. And the Russians’ grip continued to tighten with bullets fired from four naval ships. “The city continues to be bombed from both the sky and the sea,” said Mayor’s Advisor Pet Andrushenko, explaining that the occupiers seemed intent on wiping us out. “This chaos is also having an impact on the evacuations that are ongoing. For the trapped civilians there is another specter, that of deportation. According to the city hall, thousands were forced to flee to Russia.
The war did not spare the civilian population in the east of the country either. Where there was news of a massacre in a retirement home. Fiftysix elderly people in the city of Kreminna were killed under fire from a Russian tank, Lugansk region head Serhii Haidai said. The attack took place in recent days, Haidai said, denouncing that another 15 residents of the nursing home were taken to Svatove, a Russianheld urban center.
On the other fronts, Putin’s army continued to attack from the air and with artillery, mainly targeting weapons depots, ammunition, command centers and bases. In Zhytomyr in the north of the country, Moscow reported hitting a training center and killing over 100 foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian special forces. According to the British Ministry of Defense, the invaders will persist along this path to support the ground attacks, which are met with great difficulty and numerous casualties due to the effective resistance of the Ukrainians. Suffice it to mention the numerous Russian commandersinchief killed, most recently the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Another Kinzhal hypersonic missile. As part of this strategy, Russia has launched another Kinzhal hypersonic missile for the second time in two days. The latest generation weapon hit a fuel depot near the southern city of Mykolaiv. For the United States, the deployment of such a powerful device sounds like Putin’s warning to the West, but also like an attempt to “pick up momentum” in a conflict in which his army is deadlocked, the military chief said. Pentagon Lloyd Austin. They note that the troops “are not effective in their ground movements and are being blocked by the Ukrainians” “who are fighting valiantly”.
The fears of Kyiv. In this regard, Kyiv fears that Russia will try to assert itself further by opening another front. According to intelligence sources, there is a “high threat” of a Belarusian offensive toward Volhynia (northwest) that could begin in the next 48 hours. In recent days, President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin’s staunch ally, has warned Ukrainians that he will respond to an unspecified “KyivMinsk escalation.”