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Fourteen people were wounded, among them two children,
the head of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Sergiy Lysak, said on Telegram We talked about who would delay peace and slow everything down – and now we see it clearly,
He rejected this proposal for an unconditional ceasefire, he wants conditional, he wants a ceasefire on his terms.”
Kasyanov told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme Our position is that we do not recognise the occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian in any case,
They want a stronger position before the ceasefire,
Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Kyiv The United States raised this issue at a meeting in Jeddah. They got the Ukrainian position,
Zelenskyy said, referring to talks between US and Ukrainian teams in Saudi Arabia I think the delaying of the process is exactly because of what I said. They want to improve their situation on the battlefield,
Today Putin is the one who doesn't agree with what Trump has proposed,
The contingent must be stationed on Ukrainian soil,
Zelensky said in a post on X, alongside an image of him taking part in a virtual call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders and other Western allies This is a security guarantee for Ukraine and a security guarantee for Europe,
At this very moment, thousands of Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded by the Russian military, and in a very bad and vulnerable position,
Trump said in a post on TruthSocial on Friday, claiming he Reports of the alleged ‘encirclement’ of Ukrainian units by the enemy in the Kursk region are false and fabricated by the Russians for political manipulation and to exert pressure on Ukraine and its partners,
Putin is attempting to present himself as a reasonable and merciful leader whom President Trump can engage with and to generate a new narrative to distract from”
The units are carrying out their tasks exactly as required” and are continuing to repel Russian and North Korean troops
There will only be two options: surrender or die,
We are also observing directions along our eastern border of Ukraine, where the Russian army is building up forces. This indicates an intention to attack our Sumy region. We are aware of this and will counter it. I would like all partners to understand exactly what Putin is planning, what he is preparing for, and what he will be ignoring."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X on Saturday Ukraine looks beyond a ceasefire and understands that what's at play is sovereignty, not territory. The real fight will continue since Russia's hybrid war will not stop and its strategic aims remain unchanged."
Elena Davlikanova, democracy fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), told Newsweek on Saturday Russia wants to encircle Ukrainian troops on same axis, but on Ukraine’s territory,
In reality, everything can be controlled, and we have discussed this with the Americans. The truth is, Putin has already dragged out the war for nearly a week after the talks in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. And he will keep dragging it out,
Again, I do not want to argue with any of the partners or colleagues. They have intelligence. They have satellites. Let them see where Russian troops are currently concentrated and where they are headed. That is a crucial point. Then it will be evident why. That is, there is no indication of peace in these steps.,
