During a telephone interview with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Vladimir Putin estimated that “the kyiv regime is trying by all means to drag out the negotiation process, by putting forward new unrealistic proposals”.
Russia has indicated that it wants to negotiate with kyiv a neutral and demilitarized status. The Ukrainian authorities, without brushing aside the idea of neutrality and seeming to renounce NATO membership, have called for the designation of countries to guarantee its security and which would defend it militarily in the event of aggression by Moscow. .
An interview with Macron
kyiv is also calling for the withdrawal of all Russian forces and respect for its territorial integrity, while Russia has recognized the independence of two separatist entities in Ukraine and has annexed Crimea, of which Russia is celebrating eight years since the annexation of this peninsula.
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At the same time, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Russian presidency admitted that his meeting with Olaf Scholz had been a “tough conversation”. Vladimir Putin should meet in the afternoon with Emmanuel Macron.
On the ground, it is always the weapons that speak and the civilians who suffer. This Friday morning, for the second time since the start of the conflict, Russia struck near Poland and the NATO border. This Friday morning, thick black smoke, visible for miles, testifies to bombardments targeting the surroundings of Lviv airport.
Similarly, after being besieged for several days, the towns of Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol were subjected to heavy fire from the Russians. After a quiet Thursday, strikes also resumed in kyiv.