Russia Ukraine Crisis: Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an ominous warning on Sunday, telling Ukraine that the “military operation” would stop only when Kyiv lays down arms and meets all the Kremlin’s demands. . Hundreds of people are feared dead in this Russian attack.
Putin made the warning in a telephone call with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, from whom he said Ukraine would be better advised to take a “constructive” approach to the third round of peace talks.
This statement of Putin has been published in the Kremlin readout. He said his “special operation” in Ukraine was going according to plan and schedule. Pope Francis today condemned this ‘war’.
“It was underlined that the suspension of the special operation is possible only if Kyiv stops … and meets the old demands of Russia,” the Kremlin said.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, citing national security concerns over Kyiv’s proximity to Western powers and its move to join NATO.
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But Moscow has insisted its attacks will not end until Ukraine’s military capabilities are destroyed and the country freed from the “new Nazis”.
Ukraine has made several pleas seeking support for the global community and individual Western countries, but so far, nothing has happened.
Russia has captured the port city of Kherson and the abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Plant and besieged Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol, where a second bid to evacuate non-combatants failed today, as missiles struck the airport.
British military intelligence said a military convoy was moving slowly on the capital Kyiv, although it was slowed down by strong opposition.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned, “If you fail to offer Ukraine a powerful aid, tomorrow war will knock at your door.”
Two rounds of talks did not yield any result. A third round is expected soon, with each side submitting a list of demands for consideration.
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