The Latest: Zelensky says only option to negotiate with Putin, UK PM Johnson’s visit to Ukraine
Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters abroad: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 9th that Ukraine has no choice but to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on the same day and said that he would try his best to provide the economic and military support Ukraine needs.
——Zelensky said in an interview with German media on the 9th that now Ukraine has no choice but to sit at the negotiating table. No one else in Russia can stop this war, only Putin can decide when it will end.
——Johnson said at a joint press conference with Zelensky on the 9th that the United Kingdom and its partners will continue to strengthen sanctions against Russia and try their best to provide the economic and military support Ukraine needs. Britain plans to open up trade with Ukraine and help Ukraine clear mines.
——Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov reported on the 9th that since Russia launched a special military operation, the Russian army has destroyed 127 fixed-wing aircraft, 98 helicopters, 428 drones, and 2,037 tanks of the Ukrainian army. And armored vehicles, 229 multiple rocket launchers, 886 field artillery and mortars, 1941 special military vehicles.
——The Ukrainian State News Agency reported on the 9th that the local military management department of Ukraine reported that the Russian army continued to open fire on the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson areas at night, and the Ukrainian side was evacuating local residents.
——Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, said on the 9th that Russia’s military action against Ukraine will affect about 25% of the world‘s grain trade, and will have serious consequences, including a reduction in the supply of grain, especially wheat, and an increase in grain prices. In addition, Ukrainian ports have been blocked, and Russia has imposed restrictions on its own grain and fertilizer exports, which will also have an impact on future world grain production and prices.
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