“Without Crimea and Donbass the agreement is not possible.” Vladimir Putin himself clarified the situation in an interview with UN Secretary Guterres. “Russia does not currently consider a ceasefire a viable option.” At the beginning of the third month of the war, Moscow continues its offensive in Ukraine relentlessly and excludes a truce until its military objectives are achieved. Today was also characterized by the back and forth between London and Moscow: “It is permissible to hit Russian soil with NATO weapons”, explained the first, “Just as retaliation”, the Kremlin replied. And the foreign minister of Moscow, Sergei Lavrov, warns: “There is a real risk of a third world war”.
Meanwhile, the fight is taking place: missile attacks hit five railway stations in western and central Ukraine. Local authorities have announced that at least 5 dead and 18 injured after the attacks on Zhmerynka and Kozyatyn stations. “The Russians are trying to hit critical infrastructure,” added local sources. Two fuel depots in Bryansk, a Russian city located 150 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border and 380 kilometers south of Moscow, are on fire. It is not known whether the fires are the result of an attack from Ukraine.
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00.03 – Johnson: Putin has political space to end the war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has “political space” to end his invasion of Ukraine, thanks in part to media censorship in Russia. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told TalkTv. “Given the massive Russian support for what he is doing, the apparent indifference of the Russian media to what is really happening in Ukraine, the paradox is that Putin has a lot of political space to back off and walk away.” Russia claims its invasion of Ukraine is a “special military operation” and has threatened to punish anyone who provides a different version of events. As a result, Putin was able to tell the Russian people that the operation launched in Ukraine was “a success” and that it is “technically a success,” Johnson said.
00.02 – Ukraine: soccer championship declared over, no title will be awarded
The Ukrainian championship title will not be awarded this season. The Upl, Kiev football league, has declared the tournament concluded, stopped since the beginning of the invasion of Russia. But a winner will not be announced. Leading the table was Roberto De Zerbi’s Shakhtar Donetsk with two points clear of Dinamo Kiev.
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