The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has called on Western nations to decide “as soon as possible” on sending fighter jets to Kiev. “We have seen in the media that there are discussions between the Americans and the Poles but we see that the Polish offer has no support,” added Zelensky, “we don’t have time for the media, for all these signals. This is not ping pong. It is a question of human lives ”.
The Ukrainian president asks for the support of the Mig-29 offered by the Polish government
Tension remains very high in Ukraine, with President Zelensky also announcing that he is willing to negotiate on the disputed territories, but not to surrender. However, it is also the case of the Mig-29s that Poland would like to offer to the United States and then pass them on to Ukraine. An initiative that, the Pentagon said overnight, is not “feasible”. The prospect of jets departing from a US base in Germany “to fly into the disputed airspace between Russia and Ukraine raises serious concerns for the entire NATO alliance,” spokesman John Kirby explained.
The accusation against the West
Zelensky accused Ukraine’s partners “responsible for a humanitarian catastrophe if they do not introduce a no-fly zone” over the country. In a new video message posted on his Telegram channel. “The enemy can destroy the walls of our homes, our schools, our churches. He can destroy Ukrainian companies. But he will never reach our soul, our heart, our ability to live freely. And fight bravely, ”said the Ukrainian president.
The appeal to Russian soldiers: “Surrender”
“Surrender while you can”: is the exhortation addressed by Zelensky to the soldiers of the Russian army, as reported by the Kyiv Independent. “Almost two weeks of our resistance – he said again – have shown you that we will not give up. We will fight until we return our land and until we answer in full for all our victims. For dead children ».