Ukraine clarifies: “We will not keep on negotiations with Russia until the withdrawal of forces”

Adviser to the President of Ukraine, Michaelo Podolyak, addressed right now (Saturday) the proposal of the President of France, Emanuel MacronMediated talks involving Kyiv and Moscow to end the war and clarified that “there is no stage in negotiating with Russia until eventually the withdrawal of forces throughout the Ukrainian border.”

Ukraine, which has claimed that Russia has presently occupied about 20% of its territory, might now acquire far more highly developed weapons from the West. Among the other issues, the US will present Ukraine with accurate HIMARS rocket methods that will permit it to hit Russian positions in the longer phrase. “Our armed forces are ready to use (the new weapon) … then I feel we can initiate a new spherical of talks from a strengthened position,” And giving.

The battle for the Donbas region continues

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed these days that it shot down a Ukrainian military services plane carrying an arms cargo to the Black Sea port of Odessa. In addition, they claimed to have fired missiles and hit an artillery coaching middle in the Sumy place. According to Russian media reports, the coaching middle allegedly housed overseas instructors. Another attack ruined a publish of “foreign mercenaries” in the Odessa place.

At the exact same time, Ukraine has declared that it is continuing to suppress Russian forces in Severodonetsk, with fierce fighting nevertheless taking area in the town, as portion of Russia’s try to occupy the jap Donbas location. The governor of Luhansk Oblast claimed that Russian forces had experienced heavy defeats and were blowing up bridges above the Siverski River Donitz to prevent Ukraine from introducing navy reinforcements and furnishing help to civilians in Sivrodontsk.

He further claimed that the Ukrainian forces re-occupied about 20% of the territory they had lost. If Severodonetsk falls, neighboring Lisichensk will be the previous town that Russia demands to occupy in get to acquire comprehensive management of the Luhansk location, which collectively with the Donetsk location would make up the Donbas location.