Briefing of the Ukrainian war: Russia wishes war while Ukrainians are likely to be like peace “, says Macron | Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron He warned him Russia still shows a “desire for war” Despite the efforts for a ceased fire as a European leader including Volodymyr Zelenskyy they meet in Paris on Thursday to discuss how Europe could offer Kiev’s security guarantees in the event of lasting respite. Macron said that Russia had tried to impose “new conditions” and did not respond to a General Ceasefire of 30 days offered by Ukraine “without assumptions”. He praised Kiev for “taking the risk of peace”.
Thursday gathering brings together the leaders of the so -called “Coalition of the Willing” -A group of countries led by the British franchise that considers the deployment of peace maintenance troops in Ukraine, if a cease was reached. Wednesday Macron announced a new one French military aid package € 2 billion ($ 2.15 billion) for UkraineWith Paris ready to quickly send hardware existing from his stocks.
He remained No ceases the clearly defined or mutually agreed fire that covers any aspect of the Russian-Ukraine war. Russia said that only in exchange for the revocation of a series of sanctions and access to the rapid international banking system would a ceased the fire that covers the shipment of the Black Sea. “THE Unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces“From Ukraine. The secretary of American state, Marco Rubio, said that examining Russia asks and reaching an agreement “will not be simple, it will take some time, but at least we are on that road and we are talking about these things”.
Russia claimed to observe a one -month moratorium declared by Vladimir Putin It affects the Ukrainian energy objectives; However, Russian drones and missile strikes continued to cause blackout and, according to Ukraine, the energy sites have been affected. Although there is no real fire, Russia has accused Ukraine of having committed violationsEven by targeting the storage of gas in Crimea – in reality Ukrainian territory – that Ukraine has denied; While Zelenskyy says Russia has demonstrated by his continuous attacks on Ukraine who does not really want peace.
Four people killed were reported and six injuries in Ukraine From one night to Wednesday, Pjotr Sauer writesWhile the Ukrainian Air Force said he had shot down 56 of the 117 drones coming and 48 others were baits that have not caused damage.
Last Wednesday, the Russian forces launched a Attack of mass drones in KharkivThe second largest city in Ukraine, injuring nine people, causing considerable damage and starting four fires in the city center, the officials said. The mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, said there were at least 12 drones of drones. An attack of drones also triggered fire in the central city of Dnipro, said the regional governor, Serhiy Lysak.
North Korea has sent 3000 more troops to Russia so far this year And it continues to provide missiles, artillery and ammunition, according to the European -joint staff of South Korea staff. Of the 11,000 initial soldiers sent in 2024, it is believed that 4,000 had been killed or injured.
THE The agreement on the Critical Minerals US-UKRAINE has been mentioned again Like the secretary of the United States Treasury, Scott Besent, he told Fox News that “a document completed for the economic partnership is currently being reviewed by the Ukrainians and we hope to go to complete discussions and perhaps also to get signatures next week”. A week ago, the White House said he had “Moved beyond” that agreement Focus on peace efforts – only for Trump, the President of the United States, reversed him a day after saying it He would be signed “very early”.
The relationships between Kiev and Washington were “back on the track”Andriy Yermak, head of the staff of the president of Ukraine said. He said to Reuters that after the meeting of the oval office last month, two rounds of talks in Saudi Arabia on a potential ceased the fire had given Kyiv the opportunity to demonstrate that he could work with the US officials to end the war.
Russia condemned 23 caught Ukrainians on the accusations of terrorism in a military process that Kyiv denounced as a Festive and a violation of international law. The defendants included 14 current or former fighters of the Azov brigade and nine women and a man who worked as chefs or support staff, according to the reports of the Russian media and human rights defenders. Phrases have been given from 13 to 23 years in prison. The civic defender of Ukraine human rights, Dmytro Lubinets, defined the “illegal” verdictsAdding: “The Ukrainian prisoners of war are fighters, not criminals! They were fulfilling their duty towards the state, protecting its territorial integrity and sovereignty”.
Last year he brought The worst fires of Ukraine in more than three decades While the bombings along the front lines have triggered an unprecedented number of flames, the scientists said. The forest fires in Ukraine in 2024 burned more than double the area destroyed by a fire in the entire European Union of 27 countries in 2024, stated an EU report.
