War in Ukraine: the strikes on kyiv show that Putin does not “prepare for peace”, castigates Zelensky

The missile and drone strikes launched on Wednesday by Moscow on kyiv show that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not “prepare for peace,” said his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, when he recently declared to be ready for negotiations direct with him to end the war in Ukraine.

The Russian president “continues to kill Ukrainians and destroy cities. Only strong measurements and pressure on Russia can end this terror. What we need now is the unity and support of all our partners in this struggle for an outcome just in war, “said the Ukrainian president in a message posted online.

The day before, Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready, if Donald Trump manages to bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, to “an exchange” of territories with Russia, while adding that he did not know what kyiv territory would ask in return. The Ukrainian president estimated in this interview with the Guardian that Europe alone could not guarantee the security of his country. “Security guarantees without America are not real security guarantees,” he said.

At least one dead

The Russian strikes on Wednesday affected five kyiv districts, after a ballistic missile alert, and made at least one dead and three injured, said the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitali Klitschko on Telegram on Wednesday. A nine -year -old girl was injured in the Obolon and hospitalized district, while another wounded was treated on the spot in the capital.

Tuesday, Moscow claimed to take a new village in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk (East), that of Iassenové, located about ten kilometers east of the Dnipropetrovsk region, which the Russian forces could soon reach the first time.