In a video message posted on Facebook, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for meaningful peace and security talks “without delay” with Moscow, which instead asks for a text to be discussed as an essential condition for a summit with Putin. A meeting, for the Ukrainian president, “is the only chance for Russia to reduce the damage caused by its mistakes”, in the wake of its invasion. “It is time to meet, and time to talk, and time to restore territorial integrity and justice for Ukraine. Otherwise, Russia’s losses will be such that it will take the country several generations to recover,” he added. “We have always insisted on negotiations”, said the Ukrainian president, “we have always proposed dialogue and solutions for peace.
The diplomatic road to reach a solution to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict today was characterized by a long phone call, lasting almost two hours, between American President Biden and Chinese President Xi. The current situation in China-US relations “is directly due to the fact that some people in the United States have not implemented the important consensus reached by the two of us,” Xi said in the interview with Biden, adding that “the United States has misinterpreted and misjudged China’s strategic intentions “, added Xi in the report from the Xinhua agency, underlining that the two countries” have differences in the past and in the present and there will also be in the future. The key is to manage them because a sin- stable and beneficial American for both sides “.“A conflict is not in anyone’s interest,” the Chinese president later told his American counterpart. The crisis in Ukraine “is something they do not want to see: the events show once again that relations between states cannot reach the stage of confrontation, because conflict and confrontation are not only in the interest of anyone (…). We must guide the development of China-US relations on the right path, but we must also assume our due international responsibilities to make efforts for world peace and tranquility, “Xi stressed in the report provided by the People’s Daily. No deaths and one seriously injured in the attack on the Mariupol refuge theater: and the balance of the local authorities.Russia is ready to allow Ukrainian forces to leave Mariupol. This was stated by the Moscow Ministry of Defense, quoted by Interfax. “We will guarantee the safety of those who lay down their arms and provide humanitarian corridors for their transfer to the areas controlled by Kiev,” he said. But Kiev rejected the Russian proposals. This was announced by the Moscow Ministry of Defense quoted by Interfax Kiev, war will end in 2-3 weeks, Russians towards defeat– The active phase of the war should end in 2-3 weeks. The advisor to the Ukrainian Bureau Oleksiy Arestovych wrote on his Telegram channel. “The active phase is almost over near Kiev, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv. Even if (the Russians, ed) were to add some reserves somewhere, try to go on the offensive, it will still end with their defeat. here, they lost strategically, lost quickly. I think that in mid-April, at the end of April, Kiev residents who have left will be able to go home. ” Vladimir Putinmeanwhile he gave his speech for the eighth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, in a crowded stadium in Moscow. We have revived Crimea from degradation and abandonment, from the terrible conditions in which they found themselves. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. “We have resurrected these territories” of Crimea and “we know exactly what to do now, how, at whose expense and we will implement all our plans”. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a public event in Moscow. “It is the inhabitants of Crimea who made the right choice, they put an obstacle to nationalism and Nazism, which continues to exist in the Donbass, with punitive operations of that population. They have been victims of air strikes and this is what we call genocide. Avoiding it is the goal of our military operation “in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin said. Russian President Vladimir Putin in his speech at the Moscow stadium, filled with flags and anthems on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, also quoted the Bible: “There is no greater love than giving one’s life for one’s friends”, the tsar said.
A packed stadium welcomed President Putin with an ovation, waving thousands of Russian flags and chanting in support of the motherland. The parallel world, which went live today on TV all over the world, showed a triumphant Putin in front of a festive audience, with many people with the letter ‘Z’, which has become a symbol of the invasion drawn on the jackets. Blue jacket, cream turtleneck sweater, the Russian president was long acclaimed at the end of his short speech. Behind him a choir began to sing amid applause and fireworks. The image that Moscow wanted to postpone was that of a happy and proud country of the ongoing operation. Small yellow on the images of Vladimir Putin’s speechin front of the Moscow stadium crowded with his supporters. Suddenly interrupted images when the Kremlin Tsar was still speaking. In their place, those of the show organized for the occasion with an artist who performed patriotic songs went on the air. Many media are wondering about the reason for the brutal interruption of the Russian president’s words, with someone who comes to doubt the live broadcast of Putin’s speech. Doubts that forced Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov to explain, attributing the episode to “a technical failure”. Other images posted on Twitter show Putin stepping off the stage and leaving the stadium.Today Putin heard German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and told him that Moscow is ready to continue seeking solutions in talks with Ukraine . This was reported by the Tass agency citing the Kremlin. Putin told Scholz that Kiev is stalling and putting forward increasingly unrealistic proposals to negotiations . A phone call that “can hardly be called friendly”, said the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, adding that the conversation was “rather complicated but nonetheless professional”. “However”, he concluded according to the international media, “there is still a need for such contacts, for the exchange of information and the discussion of sensitive topics relating to the special operation” in Ukraine.Kiev is heading for another night of curfew . The Kyiv Independent reports this, citing the regional administration of the capital. The new curfew will take effect at 8pm this evening and will remain in effect until 7am tomorrow morning. “The defense of the Kiev region continues. We ask you to accept the curfew with understanding. These measures are mandatory and are aimed at the safety of the residents”, underline the local authorities in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Polish government is preparing to present the idea of ​​a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine to the NATO summit and the European Council,said the spokesman for the Polish government Piotr Mueller, quoted by the Pap agency and taken up by UNIAN. Mueller noted that this is not a mission that should come into direct conflict with Moscow. “It needs to be installed in places that are not currently occupied by Russia to send a clear signal that we disagree with war crimes,” Mueller said. “I can confirm that the negotiations continue, by videoconference, and are held several times a day.There is a lot of information coming in, and there seems to be some confusion about it anyway. I have not heard of two weeks “to come to an agreement,” but I can say that there are concrete terms and that these negotiations will come to a conclusion. I think it is necessary that we arrive at a meeting between President Zelensky and President Putin “. Andriy Yermak, head of President Zelensky’s office, said on Good morning, on Sky TG24.” I can say that the Ukrainian delegation, the Ukrainian people – he added – and ready to discuss any problematic issue, but for us the priority is to stop the conflict. We want the Russian troops to withdraw from our territory, and we will never accept any compromise because that would correspond to the cessation of our independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. For us – concluded Yermak – it is very important to show that the Ukrainian nation will never give up, and that it will not give anyone the opportunity to take our territory, to take our freedom, because this is in our blood “.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke with EU High Representative Josep Borrell with whom he discussed a new EU sanctions package . Kuleba himself reports it on Twitter. “I talked to Borrell. We discussed the preparation of the fifth EU sanctions package against Russia. The pressures will continue to increase as long as it is necessary to stop Russian barbarism. We also discussed the protection and help for the Ukrainians, who have fled. from the Russian bombs in the EU “, he wrote.THE CHRONICLE FROM THE CITIES – The Moscow offensive in Ukraine continues. There are still 1,300 people in the basement of the Mariupol theater, the commissioner for human rights Lyudmyla Denisova announced on television, according to reports from the BBC, assuring that the rescue is underway and recalling that yesterday 130 people were saved from the rubble. Dozens of deaths, at least 45, were reported as a result of a missile attack on some Ukrainian army barracks in the southern city of Mykolaiv. The BBC reports, adding that the rescue is on the spot. The barracks were used to train local soldiers in the city which curbed a major Russian offensive along the Black Sea coast, a British broadcaster envoy said. And Mykolaiv experienced weeks of intense bombing after Russian troops were pushed back from the city, he added.
Relatively calm morning in the center of Lviv after the dawn missile attack on the international airport area, in the southwestern area of ​​the city. According to the first information still not confirmed by official sources, six missiles were launched towards Lviv, of which two were intercepted by the Ukrainian anti-aircraft. It is unclear whether the aircraft repair factory hit by the attack was really the target of the Russian military. Certainly the structure is located practically in the city, less than a kilometer as the crow flies from a residential area and six from the center. In the historic center, compared to recent days, there are fewer people on the street although the activities are basically all open. On the other hand, the presence of soldiers and volunteers from territorial defense units has increased significantly. The Ukrainian army immediately after the attack closed the area to onlookers and journalists. “Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi said in the morning, explaining that the missile attack had hit an aircraft repair factory, whose activity, however, had been suspended.
In Kharkivthe firefighters are still working to try to extinguish the vast fire that broke out in the market of Barabashova hit by Russian missiles: the CNN reports, citing the regional emergency service. The market is the largest in eastern Ukraine and one of the largest in the world. In addition to the commercial pavilions, two residential buildings were also partially damaged in the fire, says the emergency service, whose operators are trying to contain the flames so that they do not reach other residential buildings. Over 10 residential buildings have so far been saved and the area of ​​the fire currently affects seven hectares. Two rescuers sustained numerous injuries from rocket shrapnel and were taken to medicate.. “The enemy continues to attack the capital . This morning the residential area in the Podolsk district was bombed by orcs which hit six houses, kindergartens and a school. One person died, 19 were injured, including four children . On the spot. rescuers and doctors are operating, “said the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko , who posted a video on Telegram in which, wearing a flak jacket, he shows the buildings destroyed by the attacks. Meanwhile, the evacuation of civilians from the Kiev region continues, reports the State Emergency Service, according to reports from the BBC,which publishes the photos released by rescuers on the night’s operations. Over a thousand Ukrainians were transported out of the region overnight by buses and cars, Emergency Service officials said, stating that these people are now in a “safe place”. Fights in the center of the besieged city of Mariupol:Moscow announces that it is a joint operation of the Russian army with the pro-Russian militias of the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk, in Donbass. “In Mariupol, the units of the Donetsk People’s Republic, with the support of the Russian armed forces, have tightened the grip of the encirclement and are now fighting against the nationalists in the city center,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov. . The martyred port city of Mariupol, where a theater that housed hundreds of displaced civilians was hit by the Russians in recent days, is located in the part of the Donbass which until a few weeks ago was under the control of Kiev. And two people were killed and six wounded in a Russian air strike in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk oblast: The Kyiv Independent reports it. The attack hit a residential building and an administrative facility, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration.
Listen to “Lviv, explosions in the airport area” on Spreaker.
