The goals of the new Russian offensive are Saporischschja, Pokrowsk and Nowpawliwka, said Selenskyj. At the same time, he ruled out to withdraw his own troops from the Donbass region, since this “would clearly offer the Russians a bridgehead”, “to prepare an offensive”.
The Russian armed forces had reached ten kilometers in Ukrainian territory at several points, said Selenskyj. In the “Deepstate” online portal close to the army, it was previously reported that Russian soldiers had moved north to the north within a day. A map of the front published by “Deepstate” shows a corridor that is now under Russian control and thus makes the garrison town of Dobropillja vulnerable.
The upcoming meeting of Trump and Putin in Alaska called Selenskyj a “personal victory” for Putin. First, the meeting free the Russian head of state from international isolation, as it takes place on US territory. Secondly, Putin delayed further sanctions against Russia.
The US specialist Steve Witkoff also indicated that Russia was possibly ready to agree to a ceasefire, Selenskyj explained. “That was the first signal from her side,” said the Ukrainian president.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Rubio on the phone with the Russian chief diplomat Lavrow to prepare the meeting of the two heads of state. Both sides have confirmed their “commitment to a successful event”.
Rubio had previously rejected criticism of the meeting between Trump and Putin. People should understand “that a meeting for President Trump is not a concession,” said Rubio in a radio interview on Tuesday. The White House also confirmed that Putin’s meeting was initiated.
Before the meeting, the European partners of Ukraine had underlined the right of the Ukrainians to a self -determined future. A “fair and permanent peace” for Ukraine must be in accordance with international law, including the principle that “international borders must not be changed by force”, it was said in a joint statement by the EU heads of state and government, which Hungary was the only country. This could “not be decided without the Ukraine”. Substantial negotiations could “only take place as part of a ceasefire or a de -escalation of the fights”.
Trump and Putin want to meet the Ukraine War on Friday in the US state of Alaska. Selenskyj is not invited to the meeting. Discussions about a ceasefire in the Russian attack war on the Russian attack war, which has been going on for three and a half years, had so far failed. In the run-up to the summit, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) wants to advise Trump and several heads of state and government in virtual meetings on Wednesday.
Moscow demands from Kiev to fully cede the four Ostucrainian regions of Saporischschja, Donetsk, Luhansk and Cherson, as well as the Crimean peninsula, which are annexed by Russia, and also to do without western military aid and NATO accession. Ukraine rejects these demands as unacceptable and demands western security guarantees.
Meanwhile, the Russian army from the air again attacked destinations in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian police, three people were killed in the Donetsk region, according to the Ukrainian police, three people were killed and twelve more injured.
