Ukraine is preparing for further actions of the enemy on the front lines, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, quoted by Ukrinform, quoted by BTA.
Zelensky drew attention in his evening video address to the situation in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky districts in the eastern Donetsk region and in Kupyansky and other districts in the neighboring Kharkiv region, to the north. He thanked the military units that are doing everything necessary to stabilize the situation at the front.
"We are also preparing for any further enemy activity - we clearly understand what tasks (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is setting for his army and for what purpose. We will answer him - for sure," Zelensky stressed.
In his video address, the Ukrainian president also accused Russia of pressuring countries not to participate next month in Switzerland in a high-level meeting dedicated to efforts to end the war, Reuters reported.
The agency notes that Zelensky wants at the forum on June 15 and 16 to create a front to put pressure on Russia and to confirm his "formula for peace", which calls for the withdrawal of Russian troops and the restoration of the borders of Ukraine since 1991
"Nearly 100 countries and international organizations" are already part of the "global effort" to resolve the conflict, announced the Ukrainian president. He expressed confidence that "Russia will no longer be able to derail the summit, although it is making great efforts to do so.