Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Fedienko from the Servant of the People party said that Russians – no matter how stupid they are – realize that they will die on Ukrainian soil in the full-scale war that Vladimir Putin started more than three years ago.
“The Russians are hurrying and putting pressure on, because even their dumb (cannon) meat understands that everyone will die on our land“, Fedienko said, quoted by UNIAN news agency. The MP pointed out that Russia appears to have produced a significant amount of ballistic weapons.
Russia continues to attack civilian targets in Ukraine – despite ongoing negotiations brokered by Washington.
US President Donald Trump said that talks with Russia on a ceasefire in Ukraine are continuing. He called for a quick end to the war - this was one of his campaign promises that he failed to keep.
"We are talking to Russia. I don't like the bombing, the bombing continues and thousands of young people continue to die every week. We would like this to stop," the US president said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed disappointment at the lack of a response from the US to Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to accept their ceasefire proposal, Agence France-Presse reported, BTA reported.
„Ukraine has accepted the US proposal for a complete and unconditional ceasefire. Putin refuses. We are waiting for the United States to respond - there has been no response so far," Zelensky said in his daily address to the nation after another night of deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine.
"The key to the sanctions mechanism against Russia is in the hands of Europe, not the United States,", the French newspaper "Le Monde" noted in an editorial.
With the acceleration of ceasefire talks in Ukraine, the future of Western sanctions against Vladimir Putin's regime is in question, the publication points out. Washington may decide to lift a number of restrictions, but it has very few levers to influence the Russian economy, explains the author of the article, Stephane Lauer.