Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened the very existence of the Ukrainian state, as his army faces stiff resistance surrounding the capital Kiev and its economy suffocated by international sanctions.
Ukraine has pressured the West to increase military assistance, including fighter jets. President Volodymyr Zelensky implored his Eastern European neighbors to provide him with planes Russians that its inhabitants are able to fly.
Meanwhile, Putin toughened warnings once morest NATO, noting that if he imposes a no-fly zone, his forces will resume attacks on a Ukrainian city where security fears stalled a planned evacuation.
Zelensky criticized NATO for rejecting his call for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, while Putin said its implementation would have “colossal and catastrophic consequences not only in Europe, but throughout the world.”
