Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: Dazhi Image/Archyde.com (file photo)
The progress of the Russian-Ukrainian war peace talks is at a stalemate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that to stop the war, it must be done through diplomatic channels. He said, “Ukraine wants to return to the status quo, but Russia does not want to.” In addition, he also He said that Ukraine had “broken the spine of the Russian army” and that the Russian army would not be able to stand up for the next few years.
Nearly three months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Russian army launched an offensive targeting Donbas in eastern Ukraine and the port city of Odessa in southern Ukraine.Earlier, Zelensky revealed in his latest war remarks that the current situation in the Donbass is quite serious, because the Russian army has continued to increase its attacks in the past few days, according to CNN.《CNN》According to the report, Zelensky pointed out in a night talk on the 21st that since the Russian army has been increasing its attacks on Slovyansk and Severodonetsk in the past few days, “there is a The situation in the Bath area is very serious.”
Zelensky also said Ukraine was willing to resume talks if the defenders in the city of Mariupol, captured by Russia, were not harmed. Zelensky went on to point out that only diplomatic means can stop the war. “We want everything to return to the way it was before, but Russia doesn’t think so.” And the strategic port city of Malipo in southeastern Ukraine was continuously bombed and besieged by the Russian army. , Azovstal, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian army, has recently evacuated the wounded and defenders and was taken to the area controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
Zelensky said, “The Armed Forces of Ukraine are blocking the Russian offensive in the Donbass, and the defenders are eliminating and disrupting the Russian offensive every day. The concrete contribution of the big day to come, we are all looking forward to and fighting for the victory day.” He went on to add, “The Russian attack, whether it was launched in the Rivne Oblast, Guided missiles, or artillery from Kharkiv or Sumy, or all weapons that might be used in the Donbass, will not bring Russia any results.”
Russia has launched a military invasion of Ukraine since February 24. Since the war has continued, both sides have suffered damage. Russian troops have frequently lost personnel and military equipment. The fleet in the Black Sea has also been sunk or damaged by Ukrainian missiles. In this regard, Zelensky said that Ukraine has “broken the spine of the Russian army”, and the Russian army will not be able to stand up for the next few years.
On the 21st, Ukrainian officials again ruled out the possibility of peace talks with Russia, emphasizing that they would not accept any agreement involving ceded territories. Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian president, told Archyde.com that Ukraine is now increasingly reluctant to compromise and that concessions will only be counterproductive, “because Russia always launches stronger attacks after a ceasefire, and there is no way to make concessions. To end the war will only be suspended for a while.”
However, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian Kremlin, pointed out that it was Ukraine that stopped the peace talks.
The progress of the Russian-Ukrainian war peace talks is at a stalemate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday (21) that to stop the war, it must be done through diplomatic channels. He said, “Ukraine wants to return to the status quo, but Russia does not want to.”
In addition, he said that Ukraine had “broken the spine of the Russian army” and that the Russian army would not be able to stand up for the next few years.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 21st that the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol had been “completely liberated”. Photo: Dazhi Image/Associated Press (file photo)