“The Parliament of the Slovak Republic joined Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, the European Union, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and passed a resolution recognizing : the current Russian regime as a terrorist and Russia as the state sponsor of terrorism,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.
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The Ukrainian President visits his troops in the east of the country: the road to independence runs through Donetsk and Crimea
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, on Tuesday, that “the path to independence for his country passes through the cities of Donetsk, Luhansk and the Crimean peninsula,” as he inspected his forces fighting the Russian army in eastern Ukraine.
Zelensky added, in a post on Instagram, that he was visiting the troops in Donbass in eastern Ukraine, and said: “I think that next time we will meet in Ukrainian Donetsk, Luhansk, I’m sure in Crimea as well.”
Standing in front of a sign on the road to the city of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said, “The path to independence lies in Donetsk, Luhansk and, of course, Crimea.”
During his remarks from the east of the country to celebrate the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zelensky indicated that he would like to celebrate the next day of the Armed Forces “under a quiet sky” in Independence Square, in the center of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
This comes as the Kremlin said, on Tuesday, that it agrees with the United States on the need to establish a lasting peace in Ukraine, but that it does not see an opportunity for negotiations at the present time.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Regarding that the result should be a just and lasting peace, we agree with that. As for the chances of entering into negotiations of any kind, we don’t see any at the moment,” adding that it would have to That Russia achieve the objectives of its “special military operation” in Ukraine first before holding talks with any potential partners.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in an interview on Monday that the conflict in Ukraine would “almost certainly” end through diplomacy and negotiations, adding that a “just and lasting peace” was needed.
A Ukrainian cosmetics company celebrates the bombing of the Crimean Bridge..A few days later, it was a surprise
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Al-Marsad newspaper: The joy of a Ukrainian cosmetics company was not complete, following it celebrated in its own way, the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, during the past days.
Following the bombing of the bridge, the Ukrainian company called LAMEL decided to launch a new range of its make-up products in celebration of the bombing of the Crimean bridge.
The surprise today was the announcement of the bombing of the headquarters of the cosmetic company’s warehouses, which were completely destroyed by a “Russian cruise missile”, in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine had carried out “terrorist acts” once morest Russia and vowed a harsh response if the attacks continued.
Putin said in televised statements that Moscow launched long-range missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy, communications and defense infrastructure this morning, in response to an attack at the weekend on a bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed peninsula of Crimea.
Putin accuses Ukraine of being behind the Crimean Bridge bombing, describing it as a “terrorist act”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukraine of masterminding the powerful explosion that damaged a bridge linking Russia and Crimea, describing the bombing as a “terrorist act”.
“There is no doubt that this is a terrorist act with the aim of destroying important civilian infrastructure. This act was orchestrated, carried out and ordered by Ukrainian forces,” he added in a video posted on the Kremlin’s Telegram channel. Putin met Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Russian Investigative Committee, who presented him with the findings of an investigation into the explosion that occurred on Saturday and caused a fire on the bridge.
Saturday’s explosion on the bridge over the Kerch Strait was greeted with jubilant messages from Ukrainian officials, without claiming responsibility. The bridge is a major supply route for Moscow’s forces fighting in southern Ukraine. The bridge is also vital to the port city of Sevastopol, home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
The bombing of the bridge, which is considered an important symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the Crimea, came amid defeats suffered by Russia on the battlefield, and would further weaken the Kremlin’s messages of reassurance that the conflict is proceeding as planned. Rail services and partial traffic resumed a day following the explosion. Pictures showed a partial collapse of the vehicular path of the bridge.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and President Vladimir Putin inaugurated the 19-kilometre Crimean Bridge that connects the region to Russia’s transport network, during a grand celebration four years later. And local news agencies quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khosnolin as saying that divers will start work today to determine the extent of the damage to the Crimean bridge, with a more detailed survey over water to be completed by the end of the day.
The Russian Ministry of Transport announced that the movement of freight trains and long-distance trains passing through the Crimean Bridge was organized today, Sunday, according to the established schedule. The movement of vehicles resumed to a limited extent yesterday, regarding ten hours following the explosion. “The situation is manageable…it is disturbing, but it is not catastrophic,” Russian governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksionov, told reporters.