Russia announced new terms for peace in Ukraine on Saturday, but the war-torn country immediately rejected the demands. The civilized world must recognize that “Putin and his clique” are not legitimate representatives of Russia on the international stage, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser Mykhailo Podoliak. “Therefore there is nothing to discuss with them.”
Russia must be removed from all international institutions, Podoljak continued. “If the regime changes, we will talk to the successors.”
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galusin made seven demands for peace with Ukraine. For example, he called the end of Ukrainian hostilities and the cessation of Western arms supplies to the country. In addition, Ukraine should refrain from joining NATO and the EU, he told the Russian state news agency TASS. A new requirement is that Ukraine must also allow Russian as an official language.
Podoljak described the demands as further proof of the “incompetence of the Russian leadership”. He also listed Kiev’s demands for peace talks, including the withdrawal of all Russian soldiers from the territory of Ukraine and the transfer to the country of all “war criminals” and “initiators of the war”. There should be a demilitarized zone on Russian territory and fewer offensive weapons. In addition, Russia must pay reparations and disarm nuclear weapons.
Heavy air raids on Kiev
Apart from the war of words, there were again violent attacks on Kiev on Sunday night. At least one person was killed in heavy air raids and one person was injured. The mayor of the city spoke of “explosions in Kiev”.According to official Ukrainian information, the attack came in two waves at dawn and affected different parts of Kiev.
Russian air defense intercepted several drones heading for the Ilski oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory. “They have all been neutralized, the infrastructure of the power station has not been damaged,” said employees of the regional emergency service.
Located near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the refinery has been attacked several times this month. Krasnodar Krai is bordered to the southwest by the Black Sea and to the northeast by the Sea of Azov, which is connected to the Black Sea by the Kerch Strait. Russian media reported on Saturday that Ukraine had used drones to attack oil pipelines in northwestern Russia. The incidents took place in the Tver and Pskov regions, neither of which share a border with Ukraine.
More than a year of bitter fighting
Russia has been waging a devastating offensive war in Ukraine for more than 15 months. According to Western estimates, the Russian troops suffered heavy casualties and were only able to bring regions in the east and south of the country under their control. Western-backed Ukraine wants to fight until Russian troops are driven out of the occupied territories.
Source: Krone
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