![]() This would put him at odds with Western governments that have insisted that weapons they provide must not be used to attack targets in Russia.Īsked about the report, Zelensky said: “We don’t attack Russian territory, we liberate our own legitimate territory.” intelligence leaks suggesting that Zelensky had considered trying to capture areas in Russia proper for possible use as bargaining chips in peace negotiations to end the war launched by Moscow. The Washington Post cited previously undisclosed documents from a trove of U.S. On the European trip, Zelensky said Ukraine would aim to liberate Russian-occupied areas within Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders, and not attack Russian territory. he met Francis and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome. In the western German city of Aachen, Zelensky also received the prestigious International Charlemagne Prize, awarded to him and the people of Ukraine. Modern Western hardware is considered crucial if Ukraine is to succeed in its planned counteroffensive. It was his first visit to Berlin since the start of the invasion and came a day after the German government announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine worth more than 2.7 billion euros ($3 billion), including tanks, anti-aircraft systems and ammunition.Īfter initially hesitating to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons, Germany has become one of the biggest suppliers of arms to Ukraine, including Leopard 1 and 2 battle tanks, and the sophisticated IRIS-T SLM air defense system. More Ukrainians will also be made battle-ready, with France aiming to train about 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers in France this year and nearly 4,000 others in Poland as part of a wider European effort, Macron’s office said.įrance has supplied Ukraine with an array of weaponry, include air defense systems, light tanks, howitzers and other arms and equipment and fuel.įrance had dispatched a plane to pick up Zelensky in Germany, where he met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz earlier Sunday and discussed his country’s planned counteroffensive. Also promised were more air defense systems, but again details weren’t made public. Macron’s office said France would supply dozens of light tanks and armored vehicles “in the weeks ahead,” without giving specific numbers. Zelensky and Macron met for about three hours on Sunday at the French presidential Elysee Palace - an encounter kept under wraps until shortly before the Ukrainian leader’s arrival in Paris. The presidential office also reported that Marhanets, which lies across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuke plant, was shelled. Two civilians were killed in Chuhuiv in the Kharkiv region and one in Prymorsk, which is on the Azov Sea coast about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Russian-occupied Berdyansk. Six of the deaths were in the Kherson region. Zelensky’s office said Monday that the shelling had killed nine civilians and injured 19 in the past day. On Sunday, Russia shelled two communities in the northern border region of Sumy, the region’s military administration said in a statement on its official Telegram channel. Sunak will also push allies to deliver more support to Ukraine at a meeting of Group of Seven leaders in Japan later this week, Downing Street said.Īs Zelensky visited European capitals, Russia stepped up attacks across Ukraine with drones and missiles over the weekend. “They need the sustained support of the international community to defend against the barrage of unrelenting and indiscriminate attacks that have been their daily reality for over a year. “This is a crucial moment in Ukraine’s resistance to a terrible war of aggression they did not choose or provoke,” Sunak said. Sunak’s office said that on Monday Britain would confirm it was giving Ukraine hundreds more air defense missiles, as well as “long-range attack drones” with a range of more than 200 kilometers (120 miles). Last week Britain announced it had sent Ukraine Storm Shadow cruise missiles, which have a range of more than 250 kilometers (150 miles) - the first known shipment of the weaponry that Kyiv has long sought from its allies. has become one of Ukraine’s major military allies, sending Kyiv short-range missiles and Challenger tanks and training 15,000 Ukrainian troops on British soil. Ukraine’s leader made an unannounced visit to Paris on Sunday evening to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, after trips to Germany and Italy, where he met those countries’ leaders and Pope Francis. ![]() Sunak responded by vowing the U.K.’s long-term support for Ukraine. … It makes this whole story for Ukraine much more complicated.” But, definitely, it leads to further destruction, further action. “We repeat once again, it cannot yield any drastic and fundamental influence on the way the special military operation (in Ukraine) is unfolding. “Britain aspires to be at the forefront among countries that continue to pump weapons into Ukraine,” Peskov said.
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