The night has been intense in the capital of Ukraine. In addition to the explosions, there have been clashes in the Beresteiska area, just 9 kilometers from the well-known Maidán square, as well as in a thermal power plant in Troieschyna, at the other end of the city.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas reaffirmed this Saturday that it continues in the capital, Kyivafter a night of explosions and clashes in the city. “I’m here”, has indicated in a video broadcast through his social networks, in which he has guaranteed that the Ukrainian forces will “defend” the State. “Our weapon is our truth. Our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children. And we will defend all of this,” he continued.
In parallel, he has asked not to believe the “false information circulating on the Internet” that points to an alleged request to the Army “to lay down their arms.”
The night has been intense in the capital of Ukraine. In addition to the explosions, there have been clashes in the area of Beresteiskajust 9 kilometers from the well-known maidan squareas well as in a thermal power plant in Troieschynaat the other end of the city.
The head of Zelenski’s office, Mijailo Podoliak, has assured that Kiev is currently controlled “one hundred percent” by the Ukrainian security forces. However, the Russians claim that they have taken over the power plant.
Threats to Sweden and Finland
Yesterday, the Russian government threatened Sweden and Finland with military reprisals if they join NATO. That was the warning of the spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zajarova, at a press conference after both Nordic countries expressed their support for the Ukrainian government against the russian invasion that began on Thursday and were invited to participate in the extraordinary NATO summit as observers, since they do not currently participate in the Atlantic Alliance.
“Finland and Sweden should not base their own security on harm to the security of other countries,” Zajarova said. “It is clear that the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, which is above all a military alliance, would have serious political-military repercussions that would require a response from our country,” she warned.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin had made it known this past Thursday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine “would change the meaning of the debate” about her country’s accession to NATO.
Calls for a coup and eventual peace negotiations
On the other hand, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has urged the Ukrainian military to carry out a coup against President Zelensky, and take power, because with them “it will be easier to reach an agreement” to put an end to to the Russian military operation.
Hours earlier, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had asked Putin to sit down at the negotiating table, an option that the Kremlin did not immediately rule out, but to which he has not yet given a clear answer.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov stated that Russia is ready to send a delegation to Minsk to start negotiations with Ukraine. There is also talk of Warsaw as a meeting place, but it is all speculation.
Source: Eitb
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