Ukraine wakes up stained with innocent blood on its fifth day of war. The Russian bombardments have ended the lives of some minors in various cities of the Ukrainian territory. The Kremlin troops continue to advance and almost surround the capital, Kiev, while the tension in the international framework intensifies and the numbers of deceased begin to be counted in the thousands.
For now, The death of a six-year-old girl in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been confirmed. because of a Russian attack. In Kharkov “several children dead” are estimated due to the bombing of civilians, while in Chernigov official figures are awaited after the attack on a residential building in the city center.
The night has been especially convulsive in Kiev, where Russian troops have met more resistance than expected. The Kremlin soldiers have already managed to surround some parts of the city, although the Ukrainian troops have blocked part of the roads.
To the northwest of Kiev, the movement of Russian troops has completely stopped, withdrawing some units. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have managed to recover other invaded cities, such as Volnovakha, while Russia advances extracting small reserves from Crimea and colonizing the airports of important cities such as Nikolaev or Zaporozhye. According to official figures, Ukraine already calculates more than 5,300 casualties in Russian troops.
In a telephone conversation with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, President Volodymyr Zelensky has recognized that Ukraine is in a crucial 24 hours for the future of the country.
From 10:00 Spanish time, a delegation from Ukraine meets at the border with Belarus with the Russian side with the aim of ending the war started by Vladimir Putin.
“After talks with Alexander Lukashenko, we have agreed that the Ukrainian delegation will meet with the Russian, no preconditionson the border between Ukraine and Belarus, in the area of the Pripyat River”, President Zelensky confirmed this Sunday, noting that Lukashenko “has assumed responsibility for ensuring that all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on Belarusian territory remain on the ground during this mission.
However, this morning the newspaper ‘Washington Post’ reported on the alleged intention of Belarus to send troops to Putin’s service in the war in Ukraine. This is what a high-ranking United States intelligence official has transmitted to the reputable newspaper, although for the moment Belarus has only provided strategic support to the Kremlin, without being a direct part of the conflict.
China, for its part, continues to show no support for Vladimir Putin. The foreign minister of the Asian country has assured that China will always be on the side of “peace and justice”thus avoiding meddling in the armed conflict promoted by Russian troops.
Ukraine calls for immediate EU membership
The Kremlin thus strengthens its partners while the European Union puts pressure on the Russian financial system and adopts unprecedented measures in its history. The latest set of sanctions against the Putin regime includes the freezing of assets of the Russian Central Bank “to prevent Russia from being able to finance the war”, as well as the expulsion of “certain Russian banks” from the SWIFT system.
These severe measures have caused the ruble wakes up with a historical drop of 30% against the dollar and the euro. The exchange rate, which began to fall before the military offensive that started last Thursday, has plummeted again after the European Union sanctions on the Russian currency.
What’s more, for the first time in its history, the European Union has agreed to organize and finance the supply of weapons in a war. He will do it by allocating €450 million to lethal weapons to help Ukraine in the conflict, and with 50 million more for non-lethal supplies, such as fuel and protective equipment.
In this regard, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has asked the European Union the immediate accession of his country to the community club. “We call on the EU for the immediate accession of Ukraine under a new special procedure,” the president said in a new video message to the population.
This Monday, the foreign ministers of the European Union will meet to address the Russian invasion with the “fundamental objective” of “coordinating all the contributions that the different EU countries can make to help Ukraine”, according to the minister. of Defense Margarita Robles on a visit to the Torrejón de Ardoz air base after they arrived in Barajas the first 106 Spaniards evacuated from the conflict.
Source: Lasexta
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