Russia sets cease-fire for evacuations but battles continue
of people around the globe who rely on farmland in the Black Sea region.
“Humanitarian actors need to be able to intervene so we must get full cease-fires when they intervene,” Macron said. The issue won’t be solved via “corridors which are being threatened right away ,” he added. Russian forces continued their offensive in Mykolaiv, opening fire on the city some 480 kilometers south of Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s General Staff. Rescuers said they were putting out fires caused by rocket attacks in residential areas.
The statement also accused Russian forces of taking women and children hostage and placing weapons in residential areas of cities — though it did not elaborate or provide evidence.In the face of a series of punishing sanctions by Western countries, Russia has grown increasing isolated. The ruble's value has plunged and the country's extensive trade ties with the West have been all but severed.
Putin earlier said Moscow’s attacks could be halted “only if Kyiv ceases hostilities.” As he has often done, he blamed Ukraine for the war, telling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday that Kyiv needed to stop all hostilities and fulfill “the well-known demands of Russia.”
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