Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday night that the country's armed forces are preparing a 'countermeasure' to Russia's offensive operations.
Thursday that "there are 7 enemy ships in the Black Sea on combat standby." In the last couple of days it has reported a higher daily number of Russian warships in the area, noting that one of them was equipped long-range "Kalibr" cruise missiles.
As the war drags on and losses mount, Ukraine has hardened its position against negotiations with Russia,It recently said that it will not negotiate with Russia while President Vladimir Putin is in power, or while Russian troops remain on Ukrainian land, and believes it can win the war.Russia has expended 'significant proportion' of missiles against Ukraine's energy grid, UK says
Electrical wires damaged after the Ukrainian army regained control from Russian forces in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Nov. 27, 2022.The U.K. said while Russia's strikes continue to cause power shortages "resulting in indiscriminate, widespread humanitarian suffering across Ukraine," the effectiveness of Russia's strategy has likely been blunted because it has already expended "a large proportion of its suitable missiles against tactical targets" in Ukraine.
The so-called "Battle of Bakhmut" has been likened to the Battle of Verdun in World War 1, with scenes of trenches and mass destruction being posted on social media. "The defense of Bakhmut continues and, of course, it's a difficult fight because the Russians hope to gain an upper hand and move on then to Sloviansk but this is not going to happen," he added.Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked European nations to stop buying Russian oil.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country's armed forces are preparing a "countermeasure" to Russia's advances that will exceed prior ones.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in a video message that the EU will work with international partners to get "the broadest international support possible" for the tribunal, while continuing to support the International Criminal Court. Russia supplied 40% of the European Union gas market until Moscow on Feb. 24 sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in what it calls a "special military operation".
So far there have been no public commitments to do so, and analysts say investment as well as time would be needed.Blinken says Russia will continue attacking Ukraine until its military is defeated The opposing view is being championed by the nation's most senior military advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, who shared it in a recent interview on CNBC.
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