KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his defence minister said they held a series of calls with Kyiv's allies on Sunday (Jun 25) to discuss the 'weakness' of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's next counteroffensive steps. The phone calls took place after an
While Ukraine's officials said the Russia chaos works to Kyiv's advantage, it yet remains to be seen whether Zelenskyy and his army can capitalise on the Moscow disorder to reclaim territories now occupied by Russia.
Serhiy Cherevatyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's eastern military command, said on Sunday Kyiv's army advanced 600m to 1,000m over the previous day near Bakhmut, a city taken by Wagner forces in May after months of fighting. But the gains have been incremental so far, with Zelenskyy saying recently the counteroffensive has been"slower than desired".
On Sunday, Zelenskyy said he and Biden had discussed expanding defence cooperation with an emphasis on long-range weapons, coordination ahead of the NATO summit in Vilnius next month and preparations for a"Global Peace Summit" he has promoted.Related:
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