“We will continue to monitor the US president’s statements more closely,” Peshkov said.
Russia advertises aid to Ukrainian cities after weeks of civilian bombing Russia’s Defense Ministry last week boasted that it had provided aid to Ukrainian cities that had spent weeks bombing with rockets. The U.S. government, in coordination with its European allies, said Wednesday that Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine by deliberately targeting buildings known to house civilians. Russia struck the southeastern city of Mariupol, hitting not only military targets but also apartment buildings, children’s hospitals and maternity hospitals, and a theater bearing the word “children” in large white letters read from the sky. However, on Thursday, Russia’s Defense Ministry went to the Telegram to support the humanitarian aid that its troops allegedly provided to civilians in the southeastern city. “Officers of the Russian Armed Forces have delivered a consignment of humanitarian aid to Mariupol,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. “In a central district of Mariupol, the residents of the area received about 1,000 kits of food. Russians and soldiers of the GDR ensured the safety of the residents who came to the point of distribution of humanitarian aid.” For more on this story: Russia advertises aid to Ukrainian cities after weeks of civilian bombing
Ukraine to investigate alleged video shootings of Russian detainees: report
Ukraine’s presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych says his country is investigating graphic videos posted on social media that allegedly show Ukrainian soldiers shooting Russian detainees in the leg. “The government is taking it very seriously and there will be an immediate investigation,” Arestovic said on Sunday, according to reports. “We are a European army and we are not making fun of our prisoners. If that proves to be true, that would be completely unacceptable.” “I would like to remind all our military, political and defense forces once again that the abuse of prisoners is a war crime that has no amnesty under martial law and no statute of limitations,” Arestovic was quoted as saying. However, Ukraine’s top military commander accuses Russia of “directing” the videos, according to the Washington Examiner.
Exiled Russian journalist details details of Putin’s attack on Ukraine: No ‘real strategy’
An exiled Russian journalist speaks openly about the dangers of Vladimir Putin, warning that there is no real strategy for his attack on Ukraine as millions of people are fleeing to avoid Russian attacks. Exiled Russian journalist Regina Revazova joined Fox & Friends First to discuss how Putin has laid the groundwork for the war in Ukraine for years. “Vladimir Putin is in a trap right now,” Revazova told co-hosts Carly Simcus and Todd Piro. “He is in a trap he has been carefully building to stay in power since the early 2000s, when he first chased the media, when he chased businessmen, the Russian business world and then the last part was his opposition. in the country. “ “I do not think there is a real strategy there now. [they are] “simply destroying as much as they can.” For more on this story: Exiled Russian journalist details details of Putin’s attack on Ukraine: No ‘real strategy’
Putin’s nuclear war threats spark private fuel sales
Fox & Friends First reports a rise in private fuel sales amid Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear war.
China: Sanctions against Russia cause “unnecessary damage” to trade
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Monday that international sanctions imposed on Russia over its continued invasion of Ukraine have had a negative impact on trade between Beijing and Moscow. “The current issue is not a country that wants to help Russia circumvent sanctions, but rather there has been unnecessary damage to normal trade with Russia, including China and Russia,” Wang was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. “We urge the United States to take China’s concerns seriously while addressing the issue of Ukraine and its relations with Russia, and to refrain from harming China’s legitimate rights and interests,” he added.
Kremlin: Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey may start tomorrow
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said on Monday that talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Turkey could begin tomorrow. Ukraine and Turkish officials initially said talks could begin on Monday, but Peshkov said officials were just arriving in Turkey today, according to Reuters. “While we can not and will not talk about progress in the talks, the fact that they will continue to take place in person is of course important,” he added. Separately, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has suggested that now is not the time for Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in person. “We need a meeting between Putin and Zelensky as soon as we are close to resolving all the key issues,” Lavrov was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Russia’s military is suffering from a “persistent lack of momentum and morale,” the UK says
“Russian troops in Ukraine on Monday are struggling with a ‘continuing lack of momentum and morale’ as they try to repel the Ukrainians’ aggressive fighting,” the UK Department of Defense said. “In the last 24 hours, there has been no significant change in the mood of Russian forces in occupied Ukraine,” the agency tweeted. However, “Russia has gained more ground in the south, in the Mariupol area, where fierce fighting continues as Russia tries to seize the port,” he added.
Zelensky says Ukraine wants to end war ‘without delay’: report
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he could declare neutrality and offer security guarantees to Russia to ensure peace “without delay,” the Associated Press reported. He added, however, that only a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin could end the war.
Holocaust survivor remembers horror from Nazi Germany amid ongoing war in Ukraine
Tatyana Zhuravliova, an 83-year-old Ukrainian Jew, said that when bombs fell around her in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, she felt the same panic as when the Nazis bombed her hometown of Odessa. “My whole body was shaking and these fears came back into my whole body – fears that I did not even know were still hidden inside me,” Zhuravliova told the Associated Press. “I am now too old to run to the shelter. “So I just stayed in my apartment and prayed that the bombs would not kill me.”
Russia’s military losses by March 28: report
Ukrainian welders convert donated vehicles into war vehicles Workers at a welding shop in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv add steel plates to a truck he donated to be used in the war. “Our victory depends on us,” said Ostap Datsenko, a welder who joined the resistance, the Associated Press reported. “I do what I can,” he added.
Exterminated Ukrainians lure Russian aircraft into defense traps: Experts
The United States can better support Ukraine by providing it with weapons, aircraft and accessories to defend its airspace rather than creating a no-fly zone, a US Air Force expert told Fox News Digital. “[The Ukrainians] “They basically fight with two very large wings on their cap: one is the ammunition we provide them and the other is the morale they can maintain on their own,” said John (JV) Venable, a veteran Air Force commander and senior researcher. at the Heritage Foundation. Yuri Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, described the country’s strategy as dragging Russian planes into air defense traps. “Ukraine was effective in heaven because we operate on our own land,” he said. “The enemy that flies in our airspace flies into the zone of our air defense systems.” Read more here: Fighting Ukrainians lure Russian aircraft into defense traps, need planes to defend airspace: Expert
Zelensky sets basic rules for peace deal, Russia censors him
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed some of his country’s basic rules for a peace deal with Russia on Sunday, but Russian authorities censored the interview, perhaps because Zelenskyy also said that while Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the invasion aims to “de-denationalize” Ukraine. The peace talks with Russia did not include any discussion of Ukraine’s alleged “Nazism.” Zelensky spoke to Russian media, saying his country was open to guaranteeing Ukraine’s neutrality and nuclear-free status, but that its representatives would not sign any agreement until Russian troops withdrew from the country. The Ukrainian president also said that the whole process depends on his personal meeting with Putin and the Ukrainian people who will agree to a referendum on changing the Constitution – a referendum that can not take place as long as Russian troops remain in Ukraine. For more on this story: Zelensky sets basic rules for peace deal, Russia censors him
Russia’s siege of Mariupol has caused “catastrophic” damage, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry
Russia censors Zelenskyy’s peace game plan
Zelensky outlined his plans for peace in an interview with Russian media on Sunday, saying he would agree to keep Ukraine neutral towards Russia (excluding NATO) and secure a non-nuclear status. However, a Russian regulator censored the interview, preventing news agencies from publishing it. Read more here.
Russia plans to divide Ukraine, says Kyiv
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service, has accused Russia of seeking to divide Ukraine into two, comparing it to North and South Korea, which split during the Korean War. “The conquerors will try to …
