“It’s time for rhythm talks.” Moscow asks for the text of a treaty
Twenty-four days after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the president Volodymyr Zelensky placed in the night a video message on Facebook and, addressing Vladimir Putin, announces: “It’s time for rhythm talks, Without hesitation. This is the only possibility for Russia to reduce the damage caused by its mistakes “.
“It’s time to meet, it’s time to talk, it’s time to restore territorial integrity and justice for Ukraine. – he declares – Otherwise, the time wasters of Russia they will be such that it will take the country several generations to recover. “Then, in announcing that 180 thousand people I have been to save through i humanitarian corridors with seven also continued yesterday, (six in the Sumy region and one in the Donetsk region), the president accused Moscow of stop the provision of aid to the cities associated “in most areas”.
Earlier, the Russian chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, stated that a meeting between the Ukrainian president and the Kremlin leader would not have been possible without first the text of a treaty. “Before even mentioning a meeting between the two leaders, the negotiating delegations must prepare and agree on the text of a treaty. Subsequently, the text should be signed by the foreign ministries and approved by governments. “Then we can talk about one possibility of meeting between the two presidents.
Meanwhile, despite a quiet nightduring which anti-raid sirens were not heard, bombings and Ukraine raged throughout Ukraine, especially for the coveted city of Mariupol. L’Russian army announced yesterday that he managed to enter the city center together with the troops of the separatist “republic” of Donetsk. The taking of Mariupol would represent a major turning point in the war and would allow Russia to guarantee territorial continuity between its forces from annexed Crimea (south) and troops from Donbass (east).
Zelensky later confirmed that 130 people i have been so far saved from the bombed theater Mariupol and that the rescue operations are continuing. Hundreds of civilians had found refuge in the facility when it was bombed Wednesday, but at the time there is no certain news of victims.