Zelenskyj calls for weapons and tougher sanctions +++ USA agrees to Kyiv 18 multiple rocket launchers +++ Russian parliament decides on annexations at the beginning of the week +++ The news about Russia’s war in Ukraine in the star-Live blog.
After the sham referendums in Ukraine, which were rushed through, Moscow is suddenly taking its time. The Russian parliament does not want to decide on the accession of the occupied territories to Russia until next Monday or Tuesday.
Even on the 218th day of the war, Kyiv shows itself to be intimidated neither by the alleged voting results of the referenda nor by nuclear threats from the Kremlin. On Wednesday, the Ukrainian army made further gains and is now threatening to encircle larger Russian troops. President Volodomyr Zelenskyy calls on the Russian soldiers to flee.
Read all about the events of the 218th day of the war in star-Live blog.