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Kyiv sees Russian troop withdrawal only as a regrouping – Zelenskyj: “Ukrainians are not naive”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
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Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine has been raging for more than a month. After negotiations, Russia is now announcing that it will reduce its attacks. The most important developments in star-Live blog.
After joint negotiations, Russia wants to reduce its combat operations around Kyiv. But Ukraine and the West are not convinced. “These signals do not drown out the explosions of Russian shells,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday night.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said it has only been observed that “a very small number” of Russian troops are moving north of Kyiv away from the Ukrainian capital. “We believe this is a repositioning, not a withdrawal, and that we should all be prepared to anticipate a major offensive against other parts of Ukraine.”
The most important thing in the morning at a glance:
- Kyiv sees Russian troop withdrawal only as a regrouping
- Zelenskyy: Armed forces are the only guarantee of survival
- The United States is moving more warplanes and soldiers to Eastern Europe
- UN: Humanitarian crisis in Ukraine “disaster after disaster”
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