Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues. Both countries want to negotiate for the third time at the weekend. Follow the news situation and background information in the live blog.
The war in Ukraine lasts ten days and the Russian attacks continue. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reacted with disappointment to NATO’s refusal to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine. The alliance gave the green light for another bombing of Ukrainian cities and villages, Zelenskyy said in a video speech on Friday.
And, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russia has no intention of dividing Ukraine by attacking its neighbor. Rather, Moscow is striving for guarantees for its own security, the agency Tass quoted on Saturday night (local time) from an interview with Peskov on the broadcaster “Sky News Arabia”.
The most important news of the day in brief:
- In Poland According to border guards, more than 787,300 refugees from the neighboring country have arrived in Ukraine since the start of the war.
- The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for continued defense of the port city of Mariupol in south-eastern Ukraine.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned against enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine. “We regard any movement in this direction as participation of the respective country in an armed conflict.”
- According to the Russian military, it has continued its attacks on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and the city of Volnowacha. According to the Interfax agency, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced on Saturday evening that the hostilities continued at 4:00 p.m. (CET) after a ceasefire of several hours.