Strengthened by the reconquest of Kherson, Ukraine does not appreciate the Western attempts which push it to negotiate with Moscow. “When you have the initiative on the battlefield, it’s a bit strange to receive proposals like: you can’t do everything militarily anyway, lead the negotiations”, Mykhaïlo Podoliak, an adviser close to Volodymyr Zelensky, told AFP. According to him, despite the recent defeats inflicted on Vladimir Putin’s army, he still thinks “that he can destroy Ukraine, it’s his obsession” and negotiate with him “no sense”. Follow our live.
“Russia does not want negotiations”. According to Mykhailo Podoliak, Russia “will just procrastinate”. “In the meantime, it will train its mobilized, find additional weapons”, he added. Moscow did not “no direct offer” in kyiv on these talks, assured the adviser. “Russia does not want negotiations”he added.
Several Ukrainian regions still without electricity. Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian President, revealed on Saturday that certain regions of the country were still facing major problems with power cuts: the region of kyiv and the capital, the city of Odessa and its region, as well as in the Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Cherkassy and Chernihiv regions.
The British Prime Minister assures his support “until Ukraine wins”. The new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, traveled to kyiv on Saturday to “confirm support”from the UK to Ukraine, Downing Street announced. “We will stand with you until Ukraine has won the peace and security it needs and deserves,” he declared in front of President Volodymyr Zelensky.