(Paris) Situation on the ground, international reactions, sanctions: update on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Posted at 6:33 a.m.
Donbass and Crimea: Zelensky ready for a “compromise”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to discuss with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “compromise” on Donbass and Crimea to “stop the war”, in an interview broadcast overnight from Monday to Tuesday.
Any compromise over these territories, however, will have to be ratified by Ukrainians in a referendum, he warned.
“We are not accepted (in NATO), because they (its member states) are afraid of Russia. That’s all. And we have to calm down and say: OK, (it will be necessary) other security guarantees, “said Mr. Zelensky on Monday.
Civilians targeted in Kherson, according to Kyiv
“In Kherson, the occupiers fired at people who had come out peacefully, unarmed, to protest. For freedom, for our freedom,” the Ukrainian president said on Tuesday.
A demonstration by civilians in the southern Ukrainian town, occupied by Russian forces, was dispersed on Monday by automatic weapon fire, stun grenades and tear gas, which injured at least one person, according to Ukrainian officials.
“65 inhabitants” of Kyiv killed
In Kyiv, where a new curfew went into effect at 8 p.m. Monday (2 p.m. EDT) until 7 a.m. Wednesday, “65 peaceful Kyiv residents, including four children, died” and about 300 people, including 16 children, have been injured in “Russian military bombardments” since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, its mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said on Monday.
“Major war crime” in Mariupol
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “simply destroying” Mariupol (south), where Russian tanks entered. “They burn it to ashes, but we will survive them,” he said.
Moscow had asked the defenders of the city on Sunday to “lay down their arms”, but Ukraine “cannot accept any ultimatum from Russia”, retorted Mr. Zelensky.
The European Union for its part denounced the indiscriminate destruction of the large southern port city as a “major war crime” and decided to double its financial support for the purchase of armaments sent to Kyiv.
Russia considering chemical weapons: Biden
US President Joe Biden said on Monday it was “clear” that Russia is considering using chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine, warning that such a move would prompt a “harsh” Western response.
“He’s got his back to the wall,” Biden said, pointing out that Moscow recently accused the United States of possessing chemical and biological weapons in Europe. “It’s just not true. I guarantee it,” he insisted.
Nazi camp survivor killed
A Nazi concentration camp survivor, Boris Romantschenko, was killed in the bombing of the building where he lived in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, the German Buchenwald and Mittelbau Memorials Foundation said on Monday. – Dora.
France sends 55 tonnes of humanitarian aid
France on Monday sent 55 tonnes of medical equipment, computers, children’s milk and generators to Ukraine via Poland, the French Foreign Ministry announced.
Russia blocks Euronews website
The Russian media regulator on Monday blocked access to the site of the French channel Euronews, a new media banned in Russia amid increased control over information related to the offensive in Ukraine. The reason for this blocking was not specified.
Moscow abandons talks with Tokyo
Japan “strongly” protested on Tuesday against Russia’s decision to abandon negotiations for a peace treaty between the two countries because, according to Moscow, of Tokyo’s “unfriendly position” on the conflict in Ukraine.