During a visit by Volodymyr Zelensky to Warsaw, Poland said it was ready to deliver all its MiG-29 fighter planes to kyiv “in the future”.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s first official visit to Poland since the start of the war in Ukraine. On this occasion, the Ukrainian president and his Polish counterpart signed, on Wednesday, April 5, new agreements on arms deliveries. Franceinfo takes stock of what to remember from the day on the conflict.
Poland ready to deliver all its MiG-29 aircraft
At his side in Warsaw, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced that his country was ready to deliver to kyiv, “in the future”its entire fleet of MiG-29 fighter jets of Soviet design, making a total of around thirty aircraft. So far, Warsaw has already sent eight MiG-29 in kyiv, with six more to follow shortly.
The two countries also signed agreements on deliveries of Polish weapons to Ukraine, including Rosomak armored carriers, as well as joint production of ammunition for tanks. During this visit, Volodymyr Zelensky once again expressed his country’s ambition to join NATO.
The Russians have “not control” of Bakhmout, assures the Ukrainian president
Regarding the situation on the ground, the Ukrainian President affirmed that “the enemy has[vait] not take control” from the devastated city of Bakhmout, the epicenter of the fighting for months. While Russian forces have slowly gained ground in recent weeks, Volodymyr Zelensky has so far ruled out any Ukrainian withdrawal from this eastern Ukrainian city.
In Crimea, Russia wants to defend its positions and installs “dragon’s teeth”, pyramidal concrete blocks to guard against an offensive. Satellite images confirm the rapid progress of fortification work in this area.
Vladimir Putin accuses Westerners of fomenting “terrorist” attacks in Russia
“There is every reason to believe that the potential of third countries and Western special services is involved in the preparation of acts of sabotage and terrorism” both in the occupied Ukrainian territories and in Russia, the Russian president said on Wednesday, three days after the death of a famous military blogger in an attack bombing in Saint Petersburg.
Vladimir Putin ordered Russian security forces to “do everything in their power to ensure the safety of the local population”. A few hours after the intervention of the Head of State, the Russian security services (FSB) announced the arrest of a Ukrainian pilot, whose small plane crashed in a border area of Ukraine.
China can “play a major role” in “finding a path to peace” in Ukraine, according to Emmanuel Macron
On the first day of his state visit to China, the French president said on Wednesday that Beijing could “play a major role” For “find a way of peace” in Ukraine. “China has precisely proposed a peace plan (…) It is indeed a question of a desire to have a responsibility”, declared Emmanuel Macron in front of the French community. Due to its proximity to Russia, it is “the only country in the world in a position to have an immediate and radical impact on the conflict, one way or the other”estimated the Elysée a little earlier.