According to him, negotiations with Moscow on the liberation of the defenders of the Azovstal factory in Mariupol are very complicated and Kyiv uses intermediaries in them. According to Reuters and DPA, Zelensky said this in his daily video speech on Friday night.
“With each passing day, global threats are growing, there is a new opportunity for Russia to provoke instability in other parts of the world, not just here in Europe,” Zelenskyj said. In the meantime, however, men and women are dying in Ukraine, “who are doing everything they can to make life free,” he continued. “Much more pressure is needed on Russia,” he added.
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Russian forces are constantly shelling steel mills in the port of Mariupol, which is the last bastion of hundreds of Ukrainian defenders in a city almost completely controlled by the Russians after more than two months of siege. Ukraine claims that the stalemate has no military solution, proposing to evacuate the 38 most seriously injured defenders. If Moscow allows it, Kyiv promises to release a number of Russian prisoners of war.
“At the moment, very difficult negotiations are underway for the next phase of the evacuation mission – the removal of the seriously wounded, paramedics. We are talking about a large number of people, “said Zelensky. “Of course we are doing everything we can to evacuate everyone else, each of our defenders. We have already involved everyone around the world who could be the most influential intermediaries, “he added, without giving details.
Russia, which initially urged defenders to surrender, commented little on the talks.
“In fact, no one today can predict how long this war will last,” Zelenskyj said. “But we are doing everything we can to liberate our country quickly. That is our priority – to work every day to shorten the war. ”However, according to him, Ukraine needs the help of its partners,“ from European countries, from countries all over the free world ”.
