(Finance) – The Russian forces they are bombing Odessa from the territory of Crimea, launching missiles. This is what the UNIAN agency reports underlining that in the cities resonate the sirens. “You can hear them explosions in Odessa. Air defense is working. Stay sheltered“, the appeal launched to the population.
“Ukraine is willing to accept a peace agreement with Russia if the forces of Moscow withdraw to the positions of February 23 “. These are the words of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in connection with Chatham House, a British think tank based in London. Zelensky’s words suggest Ukraine’s willingness to give up Crimea, a territory annexed by the Kremlin in 2014. “For our part, not all diplomatic bridges have been burned,” continued Zelensky, still opening up prospects for an agreement.
Zelensky also asked the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to accomplish “A strong step” and visit a Kiev Monday, May 9, the day on which Moscow celebrates the victory in second World War.
In the meantime, the agreement onand sanctions. Despite the “general consent to the sixth sanctions package” against Russia presented by the European Commission, and the political will to approve it, the 27 – as far as we know – have not yet found the square on the agreement. In fact, there is still “resistance” on the part relating to oil. Permanent representatives will return to meet on the weekend course, hoping to approve the package before Monday. The knot remains the duration of exemptions for some countries and the amount of compensation.