(Finance) – “President Putin had his own plan, he thought he could conquer Kiev in a few hours if not days. But he was stopped by the Ukrainian resistance and his forces are stalled. This is a war bigger than Russia and the world. ‘Ukraine, there are universal principles at stake that Putin has tried to violate, including the sovereignty of a country to determine its foreign policy and alliances “. It was in the evening to take stock of the evolution of the conflict US State Department spokesperson Ned Price. During the press briefing, Price also announced that the United States is “working to get Ukraine exactly the anti-missile systems it needs, including Soviet-made ones and S-300s.”
“Ukraine cannot accept Russian ultimatums. We should first be destroyed to fulfill their ultimatums – the said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky interviewed by Suspilne -. Moscow wanted Ukraine to hand over Kharkiv, Mariupol and Kiev, but neither the population of those cities nor I, as president, can do that. “Zelensky – according to reports from the Tass agency – also said that “a possible agreement with Russia should be subjected to a referendum in Ukraine”.
“We are fighting against one of the largest armies in the world for our safety. Against missiles, bombs and repeating artillery – wrote the Ukrainian president on Telegram -. Against the occupiers who shoot refugees on the streets. Who kill defenseless civilians, who kill defenseless civilians, who they starve entire cities and burn neighborhoods. This is the worst war in Europe since World War II. “ Zelensky’s speech is expected tomorrow at 11 in the Italian Parliament.
Meanwhile, in Ukrainian cities, the situation is getting more and more difficult. TO Mariupol where Russian bombs fall every ten minutes and in addition to tanks and artillery, the city is bombed by Russian landing ships, the death toll among civilians has exceeded 3 thousand people. TO Kiev, where is the mayor Vitaly Klitschko announced a new curfew in the capital and the region of 35 hours, from tonight to Wednesday morning, Ukraine, the toll is 65 dead since the beginning of the war, four of them children. “Today in our city, – he said Klitschko – almost 300 people were hit by the bombing of Russian troops, including 16 children. Many people are in hospitals. ”
On the front of the central international action it was today the phone call from US President Joe Biden with European leadersincluding the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the French President Emmanuel Macron, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholzthe British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The interview – in preparation for next Thursday’s NATO summit and President Biden’s participation in the next European Council – lasted an hour, from 11.14 to 12.12, according to reports from the White House. The leaders reaffirmed the importance of unity of purpose and action demonstrated in the face of the war in Ukraine and its repercussions. Faced with the serious humanitarian emergency, the leaders pledged to coordinate efforts to help the Ukrainian population fleeing the conflict or stranded at home.
Meanwhile Strasbourg has launched an appeal to relocate refugees from neighboring countries. “There is an urgent need for European states to coordinate to develop programs to evacuate people who fled the war in Ukraine and who are now in neighboring countries such as Poland, Moldova and Romania”, writes the migration commission of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe. The commission notes that, according to Unchr, three and a half million people have already fled from Ukraine, and that refugees could increase to 10 million in the coming weeks. “Neighboring countries cannot handle this huge number of people alone, and furthermore, fleeing individuals are extremely vulnerable to falling victim to abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, and they must therefore be provided with additional protection,” he points out. Strasbourg. The commission therefore asks the member states of the Council of Europe to intervene, including through the resettlement programs envisaged by the EU.