We have compiled for this story the four most important events of the previous evening and last night in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
3,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol
A total of 8,057 people were evacuated along humanitarian corridors in Ukraine on Monday, says Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk. The president also reported the same number of evacuees Volodymyr Zelenskyi. The evacuations, they said, took place along several humanitarian corridors.
3,007 residents were evacuated from the city of Mariupol, which was the target of Russian siege and heavy attacks, the deputy prime minister said.
According to Vereshchuk, Mariupol still has more than 100,000 inhabitants, according to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. According to some estimates, there are still significantly more people in Mariupol.
The deputy prime minister says 45,000 people have been evacuated from the city since the start of the Russian attack. Ukrinform reports that the number of civilian casualties in Mariupol is growing daily and exceeded 3,000 people on Monday. There is a humanitarian catastrophe in the city.
Zelenskyi: Referendum on peace talks
If an agreement is reached in the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, a referendum on any possible agreement must be held in Ukraine, says the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
According to Zelensky, the people have to give their opinion to certain compromises. The content of the possible compromises mentioned by the President is part of the issues to be negotiated with Russia.
Zelenskyi also stressed on Monday that a meeting with the Russian president Vladimir Putin with “in any form” it is necessary that the war in Ukraine be brought to an end.
Biden: Putin is considering the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine
President of the United States Joe Biden said on Monday that Russia’s false accusations of biological and chemical weapons in Kiev show that Russian president Vladimir Putin is considering their own use in the war in Ukraine.
Biden warned that Russia could also plan a cyber attack against the United States, citing intelligence. He urged U.S. companies to prepare for the threat immediately and invest in cybersecurity.
Niinistö and Macron discussed efforts to take a ceasefire
The president of the Republic Sauli Niinistö met with the President of France on Monday night Emmanuel Macronin During his working visit to France in Paris. At a meeting at the Élysée Palace, the presidents discussed the state of war in Ukraine and efforts to achieve a ceasefire, The Office of the President of the Republic states in the press release (you will move to another service). The presidents also discussed the EU’s response to Russia’s actions undermining European security.
– I also raised issues related to the current security policy debate in Finland, President Niinistö said in a press release.
Niinistö thanked Macron for the “open and honest conversation” on Twitter after meeting in French. At the same time, he wrote that restoring peace and maintaining security in Europe is now paramount.