Satellite images show a column of more than 65 kilometers of Russian troops arriving on the outskirts of Kiev on Tuesday, according to CNN. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, rocket bombings left several dead and a powerful explosion destroyed a government building on Tuesday.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that the country will continue with attacks in Ukraine until it “achieves its objectives”, which, according to him, consist of “protecting the population of the Donbas, as well as demilitarization and denazification”. of Ukraine”.
On Monday (28), Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a solution to the conflict would only be possible if the “legitimate interests of Russia in matters of security, including the sovereignty of Crimea” are taken into account. to the peninsula annexed in 2014.
On the same day, the head of state had already cited the “demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine, as well as mentioning the desire for the neighboring country’s neutral status with regard to NATO.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated on Tuesday that the North Atlantic Alliance will not send troops to Ukraine, but assured that the country will be offered all necessary military support. “NATO will not be part of the conflict. NATO will not send troops to Ukraine or move planes into Ukrainian airspace,” the organization’s representative said at a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
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