Ukraine would risk losing crucial support from allies if it takes the war into Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a lengthy TV interview on Sunday. He said the “demilitarization” of Russia could come through political means if Ukrainian forces can reach Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014. Zelenskiy, whose term is due to end in 2024, sounded skeptical about calls for new elections during wartime. Ukraine introduced martial law after Russia’s invasion in February 202
(Bloomberg) — Ukraine would risk losing crucial support from allies if it takes the war into Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a lengthy TV interview on Sunday. He said the “demilitarization” of Russia could come through political means if Ukrainian forces can reach Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014. Zelenskiy, whose term is due to end in 2024, sounded skeptical about calls for new elections during wartime. Ukraine introduced martial law after Russia’s invasion in February 2022 and that remains in place. Zelenskiy said a vote could be held if parliament changed the law, if the EU and US kicked in $5 billion to finance the vote, and if “international monitors would be ready to work in frontline trenches.”
Russia’s defense ministry said on Telegram that it dispatched an Su-30 military plane to intercept a US Reaper reconnaissance drone that approached the Russian border over the Black Sea. The drone moved away from the border when the jet approached. The Pentagon hasn’t commented. A similar incident took place earlier this month. Ukraine overnight repelled four Russian cruise missiles, fired from strategic bombers and headed toward Kyiv, the country’s air force said. Several private homes were damaged by falling debris.
Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in a plane crash last week was confirmed on Sunday by Russian investigators based on a DNA test. The fatal flight, which killed all 10 people aboard including other top Wagner officials, came two months after the mercenary group staged a failed coup against Russia’s military leadership.
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