Russia

The West's attempts to persuade Ukraine to negotiate with Moscow, after a series of major military victories by Kyiv, are "bizarre" and amount to asking for its capitulation, a key adviser to the Ukrainian presidency told AFP."When you have the initiative on the battlefield, it's slightly bizarre to receive proposals like: 'you will not be able to do everything by military means anyway, you need to negotiate'," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak.This would mean that the country "that recovers its territories, must capitulate to the country that is losing," he added, during an interview with AFP at his office in the presidency building in Kyiv.U.S.

media recently reported that some senior officials were beginning to encourage Ukraine to consider talks, which Zelensky has so far rejected without a prior withdrawal of Russian forces from all Ukrainian territory."There has to be a mutual recognition that military victory is probably in the true sense of the word maybe not achievable through military means," top U.S.

General Mark Milley said earlier this month, estimating that there is "a window of opportunity for negotiation."According to Podolyak, Moscow has not made "any direct proposal" to Kyiv for peace talks, preferring to transmit them through intermediaries and even raising the possibility of a ceasefire.Negotiating 'makes no sense'Kyiv sees such talk as mere maneuvering by the Kremlin to win some respite on the ground and prepare a new offensive."Russia doesn't want negotiations. Russia is conducting a communication campaign called 'negotiations'," the Ukraine presidential adviser said."It will simply stall for time.

In the meantime, it will train its mobilized forces, find additional weapons" and fortify its positions," he warned.Despite Russia's heavy military defeats in recent weeks, including Ukraine retaking the key southern city of Kherson, President Vladimir Putin still thinks "he can destroy Ukraine, this is his obsession" and negotiating with him "makes no sense," Podolyak argued. The West cannot pressurize Ukraine into negotiations, he insisted."Our partners still think that it is possible to return to the pre-war era when Russia is a reliable partner."Following massive Russian withdrawals from the Kyiv region in March, then from the Kharkiv region in the northeast in September, the liberation of Kherson this month marked a "fundamental" turning point in the conflict, according to Podolyak.Spurred on by its string of military victories, Ukraine can "afford no pause" in its counteroffensive, despite the arrival of winter cold and snow that make the situation on the ground more difficult. "Today, even a little pause just adds to the losses suffered by Ukraine," said the official.Longer-range missilesMoscow has been shelling the country's energy infrastructure for weeks, plunging millions of homes into darkness. The regions of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine and Lugansk in the east are now the "key directions" for the army, Podolyak said, while refusing to speculate on the possibility of a military operation to retake the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow annexed back in 2014. Ukrainian authorities are calling for an increase in Western arms deliveries, which is "very important" in winter, he added.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his first visit to Kyiv on Saturday to offer a major new air defense package, including 125 anti-aircraft guns."We still need 150 to 200 tanks, about 300 armored vehicles," a hundred artillery systems, 50-70 multiple rocket launcher systems, including the formidable American HIMARS, of which Ukraine already has several units, as well as "10 to 15 anti-aircraft defense systems to close the sky," said Podolyak. He also cited U.S.

ATACMS missiles, which have a range of 300 kilometers (185 miles).

The range of the weapons currently available to Ukraine barely exceeds 80 kilometers. For Podolyak, such missiles would "bring the end of the war closer" by allowing Ukraine to "destroy large Russian military depots" located deep in occupied areas which are currently inaccessible.Kyiv "doesn't need" to attack military targets inside Russia, the adviser said. "The war will end when we regain control of our borders and when Russia is afraid of Ukraine." 





Unlimited Portal Access + Monthly Magazine - 12 issues-Publication from Jan 2021


Buy Our Merchandise (Peace Series)

 


Contribute US to Start Broadcasting



It's Voluntary! Take care of your Family, Friends and People around You First and later think about us. Its Fine if you dont wish to contribute and if you wish to contribute then think about the Homeless first and Feed them. We can survive with your wishes too :-). You can Buy our Merchandise too which are of the finest quality.

Debit/Credit/UPI

UPI/Debit/Credit

Paytm


STRIPE


[Russia] - Russia Arrests Concert Hall Attack 'Financier,' Claims Ukraine Link


Victims of the Crocus City Hall Attack


[Russia] - Poland Says Raided Russian Spy Network


[Russia] - Russian Police Detain 9-Year-Old Girl Over 'Terrorist' Text Messages


Gabonese Firm Supplied $1.5 Bln in Aircraft Parts to Russia in 2023


Moscow Says Talks Ongoing Over Gershkovich Exchange


[Russia] - No Plans for Putin to Meet With Concert Attack Survivors, Kremlin Says


Shuttered Siberian Queer Bar Fined for ?LGBT Propaganda?


2 Russian Journalists Detained in Navalny ?Extremism? Case?


[Russia] - Russia's Buryatia Scraps Mayoral Elections in Capital City


Russia's Spy Chief Visited North Korea for Security Talks – State Media


[Russia] - By Visiting Loyal Small-Town Russians, Putin Seeks to Ease Concert Hall Attack Blunder


Russia Sentences Online War Critic to 6 Years Jail


[Russia] - Moscow Attack Death Toll Rises to 143-- Authorities


[Russia] - Czechs Bust Major Russian Propaganda Network


[Russia] - Russia, Mali To Strengthen Counterterrorism Efforts


Russian Investigators Say Received 143 Missing Persons Reports After Concert Attack


[Russia] - 'I'm Trying to Forget It': Moscow Concert Attack Survivors Grapple With Trauma


Woman Injured in Drone Crash at Belgorod Government Building


Russian Attacks Kill 3 as Ukraine Calls for More Air Defenses


[Russia] - Authorities Raid Warehouse Near Moscow for Migrant 'Document Check'


?We All Have the Same Face to Them?: Deadly Moscow Attack Magnifies Discrimination Against Central Asian Migrants


Exiled Pussy Riot Member Shtein Sentenced in Absentia for ?War Fakes?


Antidepressant Sales in Russia Hit 5-Year High ? Vedomosti


[Russia] - Ukraine Says Detained 2 Russian FSB Agents


[Russia] - Samsung Pay to Stop Supporting Russia's Mir Card


Russia Nationalized 15 Defense Firms Since 2023 ? Top Prosecutor


Number of Wounded in Crocus City Hall Attack Rises to 360


Niger Regime Chief Talks ?Security Cooperation? With Putin


Russia Calls U.K. Courts ?A Farce? Over Assange Case


Lukashenko Says Helped Russia Stop Concert Gunmen From Fleeing to Belarus


Russian Security Chiefs Blame Concert Attack on Ukraine, West


[Russia] - Ukraine Says Weekend Missile Attack Damaged 4 Russian Ships


Moscow Court Remands Eighth Suspect in Concert Hall Attack


Moscow Concert Attack: What We Know


Russia?s FSB Says Bomb Attack Plotter Killed in Blast During Arrest Attempt


Russia Extends Evan Gershkovich?s Pre-Trial Detention Ahead of Arrest Anniversary


Ukrainian Shelling of Russia's Belgorod Region Injures 5


Russian Rights Chief Says Torturing Concert Attack Suspects ?Inadmissible?


[Russia] - Putin Says 'Radical Islamists' Behind Moscow Concert Attack


Moscow Court Remands 3 More Suspects Over Concert Hall Attack


?Endless Wave of Violence?: Leading Russian Anti-Torture Activist on Concert Attack Suspects? Treatment


What Was Putin Doing During the Moscow Concert Hall Attack


[Russia] - Siberian Teenagers Assaulted Over Unconventional Hairstyles


Jailed Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza's Wife Urges Prisoner Swaps


Kyrgyzstan Warns Citizens Against Travel to Russia After Concert Attack


[Russia] - Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Wounds 9


Binance Crypto Firm?s Successor in Russia Announces Closure


[Russia] - Central Asian Teen Hailed for Saving Dozens from Moscow Auditorium Attack


'Kill Them All,' Ex-Russian President Medvedev Says of Concert Hall Gunmen


Kremlin Refuses to Comment on Islamic State Links to Moscow Attack


Russia?s FSB Thwarted Attack on Putin Campaign Office ? Mediazona


Russia Arrests Gold Mine Director After Collapse Traps Workers


7 Wounded in Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv


[Russia] - Russian Court Remands 4 Suspects Over Concert Hall Attack


[Russia] - Russian Opposition Blasts Putin's Broken Security Promises After Moscow Attack


Day of Mourning in Russia as Toll From Concert Hall Massacre Climbs to 137


[Russia] - Kyiv Says 2 Russian Ships Hit in Crimea Strikes


[Russia] - Putin Allies Demand Return of Death Penalty After Moscow Attack


[Russia] - 'Terrorists Have No Nationality' Tajik President Tells Putin


Kyiv and Ukraine's Lviv Region Report 'Massive' Russian Attack, No Casualties


[Russia] - Russia Says It Shot Down Ukraine Missiles Fired at Crimea


Putin Wants To Blame Ukraine for Moscow Attack ? Zelensky


?It Could Have Been Me?: Russians Mourn Victims of Deadly Concert Hall Attack


Russian State Media Release Interrogation Videos of Concert Attack Suspects


Spacecraft Carrying First Belarus Woman Cosmonaut Lifts Off


[Russia] - Moscow Concert Attack: What We Know


[Russia] - Russian Army Claims Seized Ukrainian Village Near Bakhmut


Putin Vows Retribution for 'Barbaric' Moscow Attack


Russia Arrests Concert Hall Gunmen as Death Toll Rises


World Leaders Condemn Russian Concert Hall Attack


[Russia] - One Dead, Oil Refinery on Fire After Drone Attacks in Russia


[Russia] - At Least 60 Killed, 145 Injured in Mass Shooting Outside Moscow


Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack


[Russia] - Timeline of Attacks in Moscow Since 1999


U.S. Says No Sign of Ukraine Role in ?Terrible? Moscow Attack


[Russia] - Russia Jails Man 23 Years Over 'Railway Explosion' Plot


Russian Rescuers Hope to Reach Trapped Miners ?In Coming Days?


Russia Adds ?LGBT Movement? to ?Terrorists and Extremists? List


Russia's Central Bank Keeps Rates at 16% Amid Stubborn Inflation


[Russia] - Kremlin Planning New Mobilization for Kharkiv Offensive-- Vyorstka


[Russia] - Russia's FSB Says Detained 7 Pro-Ukraine Partisans in Moscow


[Russia] - Kremlin Says Russia in a 'State of War'


[Russia] - Russian Navy Fired on Civilian Fishing Trawler, Killing Sailors-- Dozhd


Woman Killed in Ukrainian Strike on Russia's Belgorod


Russia Attacks Ukraine With Deadly Barrage, Zelensky Appeals for Aid


[Russia] - Siberia's Krasnoyarsk to Shutter Prisons After Inmates Sent to Fight in Ukraine


Russia Sentences ?Volga Maniac? Serial Killer to Life in Prison


[Russia] - Russia Aborts Spacecraft Launch Seconds Before Liftoff





66