Volodymyr Zelensky has slated Donald Trump’s reported thought of giving up swathes of territory to Russia, branding it “primitive”.
The US presidential candidate is alleged to have steered Kyiv cede Crimea and the Donbas to Vladimir Putin to finish the warfare.
However the Ukrainian president mentioned such a deal would pave the best way for extra Russian conquest.
“If the deal is that we simply hand over our territories, and that’s the thought behind it, then it’s a really primitive thought,” Mr Zelensky informed Politico.
“I don’t want a unbelievable thought, I would like an actual thought, as a result of folks’s lives are at stake.”
In the meantime, UK overseas secretary Lord Cameron urged US politicians to not be taken in by propaganda from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
“Don’t hearken to Putin’s lies about Ukraine. It’s a free democracy that desires to be an impartial sovereign nation, that desires to be our ally and our good friend,” he mentioned.
Kyiv downed dozens of Russian drones, and two guided missiles focusing on Odesa and Mykolaiv had been destroyed.
However Ukraine has additionally denied claims by Moscow it was behind drone strikes on Europe’s largest nuclear plant, at Zaporizhzhia.
Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit this yr
The Swiss authorities will host a two-day high-level convention in June geared toward attaining peace in Ukraine, it mentioned on Wednesday, though Russia has made clear it won’t participate within the initiative.
Switzerland mentioned in January it could host a peace summit on the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and has since held talks with the EU, G7 member states and nations similar to China and India to garner their help.
“There may be presently enough worldwide help for a high-level convention to launch the peace course of,” the Federal Council mentioned in an announcement.
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 14:31
Zelensky slams Trump’s peace plan as ‘primitive’
Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed Donald Trump’s reported thought of giving up swathes of territory to Russia as “primitive”.
The US presidential candidate is alleged to have steered Kyiv cede Crimea and the Donbas to Vladimir Putin to finish the warfare.
However the Ukrainian president mentioned such a deal would pave the best way for extra Russian conquest. “If the deal is that we simply hand over our territories, and that’s the thought behind it, then it’s a really primitive thought,” Mr Zelensky informed Politico.
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 14:01
Ukraine navy chief’s chilling warning to the West about Russia’s risk
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 14:00
Cameron: ‘Don’t hearken to Putin’s lies’
British overseas secretary Lord Cameron has urged US politicians to not be taken in by propaganda from Vladimir Putin.
The previous prime minister is in Washington DC as a part of an effort to unlock US funding for Ukraine which is presently being blocked by Republicans.
Senior figures together with Home intelligence committee chairman Mike Turner and overseas affairs committee chairman Michael McCaul have warned that a few of their fellow Republicans are being influenced by Russian propaganda.
Requested concerning the scenario, Lord Cameron informed MSNBC: “Don’t hearken to Putin’s lies about Ukraine. It’s a free democracy that desires to be an impartial sovereign nation, that desires to be our ally and our good friend.
“And we must be standing by our associates, as a result of the world will likely be watching if we don’t.”
Katy Clifton10 April 2024 13:50
UK wants wartime defence spending in face of most harmful time since Chilly Conflict, ex-civil service chief warns
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 13:30
David Cameron was fairly proper to drop in on Donald Trump
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 12:53
Ukraine and UK signal settlement to cooperate on arms manufacturing
Ukraine and Britain have signed a framework settlement to cooperate within the defence and arms manufacturing sector, officers mentioned in Kyiv, a part of a wartime effort to construct up Ukraine’s home weapons trade by working with allies.
The doc was signed at a navy trade convention in Kyiv that was attended by about 30 British defence firms who visited to debate potential joint ventures with Ukrainian weapons and defence producers.
“It’s the first intergovernmental settlement on cooperation,” Oleksandr Kamyshin, Ukraine’s Minister for Strategic Industries, informed reporters after the signing ceremony.
“As we speak British firms are working with Ukrainian firms and in search of alternatives to provide extra weapons collectively.”
Greg Palms, UK Minister for Commerce Coverage, mentioned he hoped the settlement would carry features for Ukraine on the battlefield and likewise profit its battered economic system in the long run.
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 12:33
Watch as Cameron and Blinken maintain joint press convention in Washington DC
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 11:53
Ukraine denies a Russian declare that it launched drone strikes on a significant nuclear energy plant
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 10:45
Kyiv downs 14 out of 17 Russian drones, air pressure claims
Kyiv has downed dozens of Putin’s drones and two guided missiles as Ukraine was accused of hitting a Russian-controlled nuclear energy plant.
The Ukrainian Air Power claimed 14 out of 17 assault drones launched by Moscow had been downed and two of a number of guided missiles focusing on Odesa and Mykolaiv had been destroyed.
Power infrastructure in Mykolaiv was broken because of the assault, disrupting energy provide for a number of hours. There have been no casualties within the assaults, the navy mentioned.
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 10:42