Ukraine claims it has retaken strategically important Kyiv suburb. The Ukrainian military said its troops have driven Russian forces out of Makariv, a town about 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of Kyiv.
The strategically important town was the scene of a fierce battle and has sustained significant damage from Russian shelling, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said, adding its recapture prevents Russian forces from encircling the capital from the northwest. The “state flag of Ukraine was raised over the city of Makariv” as the Russians retreated, the ministry wrote in a post on Facebook. DW could not confirm the claim by the Ukraine forces.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was willing to consider dropping its demands for full NATO membership in exchange for security guarantees. “It’s a compromise for everyone: for the West, which doesn’t know what to do with us with regard to NATO, for Ukraine, which wants security guarantees, and for Russia, which doesn’t want further NATO expansion,” Zelenskyy said late Monday in an interview with Ukrainian television channels. Ukraine is well aware it cannot be admitted to NATO at the moment because they “do not want to fight with Russia,” Zelenskyy said, adding, “Okay, what other security guarantees are possible?” Zelenskyy was adamant that he needed to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putinin order to understand whether Russia even intends to stop the war. Putin has so far ignored Zelenskyy repeated requests for direct talks. On Monday, Zelenskyy said again that he is ready to meet Putin “in any format” but would also not bow to ultimatums from Russia to surrender. The president also suggested that after a cease-fire agreement, Kyiv would be ready to discuss the status of Crimea and the eastern Donbas region held by Russian-backed separatists. However, Zelenskyy said he plans to put any agreements reached with Russia to a nationwide referendum for public approval.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it has withdrawn from peace treaty negotiations with Japan, as a result of sanctions imposed by Tokyo over the invasion of Ukraine. “Under the current conditions Russia does not intend to continue negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty,” the foreign ministry said and cited Japan’s “openly unfriendly positions and attempts to damage the interests of our country.” Last week Japan announced plans to revoke Moscow’s trade status and expand freezing of assets against Russian individuals. Russia and Japan have not officially ended World War II hostilities due to a dispute over islands north of Hokkaido. And Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hit back at Russia’s decision to withdraw from the peace treaty. “The latest situation occurred as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and Russia’s attempt to shift the issue to Japan-Russia relations is extremely unjustified and absolutely unacceptable,” he said in parliament. Japan “strongly protests,” he added, condemning Russia for its actions to “unilaterally change the status quo by force.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said again that he is ready to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin “in any format” but would also not bow to ultimatums from Russia to surrender. Russian publication Komsomolskaya Pravda briefly published a casualty figure of nearly 10,000 deaths of Russian soldiers since the invasion of Ukraine on February 24 began, but then deleted it. US President Joe Biden says Vladimir Putin is considering the use of biological and chemical weapons as a false flag attack, based on US intelligence assessments. The Pentagon has accused Russian forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine and said it would help gather evidence of them. The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that Russia’s attacks on the Ukrainian coastal city of Mariupol amount to a “war crime.” German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) lawmaker Michael Brand called for sanctions against former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder over his strong links with Russia. Humanitarian organization Save the Children said upwards of 6 million children are in imminent danger as a growing number of hospitals and schools come under attack during Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. A Moscow court ruled in favor of Russia’s FSB intelligence services on Monday, agreeing to label the US internet giant Meta (formerly Facebook) an “extremist organization.”
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Same should happen in Kremlin
russia can’t even afford russia right now so what could he do with Ukraine?
America and NATO are afraid of Putin escalation, then Putin escalates.
Putin does not want peace. He is stalling for time. Putsin is going to go down in history as somebody who killed thousands of people
Shoot some rockets over to Russia! Let them feel some pain as well.
HE TELLS THEM TO FIGHT AS HE HIDES IN POLAND CLOWN COWARD!
That's not what they want, Nato was never going to let them in to keep Russia from doing what it is doing anyways.
We agree to disagree the ukrainians can't use is written in the scriptures
Haha so patetic ukrainian politicians … their lie only make more pain for Ukrainian people. They lost this war zelensky need to accept this fact.
Is Zelensky going to pay US tax payers back with his off shore accounts?
Short answer: no, no significant win of anything. Ukraine is yet back in stone age, has won nothing except a new dictator, named selenskij.
Cost of Russian tank: $600k
Cost of Anti-tank missile: $6K
Be wise 👌
They arent afraid obviously Because Russia isn’t being brutal. Definitely not Carpe- bombing Like US/UK strategy in Vietnam, Germany, Iraq, Serbia, Libya, and more.
Staged attack with smoke bombs. What else you can expect from comedian president like Zelenski.
Why you not say that Ukrainian army hide multirocket launcher in shopping centre after firing rockets. You have drone video from Russian Army. Ukrainian army hiding thier equipment between civilian buildings. Ukrainian army using civilians as shield against Russians. Russians trying to save civilians but comedian president pushing civilians agains professional army.
ZELENSKY, IS NOT A SPARTAN, EVEN THOUGH HE IS INSPIRED BY THE MOVIES… CAN THIS CLOWN THINK OUTSIDE THE HOLLYWOOD BOX🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣
This reminds me of WMD escalation, Vietnam War beginings, Syria proxy war, & Cuba Missile Crisis combined I do not support EU, NATO, UN, Corp Media, Corporations, Banks, US Biden Admin, Dems, DOJ, Blinken jinning up war with Russia a nuclear power over Ukraine that Zelensky knows will not be joining NATO. I do not support a No Fly Zone. I do not support US involved in a Ukrainian war or US boots on the ground. Sending billions in weapons & $$$ for a proxy war & regime change with Putin & Russia. I am a legal US citizen & taxpayer. Zelensky needs to end this right now. He needs to accept a peace agreement for his Country & Citizens or this war with only escalate that Putin has no way to deescalate or have a peaceful resolution otherwise it will escalate further…hurting all Global Citizens & Countries. Leading only to more Global leader/Corp Media calls for more war, insults, tensions, violence, deaths, destruction, WW3, more inflation, damages, food & energy shortages coming, more supply chain issues & a cold war with Russia. Stop calling Putin a War criminal when Biden, Obama, Clinton, Bush Sr & Jr, other dictators & NATO are all war criminals including the Corp Media. Why weren't their assets seized & bank accounts frozen? Why are they escalating war with Russia? Trying to united, bully, cancel & overthrow another leader via lies & proxy wars? Zelensky was hand picked & installed because we funded NeoNazis & a Coup in 2014. NATO, Biden, Obama, UN, EU knew Russian experts & Putin have warned about this for decades. Especially the last two years with NATO' & Foreign Leaders expansion toward Russia disrespecting & violating previous agreements. You are defending corrupt Ukraine Coup members & NeoNazis.
16:22 Good God! What a tragic story.
Killing ww2 veterans, putin your a utter fanny
were is hunter hiding not in basement of bombed out building you can bet
As a student of military history who has learned how many times throughout history that the tides of war can change very fast I will be waiting in anxious anticipation of the Russian counter attack toward Kiev!! The Russian military is simply too strong, and Putin is simply too crazy, to believe there will not be one. But… if I turn out to be wrong then I will admit that I was!!
On May 1, Putin will be on the podium of the Mausoleum!!
SAPIENTI SAT
Free People can protest unlike those in Moscow (corralled ) ,by squad of lil man with limp hand..The west finally unite . sanctions will last for years.. world hatred long er
Zolensky urges others to fight and die while he's well fed, and papered by bodygaurds. How selfless of him.
UKRAINIANS give up
Surrender completely Ukrains and accept Russia government. For talks its to late after 14 Years provocation against Russia ! You see 10 mill. Ukrains on the run ,Russians will live now there.
By preventing the civilians from leaving and destroying any food sources they are using ancient siege tactics. Those civilians will be a burden on the fighting force eventually. Their resources will be drained. It's brutal, but eventually it will be effective.
How weird, medias never shows Ukraine army, all we are shown is a couple of mens holding guns
We Love Rusia
Uurrrraaaaaa…
From Indonesia and India
Lol😂😂😂😂Rip Ukraine . Its just a matter of time.
Hmmmm, with so much misinformation who knows who telling the truth. Especially, western media outlets
Latest fighting inkherson
Please please please stop the war removal Putin powers of military Russia
Все это устроили негодяи из Госдепа.
Russian Soldiers are either Surrendering to Ukrainian Soldiers or living the Captured territory by the Onslaught of Ukrainian. Russia is only able to destroy Ukraine Infrastructures by doing heavy bombing everywhere. Ukraine Leader is ready to discuss with Russia regarding not joining Nato but Russia should gurantee the Safety of Ukraine Democracy.
The only reason that Russia hasn't taken Kyiv is just because Putin doesn't want to destroy the history of Russian in Kyiv. But putins patient could be gone soon.
That sounds like a surrender.
Everyday only "Ukraine says" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Speaking of Ukraine……where is the lil Coward Puppet hiding. Note that World sympathy has turned toward Russia now that the truths are exposed.
Yes, it could be that Ukraine forces "pushed" back Russia… OR it could be that Russian forces are falling back because Putin is going Nuclear on Ukraine…
if Russia is retreating that means they are planning for massive missile attacks . May be most powerful missiles . that why they are calling back army so that army may not be facing the missiles destruction
Smoke bombs???
If Zelensky is going to do what Putin wants what have Ukrainen's died for, i understand he Zelensky wants and end too this war but can you trust PUTIN'S RUSSIA?????
BECAUSE HE'S DONE THIS BEFORE.
After all this Ukrainen's can't give there freedom's or land up to Russia.
Putin is a very evil he can't be trusted he has to be removed as President and someone like the man who is in jail the man Putin's tried to kill twice. A man who actually cares for he's own people…..
God bless Ukrainen's….
Cocaine addict should sign a deal
UK need NATO to help other wise probms
Goblok kareh anggok