He announced that he had spoken with the Belarusian leader and Putin’s ally, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a message to the Telegram network.
Zelensky has not yet given further details about the phone call.
Earlier, Kiev refused to hold talks in Minsk, accusing it of allowing Russian troops to pass through its territory. Moscow has given Kiev until 16:00 Greek time to respond to the invitation for negotiations on Belarusian territory.
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The Russian ultimatum
Russia gives Ukraine a deadline of 15.00 in the afternoon (16.00 Greek time) to respond to the invitation for negotiations on Belarusian territory.
“Until 15.00 we will continue to be here and wait for confirmation from the Ukrainian side for their own decision to start negotiations in Gomel (Belarus),” said the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, as reported by the Russian agency TASS.
Medinsky also said that Moscow guarantees the security of the Ukrainian negotiating mission, in case it starts to reach Gomel, Belarus, where the Russian delegation is already located.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier rejected the Russian proposal, saying there could be no dialogue in a country from which Russia has attacked Ukraine.
In particular, he replied that dialogue in Belarus could only take place if Russia had not attacked Ukraine from Belarus.
He added that Kiev remained open to dialogue at another point from which no attack was launched on his country.
“Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku. We suggested all these cities. “And any other city would suit us,” he said in a video uploaded to the internet.
Zelensky said that last night was violent and that the Russian occupation forces “attacked civilian areas” where there is no military infrastructure. “They are attacking everywhere,” he added.
Ukraine is suing Russia in The Hague
Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Russia at the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
He also said that “Russia must be held accountable for distorting the notion of genocide in order to justify aggression.” “We are calling for an urgent decision ordering Russia to suspend military activity now, and we expect the tests to begin next week.”
Ukraine has submitted its application against Russia to the ICJ. Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression. We request an urgent decision ordering Russia to cease military activity now and expect trials to start next week.
– Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 27, 2022
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Kharkov is under full control of Ukrainian forces, says Kiev
Ukraine has full control of the city of Kharkiv in its northeastern part, the regional governor said today in a post on his social media.
“Control of Kharkiv is completely ours! The armed forces, the police and the defense forces are working (for that) and the city has been completely cleared of the enemy,” Olekh Sinegubov wrote in the Telegram.
Street fights in the city streets
Earlier, according to the French Agency, there were ongoing street battles between Ukrainian forces and the Russian army.
Fighting has been raging since the morning with light armor abandoned or engulfed in flames visible in the streets, and gunfire and sporadic explosions can be heard in the city, which is mostly deserted, with residents locked in their homes. their.
The appeal to the citizens to stay in the shelters
Earlier, o head of the Kharkiv regional administration, Oleg Shinegubovstated that light military vehicles of Russia “They entered the city”.
Videos have been released showing Russian military vehicles driving through the city to the northeast.
Russian forces pushing into Kharkiv pic.twitter.com/XxV2ah7SQZ
– OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 27, 2022
Shinebubov called on civilians to stay in safe places, as Russian troops appear to be in the city center.
“Do not leave the shelters! The Armed Forces of Ukraine exterminate the enemy. “Citizens are urged not to take to the streets,” he said.
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