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The US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) warned Russia could use any Ukraine territory it holds onto as a “springboard†to capture more terrain.
Germany’s chancellor said Russia wants to “bomb us back to a time when war was a common political tool.â€
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told allies the war “may last a long time†and that they “need to be prepared†to provide ongoing support to Kyiv and to restock equipment.
The Bank of Russia delivered its third interest-rate reduction in just over a month, and a bigger one than expected. Russia said it’s opening corridors for shipping from seven Ukrainian ports amid growing international criticism of an unfolding global food crisis triggered by its blockade. Kyiv warned that security issues could still prevent free passage.
Ukrainian troops in the eastern Luhansk region are coming under constant shelling from the Russians who have established control over about 95% of the territory, Governor Serhiy Haiday — a Ukrainian official — said on his Telegram channel. Russia had occupied about 90% of Luhansk last week, he said.
There are over 40,000 civilians in the parts of Luhansk still under Ukrainian control, including nearly 15,000
people in the town of Sievierodonetsk.
The Russians have superior artillery and air power, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksiy Hromov said at a briefing. The fighting has reached “maximum intensity,†Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said at the same briefing.
Some “rather powerful†global actors mistakenly
believe in appeasing
Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his video address to the Latvian parliament.
It is an affront to Ukraine “when they say we have to give up part of our land because this is, allegedly, a required compromiseâ€, Zelenskiy said.
The US ambassador to the OSCE warned that Russia could use any territory it controls in Ukraine to launch future attacks on the country.
“For as long as the Kremlin retains control of parts of Ukraine, it will use these territories as a springboard to launch additional attacks and conquer more terrain — leaving a growing wake of destruction and atrocities,†Michael Carpenter told the OSCE’s permanent council in Vienna.