Putin intends to conquer areas in Ukraine up to Kiev? Russia’s offensive began
CNN refers to its sources in Washington. According to one of the station’s interlocutors, the Russian command intends to gather large forces on the front line, and the purpose of the potential offensive may be to take more lands in the east of Ukraine.
Russia is preparing an offensive. Putin plans to get areas to Kiev?
Vladimir « Putin will try to occupy every area that he will be able to get to the suburbs of Kiev, » believes the second of the sources of CNN.
On Thursday, May 15, a spokesman for the Ukrainian operational and tactical grouping of the « Kharkiv » troops, Paweł Szamszyn, said that the Russian summer offensive has already started.
« We see that the Russians are gathering forces, and the summer offensive campaign has already started, » he said, quoted by the RBK-Ukrain portal.
The President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski also referred to the Russian offensive. – Russia began offensive actions in all directions – it lasted for several months, and the main direction was the summary region. Indeed, 67,000 were concentrated there. Russian soldiers. We took the right steps to prevent them from joining their strength – said Zelanski. According to him, « Russians are now working on rebuilding and regrouping their strength. »
Peace talks are underway in Turkey
On Thursday in Ankara, and Friday in Istanbul there are peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Wołodymyr Zelnski is present, but Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s higher -level representation were missing. According to CNN, the talks are exactly what Moscow wants.
– The only way to achieve a breakthrough is to meet between President Trump and President Putin. This will require this level of commitment to achieve a breakthrough in this matter – said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the meeting of the ministers of NATO countries in Antalya.
Trump previously suggested that he could fly to Turkey for conversations, if Putin was there, and on Thursday he said that « nothing would happen until Putin and he met. » He assured, however, that he was not disappointed with the low level of the delegation, which Russia sent to Istanbul.
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Vladimir Putin is preparing a summer offensive campaign.
