G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet virtually on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the German government spokesman announced on Monday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Zelensky about the “solidarity of Germany and the other G7 states” after the Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities today, German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told a news conference. .
Hebestreit announced that the G7 meeting will take place on Tuesday afternoon at 12:00 GMT (13:00 Lisbon time).
Volodymyr Zelensky asked Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron for a tough response to Russia after the heavy bombardment of several Ukrainian cities on Monday morning.
“We discussed the strengthening of our air defense, the need for a strong European and international reaction, as well as increased pressure on Russia,” Zelensky said on Twitter, after speaking urgently with his German and French.
Emmanuel Macron expressed his “extreme concern” on Monday after the series of Russian attacks against Ukraine and promised to increase France’s military aid to Ukraine during a telephone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a statement from the Elysee Palace.
“[O Presidente Emmanuel Macron] reaffirmed its full and complete support for President Zelensky, [confirmando] France’s commitment to strengthen its support to Ukraine in response to the needs formulated by kyiv, including military equipment”, declared the French Presidency.
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Monday called the launch of Russian missiles at civilian areas in Ukraine unacceptable.
In a message published on the social network Twitter, the head of the British Foreign Office indicated that he had contacted his Ukrainian colleague, Dmytro Kuleba, “to reinforce the moral and practical support of the United Kingdom to Ukraine.”
“This is a display of weakness on the part of [Presidente russo, Vladimir] Putin, not force,” Cleverly said, referring to a previous Kuleba message, in which the Ukrainian politician stressed that “Putin’s only tactic is terror over peaceful Ukrainian cities,” adding that “he will not destroy Ukraine.” .
According to Kuleba, “This is the answer to all peacemakers who want to talk to Putin about peace: Putin is a terrorist who talks with missiles.”
The British Ministry of Defense indicated in its latest message posted on Twitter that Ukraine’s offensive operations continue to put pressure on Russian forces both in the northeast of the country and in the Kherson region in the south.
Several places in Ukraine, including kyiv and the Khmelnytskiy, Lviv, Dnipro, Vinnitsa, Zaporizhia, Sumi, Kharkiv and Jytomyr regions, were shelled by Russian forces today, according to information provided by the Ukrainian authorities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused Russia of launching a campaign to bomb Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with Iranian weapons.
“It’s been a tough morning,” Zelensky said in a video posted on the Telegram social network, referring to the attacks that left at least eight dead and 24 wounded in kyiv.
Source: TSF
