Seem more like an ultimatum. Is Kiev already surrounded? I thought the Russian / VDV were only holding the main roads west of Kiev.
AFAICT, not completely surrounded. However, I expect it is a matter of time unless mecha driving Cossacks show up.
Seem more like an ultimatum. Is Kiev already surrounded? I thought the Russian / VDV were only holding the main roads west of Kiev.
Well this has got to be the fastest moving war in history. Not even 48 hours and Ukraine is looking to "negotiate".
Do we know the make/model of that vehicle? Looked like an ATGM carrierThat's clearly a Ukrainian tank.
Driving a tank on a road is different to soft ground and it's easy to lose traction. I've seen videos of tanks losing control and spinning on parades.
So, you're saying...'Mission Accomplished?'
That's...a cursed declaration.
Russia is already weak, but it feels boxed in by NATO, so adding a few more sanctions (offset by China), and establishing a de-militarized neutral buffer zone is well worth the high price if it means safeguarding your national sovereignty and security interests. Just like UK's Brexit from EU, some nations do things not out of consideration of dollars and cents, but out of vague intangible national security interests that sometimes might hurt them economically, but they think it's worth the costs because the perception of sovereignty is paramount.
No, there definitely was a protest (and not only there) yesterday - I personally know 3-4 people who got detained there and in Ekaterinburg.The west trying their best to put out disinformation. In reality,
I don't think Russia actually wants to negotiate. Putin seems pretty pissed the Ukrainians resisted.