Russian troops have resumed their offensive in Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin halted the offensive yesterday in anticipation of talks with Kiev, which never took place, the Kremlin was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Zelensky: Ukraine thwarted the plan of Russian forces
Both Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, talked about possible talks yesterday, but Ukraine said clashes with invading Russian troops continued last night and today.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that after Putin’s order, Russian troops had clashed only with “nationalist groups” and had not fought regular Ukrainian forces.
“Yesterday day, pending talks, the Russian president ordered a halt to Moscow’s offensive.” “As the Ukrainian side refused to negotiate, the Russian offensive was resumed today,” Peskov was quoted as saying by AFP.
Security expert: The war in Ukraine has been prepared for a long time
Today, the government in Kiev said that Russian forces were attacking a number of Ukrainian cities and that Russian saboteurs had been detained in the capital.
This morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russians had taken over the Ukrainian city of Melitopol.
Peskov also said at a briefing that Russia had awaited Western sanctions in response to the invasion and had taken steps to minimize their impact on the economy.
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