Yesterday, everyone heard the signals from Russia’s leader. Putin put on a performance, particularly for the United States too. He wants all of Ukraine, and had wanted it not just for four years, not since 2014, but long before that. pic.x.com/13pFjeHqmk

Speaking to journalists, I said: during the repatriation of bodies, 20 of those returned to us as Ukrainian fallen soldiers turned out to be Russians, one was a foreign mercenary. This lie is documented, some of the bodies even had Russian passports. pic.x.com/DNYdob0MaZ

Ukraine calls for a month of maximum pressure on Russia. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha emphasized that the coming month must become a turning point in intensifying sanctions on Russia. The goal: to reduce Russia’s ability to produce weapons and wage war. He urged pic.x.com/Bl9ISLDVKo

Putin's cynical statements demonstrate complete disdain for US peace efforts. While the United States and the rest of the world have called for an immediate end to the killing, Russia's top war criminal discusses plans to seize more Ukrainian territory and kill more Ukrainians.