Putin has already stolen practically half a year from diplomacy — another half a year — on top of the entire duration of this war. Russia is not changing its plans and is not looking for a way out of this war. On the contrary, they are preparing for new operations, including on pic.x.com/Hx47bYgT8z

I held a meeting with the military and the Minister of Defense. We discussed all key issues in detail. The front – primarily the Pokrovsk direction. There is a major concentration of Russian troops in that area, with numerous assaults. I thank all our units, every warrior, for pic.x.com/TmANZGyzUQ

The Kremlin is once again pretending to be open to dialogue, attempting to shift responsibility for prolonging the war.

In 2005, Ukraine ratified the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and Their Destruction, commonly known as the Ottawa Convention, and since then has faithfully fulfilled its obligations. At the same time, the pic.x.com/JnattZfVUf