Russian military offensive - President Zelensky personally invites Xi and Biden to a peace conference.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a heartfelt plea to US President Joe Biden and China's head of state and party leader Xi Jinping, urging them to attend a proposed peace summit in Switzerland this June.
Speaking against the devastating backdrop of a printing plant in Kharkiv that had been destroyed by a Russian missile attack, Zelenskyy said, "We don't want the UN Charter to be burned like these books here, and I hope you don't want that either." Zelenskyy's speech, which was broadcast in English on his Telegram channel, stressed that only global unity could compel Russia to seek genuine peace.
Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing for another attack. While Ukraine was still fighting off Russian ground assaults in the Kharkiv region, Russia was gathering additional troops just kilometers away, preparing to launch a new offensive further northwest, he revealed.
An imminent Russian offensive in the Sumy region is possible, according to military specialists. Such an operation would capitalize on Russia's numerical and material advantage, overstretch Ukrainian defenses, and ultimately lead to the collapse of the front or the conquest of more territory.
Zelenskyy asserted that Russia's attack planning and continued "terrorist" shelling of Ukrainian cities reveal its unwillingness to negotiate a genuine peace. At best, he claimed, the Kremlin would seek a temporary ceasefire, only to break it again using Russian missiles.
To persuade Russia to honor its commitments, global intervention is crucial, underscored Zelenskyy. Recounting Ukraine's past struggles with Russian deceptions, he said, "Lies that Russia used as an excuse to prepare for war."
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is nearly three years old. Just before the invasion, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared that Russia had never invaded another country in its history and had no intention of starting a war now.
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- The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, extended a peace summit invitation to both US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping, urging global unity against the ongoing Russian military offensive in Ukraine.
- Speaking at a destroyed printing plant in Kharkiv, Zelenskyy highlighted the destruction of books as a symbol of violated UN Charter principles, pleading for an end to the conflict.
- Warnings of an impending Russian offensive in the Sumy region have been issued by military specialists, raising concerns about further escalation and Ukrainian defense overstretch.
- Under the backdrop of Russian ground assaults in the Kharkiv region, Zelenskyy revealed that Moscow was amassing troops just kilometers away for potential further aggression.
- Joe Biden and Xi Jinping were personally invited by Zelenskyy to attend a proposed peace summit in Switzerland in June, with global intervention seen as vital in ending Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
- In light of Russia's ongoing shelling of Ukrainian cities and unwillingness to negotiate genuine peace, Zelenskyy emphasized the need for strong international action to force Moscow's commitment to lasting peace.
- During his Telegram channel broadcast, Zelenskyy accused Russia of engaging in a three-year long war of aggression, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's claims of never invading another country exposed as false pretexts.
- Zelenskyy called for global intervention in the Ukraine war, citing Russian deception as a dangerous precedent that could potentially fuel future conflicts, urging the international community to learn from past mistakes and strive for peace.
Source: www.stern.de
