Kyiv says it has liberated four villages - the first since President Zelensky announced the offensive.
  • Ukraine says it has liberated four villages in the south-east, calling these the first settlements won back from Russia since Kyiv’s counter-offensive began
  • On Monday morning, officials reported that “the national flag is once again waving” over Storozhove, in the Donetsk region
  • A day earlier, footage showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in Blahodatne and Neskuchne - and a minister said nearby Makarivka was also taken
  • The settlements are relatively small - and Moscow is yet to confirm any retreat
  • The Institute for the Study of War backs up Kyiv’s claims, saying Ukraine captured “multiple settlements” along the frontline over the weekend
  • On Saturday, President Zelensky acknowledged that the long-awaited counter-offensive was under way
  • pingvenoEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Then have nuclear weapon deployment forbidden in Ukraine as part of a peace treaty? That isn’t a complex problem to solve. The Baltic NATO countries already follow a no-nukes policy. Russia always seems to equate NATO membership with inevitable nuclear silos, but that’s doesn’t hold up to even the slightest scrutiny. Quite the opposite. While there are NATO countries in Europe with nuclear weapons, none border Russia.