A “true and full halt of hostilities” will happen, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, if Russia withdraws all of its forces from Ukraine and returns authority to the land along the Russian border that is under Ukrainian control.
Zelenskyy said delays in putting an end to the conflict imply additional deaths of Ukrainians and risks to the globe in an online address to the leaders of the Group of 20 countries meeting in Bali.
Zelenskyy stated, “I am confident that this is the moment when the Russian disastrous war must and can be halted.
The official, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity, said there was no discussion of ending the war during the talks.
Russia acknowledged the meeting but declined to provide further information.
The Ukrainian president made his remarks after visiting the recently recaptured city of Kherson on Monday and telling Ukrainian forces that the nation is “ready for peace.”
During his visit to Kherson, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy can be seen walking on the main plaza in this image released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office.
Zelenskyy visited Kherson on Monday, but Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to comment, stating that “this area is part of the Russian Federation.”
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Along with three other Ukrainian areas, the territory was unlawfully acquired by Russia last month.
The leaders of American and Russian intelligence met on Monday in Turkey for the highest-level recognized face-to-face discussions between the two nations since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which coincided with Zelenskyy’s visit.
According to a White House representative, CIA Director Bill Burns met with Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russian intelligence, to discuss the repercussions of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
The official, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity, said there was no discussion of ending the war during the talks.
Russia acknowledged the meeting but declined to provide further information.
At a hearing on global threats held by the House Intelligence Committee, CIA Director William Burns gestures while speaking in
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Other recent developments
The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution on Monday demanding that Russia pay Ukraine’s damages.
The result was 94-14.
Despite being approved, the resolution had less support than one from October that denounced Russia’s “attempted unlawful annexation” of four areas of Ukraine.
It was approved 143-5 with 35 voting against it.
Despite Ukraine’s recent victories, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reminded reporters at The Hague that Russia’s military might should not be underrated.
During a joint press conference with Dutch government representatives, he added, “The next months will be challenging. Putin’s purpose is to leave Ukraine freezing and dark this winter. So, we must remain the course.
Under the condition of anonymity, a senior U.S. military official informed reporters on Monday that the Russian soldiers in Kherson have relocated to the eastern bank of the Dnipro River and are fortifying their defensive positions there.
The person stated, “Right now, our opinion is that their objective would be to attempt to hang on to that land.
However, “because the Russians don’t look eager to leave the remainder of occupied Ukraine, there’s probably more severe combat ahead,” the official added, despite Kherson’s strategic importance to Ukraine.
Despite leaving Kherson, The Associated Press claimed that Russia still controls approximately 70% of the surrounding area.
On Saturday, November 12, 2022, Ukrainians assemble in the city center of Kherson, Ukraine, to commemorate the recapture of their city.
Some information in this report came from The Associated Press and Reuters.
