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 by AFP Staff Writers Kyiv (AFP) March 7, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused the Russian army of scuppering the evacuation of civilians through humanitarian corridors agreed after talks with Moscow. "There was an agreement on humanitarian corridors. Did that work? Russian tanks worked in its place, Russian Grads (multiple rocket launchers), Russian mines," Zelensky said in a video posted on Telegram. The Ukrainian leader said Russian forces mined the road chosen to bring food and medicine to the besieged city of Mariupol in southern Ukraine. Accusing Moscow of "cynicism", Zelensky also said Russian troops destroyed buses that were due to evacuate civilians from the combat zones. "They ensure that a small corridor to the occupied territory is open for a few dozen people. Not so much towards Russia as towards the propagandists, directly towards the television cameras," he said. But Zelensky added that Kyiv would continue to negotiate with Russia to reach a peace deal. "I'm staying here, I'm staying in Kyiv... I'm not afraid," he said. Russia on Monday morning had announced the creation of corridors to allow civilians to leave several besieged Ukrainian cities, with the humanitarian situation deteriorating as supplies start to run low. But Ukraine refused to evacuate civilians to Russia as four of Moscow's six proposed corridors led to Russia or its ally Belarus. Russia on Monday evening announced that local ceasefires in Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy would begin from 0700 GMT on Tuesday to facilitate the evacuation of civilians. Moscow has said the routes are still due to be approved by Ukraine.
US says may become harder to ship arms to Ukraine Madrid (AFP) March 7, 2022 Western nations have so far been succesful in delivering arms to Ukraine, but this may become harder in the coming days, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Monday. "I think it has been extraordinary the amount of arms supplies that are getting in to Ukraine even under the most difficult of circumstances," she told a media briefing in Madrid. "The international community has been tremendously responsive and has found ways to get the material in. That may become harder in the coming d ... read more
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