Russia launched this Friday a new attack contra civil areas in Kharkiv, who left at least 40 injured.
“Russia attacks Ukraine again. Kharkiv has been attacked by Shahed drones dozens. Residential buildings, companies and civil infrastructure They have been damaged. So far more than 40 injured have been reported. Rescuers and relevant services are working everywhere, ”said Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenskywho condemned what happened and insisted that, once again, Russia attacks civil areas, in which “there were no military objectives or could there be”.
Previously, on Thursday night, the authorities had reported another aggression, this time about Zaporizhzhiawhich involved drones y missiles enemies, and left More than 30 injured.
Following these aggressions, Zelensky appealed again to his allies and asked for more severe actions against Russia and greater assistance to protect the civilian population.
“Firm and forceful decisions of our partners are needed: the United States, Europe, all our partners seeking peace. Only strength and sanctions will force Russia to stop”he said.
For weeks, USA Mediator’s Office between Russia and Ukraine, with the aim of obtaining an agreement that allows you to put end to warwhich has been more than three years old.
Although Zelensky has accepted the proposals approached by the White House to high the initial fire, which lead – in the last instance – to the total cessation of the aggressions, the Kremlin has imposed a series of a series of conditions y demands which hindered the advance of the negotiations.
In fact, days ago, the own Donald Trump criticized the position adopted by his pair, Vladimir Putinand urged him to end the attacks against Ukrainian civilians and sit at the negotiating table, seriously.
“Putin had no reason to shoot missiles against civil areas, cities and towns in recent days! It makes me think that, maybe, he doesn’t want to stop war (…) and must be treated differently. Through the ‘bank’ or with ‘secondary sanctions’ “, The president wrote in his account of Truth Social.
While the peace negotiations remain at a dead point, the eve of kyiv took an important step in his relationship with Washington and finally signed a Agreement for the joint exploitation of Ukrainian minerals.
As detailed by the text, the Investment Fund for the United States Reconstruction will allow channeling resources, capacities and talents of both, to Promote the country’s economic recovery at war. However, kyiv will keep “the full control over its soil, infrastructure and natural resources”And the benefits bottom “They will reinvest exclusively” in La Naciónunlike previous versions, which referred to the return of the assistance provided by the American giant in recent years.
“This economic association positions our two countries to Collaborate and Inventing together In order to ensure that our assets, talents and mutual capabilities can accelerate the economic recovery of Ukraine, ”said the US Department of the Treasury, while kyiv’s Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyrydenko, celebrated that “Together with the United States we are creating the fund that will attract world investment to our country.”
(With information from Europa press)
