The two protagonists of the war between Ukraine and Russia referred to the new election of the Pontiff of the Catholic Church.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, He congratulated the new Pope Leo XIV and said he hopes that the American and Peruvian pontiff entits a “constructive dialogue” with the Kremlin.
“I trust that the constructive dialogue and cooperation established between Russia and the Vatican continue to develop on the basis of the Christian values that unite us ”, Putin said in a message posted by the Kremlin.
On the other hand, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski said he hopes that the Vatican continues to support kyiv “morally and spiritually” to “restore justice and achieve lasting peace” with Moscow.
“Ukraine appreciates deeply The constant position of the Holy See in favor of respect for international lawcondemning the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and protecting the rights of innocent civilians, ”added Zelenski, in a message posted in X.
This is how war goes
Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday to launch attacks in the northeastern region of Sumi, although he did not use missiles or drones, In the middle of a three -day truce unilaterally ordered by Vladimir Putin.
Putin’s order coincides with the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazism At the end of World War II, which bring together in Moscow about thirty foreign leaders such as Chinese Xi Jinping and the Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
“At 08h00 there were no attacks with missiles or drones in the Ukrainian airspace. However, during the night, enemy tactical aviation launched guided air pumps in the Sumi region,” said the Ukrainian Air force on morning attacks.
A bomb fell into a residential area near Bilopilia, A town near the border with the Russian region of Kursk, according to emergency services.
-The Russian army launched five ballistic missiles and 187 drones, at least two of these missiles and 81 drones were intercepted.
In kyiv, A mother and her son died And seven other people were injured, including four children. According to Zelenski, the regions of Zaporiyia, Donetsk, Zhitomir, Jersón and Dnipró were also subject to attacks.
Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian center in charge of counteracting misinformation, said Russia “violates the truce by attacking the Sumi region.”
Ukraine never accepted the proposal of truce, which cataloged Farsa, and He claimed a 30 -day fire.
In the hours prior to their entry into force, the two countries exchanged air attackswhich left two dead in Ukraine and caused the closure of airports in Moscow and other Russian cities for the approach of enemy drones.
Nizhni Nóvgorod airport, in western Russia, closed Thursday for about an hour and a half “to guarantee the safety of civil planes,” according to a spokesman for the Federal Air Transport Agency.
The Kremlin leader had rejected in March a joint proposal of the United States and Ukraine for a high unconditional fire. Since then he only offered Small contributions to Donald Trump’s peace efforts.
The United States vice president, JD Vance, asked for “direct negotiations” between kyiv and Moscow, the only way to put an end to the conflict, after almost three months conversations have been held separately, driven by Washington, without giving any fruit.
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