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| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks during a press conference on the outcome of the Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev on 8 July, 2019. Picture: AFP. |
International Military - The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is still ongoing even though both sides have suffered heavy losses. The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 with the invasion of Kyiv. Many parties began to predict when the war between Russia and Ukraine would end, seeing the struggles of the two countries to get to each other.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is known to have entered its third month since Putin first announced that he would carry out a military operation. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow was deliberately stalling for time in the war with Kyiv.
The goal is that civilians can evacuate as a whole. "A ceasefire is being declared and humanitarian corridors are being created to get people out of the besieged settlements," he said.
Shoigu also emphasized that this would certainly slow down the pace of weapons in Ukraine. That will help to avoid any casualties in the Ukrainian civilian population. In line with Shoigu's statement, one of Moscow's top security officials also said that Russia was not "pursuing a deadline" despite the three months of war.
Responding to Russia's statement, Ukrainian President Zelensky made a mockery of it. According to Zelensky, Russia's statement is a pathetic lie designed to hide a disastrous campaign.
Even blatantly, Zelensky rejected the statement by calling it "totally unreal". Zelensky's remarks came after Russia reportedly lost nearly 30,000 troops, thousands of tanks and armored vehicles.
Zelensky said Russia was just trying to cover up a lie about how they shouldn't fight at full force. "How sad and the time will come when they will figure it out themselves," Zelensky added.
But in a separate interview, the secretary of President Putin's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, appeared to be contributing. Patrushev explained that all of Putin's goals in Ukraine will certainly be achieved. He also said that Russia was not on time for this.