“SElon our military data, despite the announcements [de Vladimir Poutine]Russian forces continue to attack the whole front line “, said Sybiha at the end of the morning. Since the entry into force of the truce, “Russia violated the ceasefire 734 times and launched 63 assault operations, 23 of which continue; Attack the positions of our troops 586 times, using massive weapons out of 464 of them, made 176 FPV drone strikes and ten air attacks, using 16 guided air bombs “, he said, before indicating that the evidence of said strikes had been shared with the country’s allies, and that Ukraine “would respond appropriately“.
“We respond to the violations of the Ukrainians”
Passed master in the art of cynicism and dodge, the Russian army reacted by affirming “strictly respecting” its commitments but “responding to the violations of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian armed forces”. The two camps are therefore indeed bombing. This will not prevent Moscow from welcoming nearly thirty foreign leaders who came to attend the celebrations on Friday, and display their support for Vladimir Putin.
War in Ukraine: China embarrassed and … annoyed
Although forced to land in Azerbaijan, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic arrived on Wednesday. Significantly more anticipated, Chinese President Xi Jinping followed him on Thursday and immediately met his Russian counterpart in Kremlin, where both took great care to display their agreement. “”With our Chinese friends, we firmly defend historical truth, protect the memory of the events of the years of war and fight against modern manifestations of neonazism and militarism“Said Vladimir Putin.”Faced with the international trend for unilateralism and hegemonic harassment behavior, China will work with Russia to assume the special responsibilities of the world’s great powers“, completed Xi Jinping.
Great military parade
The Second World War – or “Great Patriotic War” for the Russians – occupies a central place in the rhetoric of the Kremlin. He continues to present the large-scale invasion of Ukraine as an extension of the war against Nazism, whose victory is just as inevitable. At the start of the week, former Defense Minister Sergei Choïgu also recalled that it was not a war against Ukraine, but against the West, enemy of Russia and his allies from the multipolar world.
“We do not go to a place at the negotiating table, we win it by making ourselves essential”
-In addition to Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin should speak with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, and has just signed a strategic partnership with the president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. The only leader of the European Union announced, Slovak President Robert Fico should notably rub shoulders with the Vietnamese to Lam, Belarusian Alexandre Loukachenko, as well as Indian, Congolese, Burmese, Egyptian and North Korean representatives in the stands. All will attend this Friday at the traditional military parade organized in the Red square, where soldiers from the Russian army and twelve foreign armies should parade including Chinese forces. Interesting detail when you know that China firmly denies any military involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite the recent arrest of several Chinese soldiers on the Ukrainian front.
Safety measures
To avoid any incident, Russian security services have provided draconian security measures. Internet access and mobile telephony should be restricted in a good part of the country during the parade. Scooters, cigarettes and companies are formally prohibited in the vicinity of the Red Square, and the parades which were to take place in several provincial cities have been canceled for security reasons.
Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to specify this week that Ukraine “could not be held responsible for what is happening in Russian territory“And could not”Provide any guarantee, not knowing how Russia would act on these dates“. He also urged foreign troops not to take part in the parade.”Walking with them is sharing the responsibility for the blood of Ukrainian children, civilians and soldiers […] and not celebrate victory over Nazism“. Any foreign participation will be perceived as”Support for the aggressive state“.
The ratified ores agreement
On the American side, we are more discreet than usual. After having long proclaimed to “settle the conflict” in a few weeks and lastingly attempted to force disadvantageous peace for Ukraine by aligning the requests of Moscow, the Trump administration seems to give up at least in part to its claims. Wednesday, in Washington, the American vice-president JD Vance recognized for the first time that he was “probably impossible (for the United States) to make complete mediation“Between kyiv and Moscow, everything taking great care not to offend the Kremlin.
What does the American plan contain to flex kyiv and Moscow?
Ukrainian parliamentarians have ratified Thursday the agreement on the exploitation of natural resources in the country signed at the end of last week with the United States. An interview was planned for this evening between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, who counts more than ever on his supporters, while the European Union has just paid Ukraine a new aid tranche of one billion euros.
