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Volodymyr Zelensky has slated Donald Trump’s reported idea of giving up swathes of territory to Russia, branding it “primitive”.
The US presidential candidate is said to have suggested Kyiv cede Crimea and the Donbas to Vladimir Putin to end the war.
But the Ukrainian president said such a deal would pave the way for more Russian conquest.
“If the deal is that we just give up our territories, and that’s the idea behind it, then it’s a very primitive idea,” Mr Zelensky told Politico.
“I don’t need a fantastic idea, I need a real idea, because people’s lives are at stake.”
Meanwhile, UK foreign secretary Lord Cameron urged US politicians not to be taken in by propaganda from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
“Don’t listen to Putin’s lies about Ukraine. It is a free democracy that wants to be an independent sovereign country, that wants to be our ally and our friend,” he said.
Kyiv downed dozens of Russian drones, and two guided missiles targeting Odesa and Mykolaiv were destroyed.
But Ukraine has also denied claims by Moscow it was behind drone strikes on Europe’s largest nuclear plant, at Zaporizhzhia.
US general warns time running out for Ukraine without US aid
Ukraine will run out of artillery shells and air defense interceptors “in fairly short order” without American support, leaving them vulnerable to a partial or total defeat, the top US general in Europe said.
“If one side can shoot and the other side can’t shoot back, the side that can’t shoot back loses. So the stakes are very high,” General Christopher Cavoli, the commander of European Command, told the House Armed Services Committee.
Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to call a vote on a bill that would provide $60 billion more for Ukraine and the White House is scrambling to find ways to send assistance to Kyiv, which has been battling Russian forces for more than two years.
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 16:30
Cameron admits he is meeting US politicians with ‘great trepidation’ but is passionate about Ukraine
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 16:00
Russian airstrikes kill at least three people
Russian air strikes on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on Wednesday afternoon hit a clinic and a pharmacy, killing at least three people, a local official said.
Kharkiv and the surrounding region have long been targeted by Russian attacks but the strikes have become more intense over recent weeks, hitting civilian and energy infrastructure.
A 14-year-old girl, and two women were killed in the village of Lyptsi, where a pharmacy came under attack, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 15:23
The Russian glide bombs changing the face of the war in Ukraine
The Russian glide bombs changing the face of the war in Ukraine
Winged explosives weighing up to 1,500 kilograms – and nicknamed the ‘building destroyer’ – have had a devastating impact wherever they have been used, writes Tom Watling. Kyiv is battling them as best it can but needs Western allies to step up and provide more weapons, air defences and ammunition
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 15:00
Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit this year
The Swiss government will host a two-day high-level conference in June aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine, it said on Wednesday, although Russia has made clear it will not take part in the initiative.
Switzerland said in January it would host a peace summit at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and has since held talks with the EU, G7 member states and countries such as China and India to garner their support.
“There is currently sufficient international support for a high-level conference to launch the peace process,” the Federal Council said in a statement.
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 14:31
Zelensky slams Trump’s peace plan as ‘primitive'
Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed Donald Trump’s reported idea of giving up swathes of territory to Russia as “primitive”.
The US presidential candidate is said to have suggested Kyiv cede Crimea and the Donbas to Vladimir Putin to end the war.
But the Ukrainian president said such a deal would pave the way for more Russian conquest. “If the deal is that we just give up our territories, and that’s the idea behind it, then it’s a very primitive idea,” Mr Zelensky told Politico.
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 14:01
Ukraine military chief’s chilling warning to the West about Russia’s threat
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 14:00
Cameron: ‘Don’t listen to Putin’s lies’
British foreign secretary Lord Cameron has urged US politicians not to be taken in by propaganda from Vladimir Putin.
The former prime minister is in Washington DC as part of an effort to unlock US funding for Ukraine which is currently being blocked by Republicans.
Senior figures including House intelligence committee chairman Mike Turner and foreign affairs committee chairman Michael McCaul have warned that some of their fellow Republicans are being influenced by Russian propaganda.
Asked about the situation, Lord Cameron told MSNBC: “Don’t listen to Putin’s lies about Ukraine. It is a free democracy that wants to be an independent sovereign country, that wants to be our ally and our friend.
“And we should be standing by our friends, because the world will be watching if we don’t.”
Katy Clifton10 April 2024 13:50
UK needs wartime defence spending in face of most dangerous time since Cold War, ex-civil service chief warns
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 13:30
David Cameron was quite right to drop in on Donald Trump
Alexander Butler10 April 2024 12:53
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