War in Ukraine: Zelensky opens up to negotiations on Crimea and Donbass, the Russian army is slipping on… – 20 Minutes

Did you miss the latest events on the tensions in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening, at 7:30 p.m. Who did what ? Who said what? Where are we ? The answer below:News of the dayVolodymyr Zelensky said he was ready for a compromise on Donbass and Crimea. According to the Ukrainian president, it would make it possible to “stop the war”, who nevertheless specified that any compromise concerning these territories must be ratified by the Ukrainians by referendum and be accompanied by security guarantees for his country. These two regions are strategic for Moscow. and disputed since the beginning of the conflict in 2014. The Kremlin judged for its part on Tuesday that the ongoing talks with kyiv were not “substantial” enough. chemical and biological weapons.” US President Joe Biden says Kremlin’s accusations that Ukraine possesses chemical and biological weapons is a “clear sign” that Moscow is preparing to use them against the Ukrainian people .The number of the day9. This is the number of years to which Alexeï Navalny was sentenced, in a colony with drastic conditions. The main opponent of Vladimir Putin, who had been imprisoned for fraud in early 2021, was sentenced this time for “fraud” and “contempt of court”. His lawyers were also arrested following the trial. The trend of the day Despite its numerical and material superiority, the Russian army has not made any substantial progress for several days in Ukraine. The Ukrainian army is now leading counter-offensives which have made it possible, in the South in particular, to regain ground on the Russian troops, assured this Tuesday the spokesman of the Pentagon. The Ukrainian military “are now, in certain situations, on the offensive,” John Kirby told CNN, saying they are “chasing the Russians and pushing them out of areas where the Russians were in the past.” heavy casualties and fierce defense, the Russian military has “strengthened its presence in Ukraine’s airspace”, the Ukrainian military said on Facebook on Tuesday. Almost a month after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces control neither the capital kyiv nor the major strategic port city of Mariupol in the south, but continue to carry out intense and deadly bombardments on several cities.