War in Ukraine: the Russian army will now focus on the “liberation of Donbass”, in the east of the country, announces its staff – franceinfo

The Russian deputy chief of staff announced that the initial objectives of the military operation had been achieved. Article written by Published on 03/25/2022 19:22 Updated on 03/25/2022 19:26 Reading time: 1 min. The Russian army claims to have achieved the initial objectives of the military operation it has been conducting in Ukraine since February 24. Russian Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Roudskoy announced on Friday March 25 that Russian troops would now focus on the “liberation” of eastern Ukraine. “The combat capabilities of the Ukrainian forces have been significantly reduced, which allows (…) to concentrate the bulk of the efforts on the main objective: the liberation of Donbass”, he declared during a press briefing. >> Follow live the latest information on the situation in Ukraine Pro-Russian separatists have created two “republics” recognized by Moscow in this industrial region in the eastern part of Ukrainian territory. The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, echoing Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric, had stressed that the ongoing military operation must “continue until it achieves its goal of demilitarizing and denazifying the Ukraine”. At the same time, the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations seem to be slipping. “The positions converge on the secondary points. But on the main [questions] policies, we are treading water”, thus dropped Vladimir Medinski, the Russian chief negotiator. The discussions are “very difficult”, added the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kouleba, denying any “consensus” for the moment with Moscow Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link