Ukraine struggle briefing: US tussles with Kyiv over UN vote on third anniversary of invasion | World information

The US is pressuring Kyiv to ditch its draft UN decision condemning Russia’s struggle within the nation, forward of a vote on Monday to mark the battle’s third anniversary, AP reviews, citing an unnamed US official and European diplomat. The Trump administration is urging nations to again its rival decision and vote towards Ukraine’s, which calls for Russia withdraw its troops and halt hostilities, Reuters reviews. A draft textual content of the US decision requires a “swift finish” to the battle however makes no reference to Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated he could be keen to resign in change for peace or Nato membership, telling reporters he doesn’t plan to remain in energy for many years. “However we gained’t let Putin keep in energy over Ukrainian territories both,” he stated Sunday.

He made his remarks simply hours after Russia launched its greatest ever aerial assault on Ukraine, utilizing 267 drones, killing no less than 4 individuals throughout the nation. Kyiv echoed with the booms of anti-aircraft fireplace as crews spent the evening making an attempt to shoot the drones down.

Zelenskyy additionally stated he wouldn’t bow to strain from Washington at hand over $500bn price of Ukraine’s minerals, including: “I’m not signing one thing that 10 generations of Ukrainians are going to pay later.” Round $350bn price of Ukraine’s important assets are in areas captured by Russia, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, instructed reporters.

Zelenskyy additionally revealed the Trump administration was asking Ukraine to pay again $2 for each $1 of army support the US supplies Ukraine going ahead – an rate of interest of 100%.

The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, will individually meet Trump early this week and have agreed to indicate “united management in assist of Ukraine”.

EU and world leaders are heading to Kyiv on Monday to indicate their assist for Ukraine and Zelenskyy, and talk about safety ensures. Amongst these anticipated to attend are the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, European Council president, António Costa, and European Fee president, Ursula von der Leyen.

EU leaders may also meet on 6 March for a particular summit “to take choices” on Ukraine and European defence, Costa stated, as strain mounts on European nations to spice up defence spending.

In the meantime, US and Russian officers are planning to satisfy once more sooner or later within the subsequent two weeks, Russian state information company RIA reported over the weekend, citing the deputy overseas minister, Sergei Ryabkov.

Russian authorities spokesperson Dmitry Peskov supported feedback made by Trump about Zelenskyy – comparable to calling the Ukrainian chief a dictator – as “comprehensible” after Zelenskyy made “inappropriate remarks” about Trump. Zelenskyy had accused Trump of being “trapped” in a Russian “disinformation bubble.”

Regardless of Zelenskyy’s rising frustration with the Trump administration, he repeated his hopes in protecting the US allied with Ukraine, and to be included in any peace talks. “We would like it as a precedence for the US to first speak to us, then to Russia.” He added, “it isn’t doable to determine something about Ukraine with out us.”