Russia will continue with the offensive in Ukraine until its “objectives are achieved”, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, nearly a week after Moscow’s intervention. invasion.
“The Russian armed forces will continue to lead the special military operation until set goals are achieved,” Shoigu said at a news conference broadcast on state television. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), he said that Moscow aims to “demilitarize and denazify” Ukraine, as well as protect Russia from a “military menace created by the West countries.”
Shoigu said that Moscow main goal protected itself from threats created by the West and declared that Russia did not occupy Ukrainian territory.
“The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory and takes all measures to preserve lives and safety of civilians,” he said. “Protecting Russia from military the menace of the West is the main task of the special transaction in Ukraine.”
Despite various video footage and witness footage and claims, Shoigu said the Russian airstrikes during the operation were carried out out only on military targets and exclusively with high precision weapons.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov said Moscow continued to view Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the rightful president. of Ukraine. However, he added that a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy is not yet scheduled.
Zelensky on Monday said he had signed a official demand for son country to join the European Union. He posted photos of signing the application himself and son office said the paperwork was on son way in Brussels, where the headquarters of the 27-nation European Union is located.
the announcement came after the president urged the bloc to grant son country membership under a special procedure, such as the Russian assault against the pro-Western country has entered its fifth day.
“We call on the European Union for immediate membership of Ukraine via a new special procedure”, on 44-year-the former chief said in an earlier video address on Monday. “Our goal is to be together with all Europeans and, above all, to be on an equal footing. I am sure it’s just. I am sure it’s possible.”
During son video address, he also urged Russian soldiers to sleep down their weapons and leave as the Ukrainian and Russian delegations held talks on that of Moscow invasion.
Peskov noted on Tuesday that Ukraine’s candidacy for join the EU “lies on a different plane”, because the EU is not a military-political bloc (unlike NATO) and Kyivle desire to join the EU is fixed in the Constitution of Ukraine.
