Zelensky mentioned that Kyiv would proceed to barter with Russia to achieve a peace deal.

Kyiv:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused the Russian military of scuppering the evacuation of civilians by means of humanitarian corridors agreed after talks with Moscow.

“There was an agreement on humanitarian corridors. Did that work? Russian tanks worked in its place, Russian Grads (multiple rocket launchers), Russian mines,” Zelensky mentioned in a video posted on Telegram.

The Ukrainian chief mentioned Russian forces mined the highway chosen to deliver meals and medication to the besieged metropolis of Mariupol in southern Ukraine.

Accusing Moscow of “cynicism”, Zelensky additionally mentioned Russian troops destroyed buses that have been resulting from evacuate civilians from the fight zones.

“They ensure that a small corridor to the occupied territory is open for a few dozen people. Not so much towards Russia as towards the propagandists, directly towards the television cameras,” he mentioned.

But Zelensky added that Kyiv would proceed to barter with Russia to achieve a peace deal.

“I’m staying here, I’m staying in Kyiv… I’m not afraid,” he mentioned.

Russia on Monday morning had introduced the creation of corridors to permit civilians to go away a number of besieged Ukrainian cities, with the humanitarian scenario deteriorating as provides begin to run low.

But Ukraine refused to evacuate civilians to Russia as 4 of Moscow’s six proposed corridors led to Russia or its ally Belarus.

Russia on Monday night introduced that native ceasefires in Ukrainian cities together with the capital Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy would start from 0700 GMT on Tuesday to facilitate the evacuation of civilians.

Moscow has mentioned the routes are nonetheless resulting from be accepted by Ukraine.

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