Attacks on Ukraine will continue, not a ceasefire: Putin

Moscow, Ta. 21
Russia has stepped up its aggression against Ukraine, contrary to claims by Turkey that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been successful and that Russia has agreed to reduce attacks in areas near Kiev. In addition, there are no immediate signs of war between Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that this is not the right time for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Attacks on Ukraine will continue. NATO, on the other hand, said Russian troops were regrouping instead of withdrawing from Ukraine. Britain has also banned more than a dozen Russian media figures and organizations accused of spreading propaganda about the war in Ukraine. In the midst of all this, Ukraine-Russia peace talks are likely to take place on Friday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi that this is not the right time for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Asked about recent telephone conversations with the Russian president, Draghi said Putin had told him that contracts with neighboring countries on gas exports would continue. Putin says European companies could continue to pay Russia in euros or dollars instead of rubles to buy gas.
According to a decree published by the Russian media, "non-friendly countries" will be able to continue buying natural gas in foreign currency through a Russian bank. The bank will convert foreign currency into rubles. The decree, published in the Russian media, is signed by Putin. According to the decree, two accounts will be opened in a designated bank for each buyer in one foreign currency and one ruble. The buyer pays in foreign currency and allows the bank to sell it in rubles, the money will be transferred to another account after which the gas will be officially purchased.
Meanwhile, Britain's defense ministry claimed that Russia had continued its offensive in Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, and had intensified its offensive near Kiev. Russia's shelling and missile attacks continue. He has maintained a position east and west of Kiev amid claims of limiting the number of Russian troops. Fighting is also raging in the southern part of Mariupol, according to British intelligence, but Ukrainian forces control much of the city. Ukraine's military has claimed that Russia suffered heavy casualties in the war. Ukraine's armed forces claimed to have killed 15,200 Russian soldiers as of Friday, including 12 armed personal carriers, 218 tanks, 211 artillery systems, three multiple launch rocket systems, 151 helicopters and 121 helicopters.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russian troops were not withdrawing from Ukraine. On the contrary, it is reorganizing around Kiev. According to intelligence, the Russian military is changing its position. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message that Russian forces were regrouping in Donbass and were launching new attacks. However, we are ready for them. The situation in Mariupol is even more dire. The city of Mariupol, which had a population of over four million between the attacks, now has a population of just over one million.
Ukraine and Russia could resume peace talks via video on Friday, said David Arakhamia, head of the Ukrainian delegation, adding that an estimated four million people had fled Ukraine in the six weeks since Russia's invasion, while thousands had died.