Ukraine counteroffensive 'has begun' - as US officials 'say Russian defences more fragile than thought' and pro-Kremlin source says news 'alarming' | War latest
The raiding party is purportedly made up of disaffected Russians fighting against the Kremlin. If they are using Western-supplied weapons that would be crossing a line so far as Ukraine’s European and American supporters are concerned.They will be raising those concerns privately through diplomatic channels, too. Kyiv knows routinely attacking Russians within Russia is the quickest way to stop the West from sending arms.
Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association , said: "The idea that we see Russian air space open in the near term, I don't think that's going to be possible, so we'll have to live with that." Mr Smith also said it was the airline's"assumption" that its planes would not be flying over Russia for the foreseeable future.Pope Francis' peace envoy to Ukraine will visit Kyiv today and tomorrow, a statement from the Vatican said.
Matteo Zuppi told reporters last month that he did not foresee a mediation in the strict sense of the word but that he was ready to"do anything" to help ease tensions. Several refineries were hit in the Krasnodar region and in a possible sign of Ukraine's growing ambition, a large-scale attack was mounted against the Russian capital, Moscow, in the morning hours of 30 May. An adviser to the Ukrainian president, Mykhailo Podolyak, had this to say about the attack on the Russian capital:"Of course we are pleased to watch and predict an increase in the number of attacks. But of course, we have nothing directly to do with it.
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