"The time has come to end this senseless carnage. The United States supports a negotiated agreement that leads to a lasting peace that stops the bloodshed and safeguards Ukraine's sovereignty and dignity." So said President Donald Trump in a message sent to Kiev on the occasion of the country's Independence Day, published on X by Volodymyr Zelensky.
On the day of the celebrations, the Kiev leader stated: "A united Ukraine will never again in history be forced into that shameful thing the Russians call compromise. We need a just peace." "What our future will be, only we can decide. And the world knows it. And the world respects it. It respects Ukraine. It perceives Ukraine as its equal," the Ukrainian president added in a video message recorded in central Kiev.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the repatriation of 146 Russian servicemen from territory controlled by Kiev in exchange for the return of 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war , RIA Novosti reported. According to the ministry, the United Arab Emirates played a humanitarian mediation role during the return of the Russian servicemen from captivity. Additionally, eight residents of the Kursk region, unlawfully detained by the Kiev regime, have been repatriated and will be returned to their homes.
(Unioneonline)
