Russian attacks continue, Zelenskyy considers next stepsーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
while the leaders met the fighting continued in Ukraine officials in the capital say Russian attacks killed 10 people and injured more than 100 the Ukrainian military says Russia used 440 drones and 32 ballistic and cruise missiles to hit Kev from Monday night into Tuesday the attacks reportedly damaged apartment blocks and educational institutions officials say a ballistic missile partially destroyed a nstory residential building we must stop Russia we can’t live like this russia will attack other locations tomorrow so many people have been killed president Zalinski said in a social media post “The onslaught on the capital was one of the most horrific of the conflict.” He described such attacks as pure terrorism and accused Russia’s president of doing this because he wants the fighting to continue and NHK World’s Tanaka Kangi joins us now from Ke to delve into Zalinsk’s next steps and more so Ki we just showed images of destruction in the capital uh scenes you’ve been seeing firsthand tell us more about the reality there russian drone and missile attacks are intensifying air raid silence have been going off at night making people rush to underground shelters or the closest subway station as a result many aren’t getting enough sleep they are tired and they are scared the district I’m in has many government’s buildings places of worship and monuments officials appear to be ramping up security measures through air defense systems but in neighboring district the damage is significant most of the buildings being hit are not military facilities but civilian homes people have been under considerable pressure and stress since the conflict started more than three years ago they fear their home will be targeted next there needs to be a breakthrough in the situation for all of this to end so what next for President Zilinski his meeting with President Trump was cancelled so what will be the strategy going forward i think it should be centered on maintaining Trump’s attention zalinski is reportedly concerned that the US is shifting its focus to dealing with the fighting between Israel and Iran zalinski wanted to secure additional sanctions on Russia at the G7 summit he argues that the pressure through those measures is the only way to force Moscow to stop its attacks zalinski also wanted to directly stress the importance of a ceasefire to Trump so his ar departure served as another big blow zalinski knows his country is in a tough position on the battlefield russian forces recently claimed they had entered the eastern region of Donipropetk it’s an it’s an attempt to further expand occupied territory for Ukraine the fighting the fight will become more difficult as time passes it can’t compete with Russia’s larger military and weapon cap production capacity on its own so that’s why military support from the US and Europe remains a lifeline and Zalinski says he cannot imagine contining continuing the fight without US help so he will continue trying to ensure that Trump administration keeps it coming okay thank you very much Ki that was NHK’s Tanaka Kimchi reporting from Kev
Kyiv says it was hit by another deadly attack by Russia. It happened not long before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump. The meeting ended up being cancelled. NHK World’s Tanaka Kenichi explains Zelenskyy’s next steps. #warinukraine #ukraine #usa #security #politics #analysis
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