The Russian Ministry of Defence and the president of the aggressor country, Vladimir Putin, claim that conscripts are not fighting in Ukraine. However, there are Russian prisoners who have already claimed that they are conscripts in the Russian Army.
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has once again called on Russian President, Volodymyr Putin, to enter into a dialogue. Zelenskyy agrees to look for compromises, including regarding the topic of NATO, but is unwilling to surrender.
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba emphasised the need for direct talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Volodymyr Putin.
Prime Ministers of the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands stated today that it is the courage of the Ukrainian resistance which inspires them to introduce stricter sanctions on Russia.
"Yedinaya Rossiya" [United Russia], Putin’s party, has proposed the nationalisation of the property of companies that are terminating their production in Russia due to the war in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron has harshly criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over Russia's position on "green corridors" for Ukrainian civilians fleeing from the war zone.