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.
The Russian military has amassed a large number of troops in villages and towns near Kyiv, and in the coming days is likely to attempt to occupy the Ukrainian capital.
The president of the occupying country, Vladimir Putin, has told French President Emmanuel Macron that he is not against a meeting in the IAEA-Russia-Ukraine format.
During a conversation with Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan passed a message to him from the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding the latter's willingness to meet.
Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian president's office, said that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was currently negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin to establish humanitarian corridors in Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin stated that for the death of a Russian soldier in Ukraine, the soldier's family would receive nearly 7.5 million rubles and additional payments.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he is ready to talk to Vladimir Putin on equal terms about any issues that are of concern to the Russian government.