A Ka-52 helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces performs a combat mission during a special military operation in Ukraine. Video frameWASHINGTON, Mar 24The United States believes that Russia can put an end to the events taking place in Ukraine “today” and insists on negotiations between Moscow and official Kiev in good faith, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. “Obviously, we want this war to end. And Vladimir Putin able to do it today. To do this, he needs to negotiate with President Volodymyr Zelensky in good faith, ending the war,» said Kirby, who is in Brussels, where an extraordinary NATO summit is taking place at this moment.
NATO leaders called on Russia to dialogue with UkraineThe NATO leaders at the summit in Brussels on Thursday intend to discuss the situation in Ukraine, as well as the renewal of the deterrence and defense system, the first step in which should be the creation of four new battle groups in the eastern part of the alliance.Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian president stressed. As of March 23, more than 1,500 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 246 drones, including Turkish Bayraktar TB2, 184 aircraft and helicopters, 156 multiple rocket launchers and so on have been destroyed.
Kiev will not be able to stop the Russian operation, Crimea said
