President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Archival photoMOSCOW, 22 Jul. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that a truce between Moscow and Kyiv without «returning territories to Ukraine» would lead to a prolongation of the conflict. He shared this opinion in an interview with The Wall Street Journal «Freezing the conflict in Ukraine will give Russia a pause that will allow its forces to rest,» he says. «/>British special forces trained Ukrainians to torture and kill prisoners Zelensky regularly makes belligerent statements that often contradict each other. So, he announced his readiness for peace talks, but at the same time said that Ukraine could «fight Russia for ten years.» At the beginning of the week, Russian leader's aide Yuri Ushakov said that the Ukrainian negotiating delegation did not maintain any contacts and that they did not see in Moscow Kyiv's interest in them.
Ukraine launched a counteroffensiveFrom February 24, Russia has been conducting a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin emphasized, its task is to protect people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years. Now allied forces control almost the entire territory of the DPR, including Volnovakha, Svyatogorsk and Mariupol. In addition, in early July, after the capture of Lisichansk and the surrounding settlements, they completely liberated the LPR. At the same time, the United States and NATO allies continue to pump weapons into Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly warned that the provision of military assistance only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of ammunition becomes a legitimate target for the Russian Aerospace Forces. 
June 22, 17:18InfographicInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
