Russia ‘has not won’ as Ukraine war enters fifth year, Zelenskyy says

In a show of support, more than a dozen senior European officials – including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and seven prime ministers – travelled to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, to mark the anniversary of the conflict. Al Jazeera’s Audrey MacAlpine, reporting from Kyiv, said the core of Zelenskyy’s message was the Ukrainian people “have a right to defend themselves and their independence, especially when that independence is being called into question now amid the ongoing peace negotiations”. The mood on the streets of Kyiv on Tuesday was subdued with a few dozen people gathering at a ceremony in the central square and soldiers carrying flags to remember the fallen in silence.

Author: Al Jazeera Staff

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