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Foreign leaders are arriving in Kyiv to mark the three-year anniversary of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> has hailed the \u201cabsolute heroism\u201d of Ukrainian resistance against Russia<\/a>\u2019s war as the country marked the third anniversary of the invasion on Monday.
\u201cThree years of resistance. Three years of gratitude. Three years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians. I am proud of Ukraine! I thank everyone who defends and supports it,\u201d he said in a post on X.
\u201cEveryone who works for Ukraine. And may the memory of all those who gave their lives for our state and people be eternal.\u201d
Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov rejected a quick ceasefire without a settlement being pushed by the US<\/a> and warned of serious consequences, including for Russia-America relations, if that happened.
“We can recognise with sufficient confidence the desire of the American side to move towards a quick ceasefire,” he was quoted as saying by state media RIA. \u201cWe do not want this.”
The US, meanwhile, was reportedly pressuring Ukraine to abandon its draft UN resolution against Russia\u2019s war in the country ahead of a vote on Monday. An unnamed US official and a European diplomat told AP the US was pushing Ukraine to drop the resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces.
This came as Mr Zelensky<\/a> said he was willing to step down in exchange for Nato<\/a> membership. <\/a>
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is speaking with the leaders of countries at a \u2018Support Ukraine\u2019 event.
We\u2019ll bring you the key lines as they come in.
Russia has said that its consulate in Marseille has been hit by an explosion \u2018with all the hallmarks of a terror attack\u2019.
Russia’s consul general in the southern French city Stanislav Oranskiy said on Monday there had been a blast inside the consulate, Russian news outlet RBC reported.
French media earlier reported that an explosion was heard near the Russian consulate in the southern port city and firemen were at the site.
Read Sam Rkaina\u2019s breaking news report:<\/em><\/strong>
Reports are emerging of explosions at the Russian consulate general in Marseille.
The explosions have all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS news agency.
Three explosive devices were thrown into the territory of the consulate, the consulate general said according to TASS. One did not explode and there were no casualties.
French media earlier reported explosions heard near the consulate and said the fire service was on site.
Moscow has demanded France use exhaustive resources to investigate the explosions.
Boris Johnson has revealed he is in Ukraine on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.
\u201cI am proud to be here in Kyiv on the third anniversary of Putin\u2019s invasion,\u201d he said in a post on X.
The former prime minister, a staunch supporter if Kyiv\u2019s defense after war broke out in February 2022, also hit out at US president Donald Trump\u2019s suggestion that Ukraine started the war – while not explicitly calling out Trump.
He wrote: \u201cI salute the continuing heroism of the Ukrainian people in resisting a vile act of unprovoked aggression and I categorically reject the bizarre untruths currently being peddled about the origins of that war.
\u201cI urge people to keep cool and look at the facts of the continuing US support for Ukraine, under Donald Trump, and I remain convinced that Ukraine will have a great future as a free sovereign and independent nation.\u201d<\/a>
Friedrich Merz, the man highly likely to become Germany\u2019s next chancellor after yesterday\u2019s election, has spoken out on the third anniversary of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.
\u201cThree years of Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Three years of war in Europe,\u201d he wrote on X on Monday morning.
\u201cFor three years, we have been accompanied by the terrible images of destruction and war crimes. Europe remains firmly on the side of Ukraine.
\u201cNow more than ever, we must put Ukraine in a position of strength. For a just peace, the attacked country must be part of peace negotiations.\u201d
Approach to the Russia-Ukraine war is one of the crucial points of contention between the centre-right CDU\/CSU and far-right AfD, with the former ruling out a coalition.
A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada were in Ukraine’s capital on Monday to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
The visitors, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Ukraine to attend anniversary events and discuss supporting the country with president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The anniversary was being marked as US policies on Russia and Ukraine shift under President Donald Trump.
Hungary’s foreign minister said the country will not contribute to sanctions against Russians or to paying more money for arms transport to Ukraine ahead of the UN vote.
P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 said there is a chance for peace after three years of war and his country holds the position that only an American-Russian agreement could end the conflict.
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban is widely regarded as the EU’s most pro-Russian leader.
The UN General Assembly is expected to vote Monday on dueling resolutions \u2014 Ukraine’s European-backed proposal demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from the country and a US call for a swift end to the war that does not mention Moscow’s aggression.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> praised three years of resistance against Russia<\/a>\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/a> as the country marked the third anniversary of the invasion on Monday.
\u201cThree years of resistance. Three years of gratitude. Three years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians. I am proud of Ukraine! I thank everyone who defends and supports it,\u201d he said in a post on X.
\u201cEveryone who works for Ukraine. And may the memory of all those who gave their lives for our state and people be eternal.\u201d
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