Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Russia's Putin to meet and seek resolution to avert war

Amid mounting pressure of war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday called his Russian counterpart Vlimir Putin to meet him and seek a resolution to avert crisis. statement from Zelenskyy came during Munich Security Conference that was also attended by several western leers including US Vice President Kamala Harris. “I don’t kw what president of Russian Federation wants, so I am proposing a meeting. Russia can pick location for talks," said Zelenskyy. "Ukraine will continue to follow only diplomatic path for sake of a peaceful settlement," ded Ukrainian President.

Have a look at Zelenskyy statement:

tably, on Saturday, separatist leers in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization despite a frequent warning from Western leers of invoking stringent sanctions-- both politically and ecomically. As of writing this article, re was immediate response from Kremlin over Ukrainian President proposal. Amid fear of invasion, Germany and Austria told ir citizens to leave Ukraine while German air carrier Lufthansa cancelled flights to capital, Kyiv. Besides, NATO’s liaison office in Kyiv directed its employees to move to Brussels. According to a report by news ncy, Associated Press, on Saturday, some top Ukrainian military officials who were on a tour to border areas came under a shelling attack. Luckily, all officials were able to flee to a bomb shelter before hustling from area. 

OSCE reports over 1,500 ceasefire violations

On Saturday, European observers reported over 1,500 ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine in past 24 hours, reported Times Of Israel. According to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at United Nations said that eastern Ukraine h seen most ceasefire violations so far in a single day during current crisis. It said Russian military has been using artillery and mortar fire to attack eastern Ukraine region.

It is pertinent to mention here that battle between Ukraine's government and breakaway Donetsk and, Lugansk Republics is t new. It has been going on since 2014. In a bid to control violence in Donbas region, an accord called Minsk agreement was signed in February 2015. deal came after tough negotiations among leers of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine — rmandy group. However, agreement did t exhibit desired result, and, it is visible only in papers, resulting in frequent sporic clashes.

With inputs from AP

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