പത്ത് മാസവും മൂന്നാഴ്ചകളും നീണ്ടുനിന്ന റഷ്യ-യുക്രൈന് യുദ്ധം അവസാനിപ്പിക്കേണ്ട സമയമായെന്ന് യുക്രൈന് പ്രസിഡന്റ് വൊളോദിമിര് സെലന്സ്കി. ഹെലികോപ്റ്റര് അപകടത്തില് യുക്രൈന് ആഭ്യന്തരമന്ത്രി ഉള്പ്പെടെ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടതിന് പിന്നാലെയായിരുന്നു സെലന്സ്കിയുടെ പ്രതികരണം. ഈ യുദ്ധം തുടങ്ങിയത് തങ്ങള് ആയിരുന്നില്ലെങ്കിലും ഇപ്പോള് ഇത് അവസാനിപ്പിക്കാന് സമയമായെന്ന് സെലൻസ്കി പറഞ്ഞു. നമ്മള് ഒരു കാര്യം മനസിലാക്കേണ്ടതുണ്ട്. നമ്മള് വളരെ ശക്തരാണെന്ന് വ്യക്തമായിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു. കിഴക്ക് മാത്രമല്ല…
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