Ukraine’s foreign minister warns of “red lines” in negotiations with Russia

“Mariupol could be a red line,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said in an interview with CBS News on April 17.

Ukrainian soldiers are still resisting Russia’s ultimatum to lay down their weapons at the port of Mariupol on April 17. Moscow says that its forces have almost completely captured the Ukrainian port city during the war that has lasted for nearly two months.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal informed that the Ukrainian army in Mariupol is still resisting.

“We haven’t really had any contact with Russian diplomats in recent weeks at the foreign ministry level,” Kuleba said in the interview.

Ukraine’s foreign minister added: “The only level of contact is the negotiating team consisting of representatives of different organizations and members of parliament. They continued to consult at the expert level but there was no negotiation. what high-level takes place”.

Ukraine’s foreign minister said that there is likely to be an intensification of fighting in eastern Ukraine in the coming weeks.

When asked about the possibility of the President America Joe Biden visits Ukraine, Secretary of State Kuleba said that Kiev is delighted to welcome the US leader and that Mr. Biden’s visit will send a message of support.

However, earlier this week, the White House announced that President Joe Biden had no plans to visit Ukraine. “We’re not taking the president to Ukraine,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on April 15.