Russia opens humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians in Mariupol, Europe strengthens support for Ukraine

This information was given by Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov.

Show the forces Russia still blockading the Azovstal steel plant area.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense on May 4 announced that from 8 am to 6 pm on May 5 – 6 – 7, the Russian armed forces will open a corridor to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant area in the city of Azovstal. Mariupol.

The armed forces of Russia and the forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic will cease fighting and withdraw to a safe distance for civilians evacuate “in whatever direction they choose”.

Regarding the negotiation process, Russia said that currently the negotiations are facing difficulties when Ukraine has changed its stance. Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine.

Peskov said that the Russian military was also aware that the United States, Britain and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) regularly provided intelligence to the Ukrainian military after The New York Times reported that the US. shared intelligence and the Ukrainian military then used to attack the positions of Russian forces.

Currently, Russia is still blockading the Azovstal steel plant area. (Photo: AP)

However, Peskov insisted that this action and the West’s supply of weapons to Ukraine will not promote an end to Russia’s military campaign, nor will it prevent the achievement of its objectives. .

In an incident involving Russia-Ukraine conflict, international donors have pledged 6.5 billion USD to Ukraine. This is the result from the International Donor Conference for Ukraine taking place in Warsaw, Poland on May 5.

The European Commission pledged 200 million euros in aid to people displaced from Ukraine. France committed to comprehensive financial support for Ukraine 2 billion USD. Finland, Czech, Croatia… also pledged millions of Euros for humanitarian aid and military efforts in Ukraine.

On May 5, Ukrainian President Zelensky launched a global fundraising platform to support Kiev for infrastructure reconstruction. Ukraine said it has received more than 12 billion USD in aid both in weapons and finance from other countries since February 24.

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