Czech Foreign Minister urges not to fall for Kremlin peace signals after Russian attack on Kharkiv
Jan Lipavský, Czech Foreign Minister (photo: Getty Images)
Yesterday, Russian leader Vladimir Putin "signaled" his alleged desire for peace, and today Russia attacked the Epicenter hypermarket in Kharkiv. Therefore, there is no need to fall for Russia's fairy tales of peace, states Jan Lipavský, Czech Foreign Minister.
"Friday - the Kremlin Tzar allegedly signals he wants peace. Saturday - bombs a hypermarket full of civilians. Don’t buy into the Kremlin fairytales. At the NATO Ministerial Meeting in Prague, I will be asking my colleagues to step up the support to contain Russian imperialism. ," Lipavský wrote.
Yesterday, Reuters reported, citing Russian anonymous sources, that Putin allegedly wants to freeze the war in Ukraine within the current front lines. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba explained such statements by the fact that Russia wants to disrupt the peace summit scheduled for June in Switzerland.
Shelling of the Epicenter in Kharkiv
Today at about 16:00, Russians attacked Kharkiv with two guided aerial bombs. The bombs hit the Epicenter construction hypermarket in one of the city's residential areas. According to various sources, there could have been from 100 to more than 200 people in the hypermarket at the time of the strike.
So far, two people have been reported dead and 35 others injured. About 10 Epicenter employees are out of contact. Read more about the enemy attack in the article.
In addition, the Russians attacked Kharkiv's Central Park. Fortunately, the enemy shell did not explode. According to the mayor of Kharkiv, rescuers are currently clearing the explosive object.
