Russia has denied reports that Ukraine has made a breakthrough in the front line, amid expectations of a Kyiv counteroffensive.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier on Thursday said that his nation requires more time and foreign military aid before such a measure — while Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russian private military company Wagner Group, said that Ukraine had already begun such a counterattack and were approaching the embattled city of Bakhmut from the flanks.
Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and U.N. officials have been discussing the fate of the deal, which Moscow says will expire by May 18 unless Russian demands are met. "We must provide for a system that guarantees justice and rule of law in our country, compatible with our aim of quickly joining the EU," Zelenskyy said in a video address, according to Reuters.
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