“Ukrainians on Friday battled for their capital, Kyiv, as officials warned residents to stay indoors and ‘prepare Molotov cocktails’ to defend against Russian forces who had entered a northern district of the city. Kyiv could fall quickly, the Biden administration warned Congress on Thursday. As missile strikes hammered Kyiv and a rocket crashed into a residential building, President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians to defend the country. Russian officials signaled an openness to talks, but President Vladimir V. Putin derided the Ukrainian government and it was unclear under what conditions the Kremlin would consider negotiations. ... Mr. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms and described Mr. Zelensky’s government as ‘a band of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.’ The brutal language suggested he was not seriously planning to engage Mr. Zelensky in peace talks. ...”
NY Times: Opinion - Mr. Putin Launches a Sequel to the Cold War
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