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The Weekly Round-Up: Developments on Ukraine 5

May 20, 2022

Russia captured the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol after weeks of intense fighting; Russia claims that 1730 soldiers have surrendered. Russia continued to attack Ukrainian positions related to resupply of the country’s armed forces, including one attack in the Lviv oblast 20 kilometers from the EU (and NATO) border. Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted a ceasefire “is impossible without total Russian troops withdrawal. Ukraine is not interested in new “Minsk” and the war renewal in a few years. Until [Russia] is ready to fully liberate occupied territories, our negotiating team is weapons, sanctions and money.” (Podolyak referred to the Minsk agreements of 2014-2015 which led to a ceasefire after the Russian invasion of Crimea). President Zelensky said that he was ready to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin “but only to him.” 

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