President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with the heads of the EU and the US. He wrote about it in his microblog on Twitter.
According to him, the conversation touched upon the latest situation in Ukraine.
«Immediate sanctions, defense and financial support to Ukraine. Close the air space! The world must force Russia into peace,» Volodymyr Zelensky wrote.
Earlier it was reported that martial law was declared in Ukraine.
On the night of February 24 Vladimir Putin officially announced start of a military special operation in Donbas.
An extraordinary meeting of Russia’s Security Council was held in Moscow on February 21 to discuss the issue of recognizing the independence of the DPR and LPR. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree.
Earlier, the US leader Joe Biden signed a decree banning trade and investment with the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. The document was published on the White House website.
On February 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address and said that Kiev was seeking peace and would continue diplomatic work in this direction following Russia’s decision to recognize the Donbas republics.
The President of Kyrgyzstan believes that this may have been a forced measure. Sadyr Japarov spoke out about the conflict in Ukraine on social media.
