Sunday, April 17, 2022, 8:25 p.m.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) believes Russia wins the war in Ukraine, Austrian prime minister revealed this weekend
Vladimir Putin is really convinced that he is winning the war in Ukraine, because the Russian president is “in his own military logic” for Ukraine, the Austrian chancellor said after a visit to the Kremlin.
Carl Nehammer told NBC in an interview that he believes Putin believes he is winning the war.
The politician was the first European leader to meet with Putin in Moscow since Russia launched its invasion on February 24th.
“We have to look him in the eye and we have to confront him with what we see in Ukraine.
Carl Nechamer
Before arriving in Moscow last Monday, Nehamer visited Bucha, Ukraine, a city outside Kyiv, where evidence of killings and torture has emerged since the withdrawal of Russian forces.
The chancellor told Meet the Press that he was confronted with Putin by what he saw in Bucha, and “this is not a friendly conversation.”
He said Putin said “on the one hand he would cooperate in an international investigation, and on the other hand he told me he did not trust the Western world.” So that will be the problem now in the future. “
Buried Russian general
Amid Putin’s conviction that he was winning the war, a Russian general whose troops besieged the Ukrainian port of Mariupol was buried Saturday in St. Petersburg after dying in battle, the governor said.
Major General Vladimir Frolov was the deputy commander of the 8th Army, which the Russian media identified as part of the forces destroying Mariupol.
Governor Alexander Beglov issued a statement saying that Major General Frolov “died a heroic death in battle” without saying where or when.
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Photos on Russian news websites show his grave in St. Petersburg Cemetery, strewn with red and white flowers.
Ukraine claims that several Russian generals and dozens of other high-ranking officers were killed during the war.
Mariupol
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he spoke with the leaders of Britain and Sweden about how best to help those defending Mariupol and the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in the besieged city.
The fate of Mariupol can be decided either through battle or diplomacy, Zelenski said in his evening video address to the nation.
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“Or our partners give Ukraine all the necessary heavy weapons, planes and, without exaggeration, immediately so that we can reduce the occupiers’ pressure on Mariupol and break the blockade,” he said.
“Or we do it through negotiations in which the role of our partners must be decisive.
Russia’s bombing of cities around Ukraine on Saturday involved an explosion in Kharkov that destroyed a public kitchen.
Associated Press reporters filmed the immediate aftermath of the apparent rocket attack. Kharkov Mayor Igor Terekhov said three people were killed and 34 were injured in rocket attacks on Saturday in the city alone.
The kitchen was created by the World Central Kitchen, which is run by the famous chef Jose Andres, to create feeding systems in disaster and war zones. Mr Andres tweeted that the NGO’s employees were shaken but safe.
The organization says it has already reached 30 cities across the country, providing nearly 300,000 meals a day.
Andres said the attack in Kharkov showed that “feeding in the midst of a senseless war is an act of courage, resilience and resistance”, adding that his group’s chefs would continue to cook for Ukraine.
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