The European Union is preparing to punish Moscow on the first anniversary of the start of the war

Zelensky: Russia is mobilizing to take revenge on Ukraine and Europe

Zelensky, the Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission pose for a photo with other officials before the start of the EU Summit.

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Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of mobilizing its armed forces to "take revenge" on Ukraine and Europe, which supports Kyiv in the face of Moscow's war.

While the European Union agreed to give Ukraine more military support, the European Commission announced that the Union is about to impose a new package of sanctions on Russia by the first anniversary of the start of the war.

In detail, Zelensky said at a press conference in Kyiv with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, that “Russia is mobilizing its forces.

We all know that.

It wants revenge not only on Ukraine, but also on free Europe.”

In recent days, the Russian army has intensified its attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine, announcing gains around the bombed city of Bakhmut, which is close to Voglidar.

According to Zelensky, "the dream of a peaceful Europe can only be achieved with Ukraine, and only by defeating Russia and its aggression."

The joint press conference between Zelensky and von der Leyen was held before a working meeting between their teams, in which 14 commissioners and EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and Zelensky will participate.

And the President of the European Commission announced that the European Union intends to impose a new package of sanctions on Russia by the first anniversary of the start of the war on February 24.

"By February 24, exactly one year after the start of the war, we intend to impose a tenth package of sanctions," von der Leyen said.

And she pointed out that the current sanctions are “undermining” the Russian economy, estimating that Moscow is losing “about 160 million euros per day” due to setting a ceiling on the price of its oil.

Yesterday, Moscow accused Europe of seeking to destroy Russia, likening it to the Nazis, with the arrival of German European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Kyiv to hold a summit on Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western countries of supporting Ukraine to end the "Russian question", naming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is visiting Kyiv.

Lavrov said in a television interview that von der Leyen "has declared that the war must lead to Russia's defeat, a defeat from which it will not recover for decades."

"Isn't this racism and Nazism and an attempt to end the Russian issue?" he added.

And today, Friday, a summit will be held between the European Union and Ukraine in Kyiv, which includes von der Leyen, Zelensky, and European Council President Charles Michel, months after Ukraine obtained the status of an official candidate for membership in the European Union.

The Ukrainian president said Friday's summit was a "logical and important stage for Ukraine's integration" into the European Union.

Yesterday, the European Council agreed to grant Ukraine a seventh package of military support worth 500 million euros, in addition to 45 million euros for the training efforts of the European Union's military support mission in Ukraine.

Russia is preparing to launch a new missile attack on targets in Ukraine, according to a spokeswoman for the Ukrainian Army Command in the south of the country, yesterday, referring to the movements of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Natalya Homenyuk told Ukrainian TV that most of the fleet had returned to its bases, indicating a new missile attack.

And the Ukrainian authorities announced that at least three people were killed and 20 others injured when a Russian missile hit a residential building in the eastern city of Kramatorsk.

"The Russians bombed a residential building in the city center with a missile that completely destroyed it," said the region's governor, Pavlo Kirilenko.

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