Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues.
Russian and Ukrainian forces are fighting in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians have fled the country. We will update the situation in Ukraine on the 5th (Japan time), including the status of the battle and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.
(There is a 6-hour time difference between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow, Russia)
EU High Representative Catherine Borrell urges not to use it as an excuse to aggravate the war
The Russian presidential office claims that Ukrainian drones aimed and tried to attack Putin.
Asked by reporters about this, EU = European Union High Representative Borrell said on the 4th that the Ukrainian side denies any involvement, and said, "Russia claims that it is an attack, but we ask that you not use it as an excuse to aggravate the war.
Russia's retaliatory claims President Zelensky: "No interest"
At a press conference in the Netherlands, where he was visiting on the 4th, President Zelensky of Ukraine stated that he has no interest in Russia's insistence that it will take retaliatory measures against Ukraine, and that he does not care what Russia thinks, indicating that it will not affect Ukraine's policy in the future.
President Zelensky denied Ukraine's involvement in the drone attack on the Kremlin, stating on the 3rd that "we will not attack President Putin or Moscow" on the <>rd of the previous day.