Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed that Russia will not succeed in its war against Ukraine.
In two months, Russian armed forces had used more than 1,100 rockets, countless aerial bombs and artillery against Ukraine, Zelensky said.
Zelensky said this in his nightly video speech published on Telegram late Monday.
“But they have achieved nothing. And they will achieve nothing.’’
Russian units had not seen a crumb of support in the east of the country, which they had very much counted on, the Ukrainian president added.
In Kherson, Kakhovka, Melitopol, Enerhodar or other cities occupied by Russian troops, people did not bow to the Russian armed forces, Zelensky said.
In another news, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday agreed it was necessary to improve ties between both countries.
According to the duo, it is necessary for the countries that have become strained over the years to strengthen their ties.
Local media reported that during a courtesy call at the prime minister’s office, Kishida said bilateral ties must be improved, while the visiting delegation handed him a letter from Yoon.
“We have no time to spare in improving Japan-South Korea relations,’’ the Japanese leader said.
He added that “we need to resolve issues lying between Japan and South Korea including the wartime labour of Koreans, which has been a major sticking point.’’
The delegation, for its part, said that bilateral relations were important and it hopes that both sides work together to improve them.
The delegation was their country on a five-day trip to Japan through Thursday ahead of Yoon’s inauguration on May 10.
Kishida’s attendance at Yoon’s inauguration ceremony was not requested, a Japanese government source was quoted as saying.