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Add as preferred source on GoogleUkraine's President Zelenskiy reports a new Russian troop buildup and continued strikes, urging peace talks amid Putin's visit to China.
(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Russia was engaged in a new troop buildup along certain sectors of the frontline and was still launching strikes on Ukrainian targets.
"Now we see another buildup of Russian forces in certain sectors of the front. He refuses to be forced into peace," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address, referring to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.
Zelenskiy provided no further details, but said "Russia continues to launch strikes. Of course, we will respond to this."
He said Russian forces had targeted Ukraine with 150 drones overnight, more than 50 in the morning and "dozens" more in the evening.
New drone attacks, he said, amounted to "an accompaniment to Russian statements from China," a reference to Putin's visit to Beijing, where President Xi Jinping is hosting the Russian leader and North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
"Yesterday, the Russians literally denied what (U.S. President Donald) Trump said about the leaders' meeting needed to end the war. In China, Putin is continuing to spin tales as if he not guilty for the war," said Zelenskiy.
Zelenskiy has long backed Trump's call for a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents as a step towards ending the war, launched by Russia's invasion of its neighbour in February 2022. Russia has said no suitable agenda has been set for such a meeting.
(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
Zelenskiy stated that Russia is engaged in a new troop buildup along certain sectors of the frontline and continues to launch strikes on Ukraine.
Zelenskiy reported that Russian forces targeted Ukraine with 150 drones overnight, more than 50 in the morning, and dozens more in the evening.
Zelenskiy described the new drone attacks as an accompaniment to Russian statements from China, referring to Putin's visit to Beijing.
Zelenskiy has long backed calls for a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents as a step towards ending the war initiated by Russia's invasion.
Zelenskiy noted that the Russians denied Trump's assertion that a meeting between the leaders was necessary to end the war.
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