Russia says it will “once again” offer Ukraine the option to lay down its arms; UK ministry of defence says Russian offensive in east is increasing but beset by problems
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Some of the latest images to come out of Ukraine can be seen in the photo gallery below.
One resident walks along a street past burnt out buses in Mariupol. Another cycles with his child through the debris.
If we had access to all the weapons we need, which our partners have and which are comparable to the weapons used by the Russian Federation, we would have already ended this war. We would have already restored peace and liberated our territory from the occupiers. Because the superiority of the Ukrainian military in tactics and wisdom is quite obvious …
It is unfair that Ukraine is still forced to ask for what its partners have been storing somewhere for years. If they have the weapons that Ukraine needs here, needs now, if they have the ammunition that we need here and now, it is their moral duty first of all to help protect freedom. Help save the lives of thousands of Ukrainians.
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