Day 90 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv accused Russia of Attacking Civilians, Zelensky with a Plan “B” if he gets Killed

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Zelensky would only meet Putin

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was the only Russian representative he would meet to discuss how to end the war. Three months after the Russian invasion, he made another call for international pressure on Russia and more weapons for Ukraine.

In a video link with the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelensky expressed his position on possible talks with Moscow:

"I cannot accept a meeting with anyone from the Russian Federation except the president. And only if there is one issue at the negotiating table: stopping the war - a decision that cannot be made without him."

According to Zelensky, however, negotiations have become more difficult due to Russian crimes against civilians in the occupied territories.

Ukraine is losing many people

President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of waging a "total war" against Ukraine and continuing to attack civilians. In another speech, Zelensky said 87 people had been killed in a Russian missile attack on Desna last week. Russia is now concentrating its troops in the eastern Donbas region, around cities such as Bakhmut, Popasnaya and Sievierodonetsk, he said. "We are losing too many people in Donbas", the Ukrainian president acknowledged, adding that restoring Ukrainian control over Crimea by force would result in hundreds of thousands of casualties

Russia denies targeting civilians during its so-called "special operation"

Pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk region have announced that Ukrainian defenders of...

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