Russia Ukraine War: Putin’s aide anxious to meet Zelensky, released video message

Moscow. There is no end in sight to the long-running Russia-Ukraine war. Meanwhile, there is news that Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close and confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has offered to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He said on Tuesday that he was ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the eastern city of Bakhmut.

Yevgeny Prigozhin has released a series of videos of himself near an artillery piece, according to Prigozhin’s press service. In a video, Yevgeny Prigozhin said that he was told that Zelensky had traveled to Bakhmut. He immediately went towards Bakhmut. Further in the video, he said that he is ready to meet her at any time.

It is known that on Tuesday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an unannounced visit to the front-line town of Bakhmut. Here the Ukrainian and Russian forces have fought a months-long battle. According to a BBC report, he said that he met the soldiers and presented awards and encouraged them. Bakhmut has long been a prime target for the Russian military. This city has been badly damaged in the war.

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This visit of Zelensky is being compared to the recent public appearance of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin traveled to Minsk on Monday for the first time in more than three years to meet with longtime ally Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Amid growing threat of another possible attack on Ukraine from the Belarusian territory, the two leaders have also talked about increasing military cooperation.

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