Kyiv: Ukraine told Russia to free war prisoners if you want the highest Kremlin allies in this country being released as the United States is expected to send more weapons after the strongest signal of Russia but the war will take place.

US President Joe Biden refers to Russian attacks in Ukraine as a genocide for the first time, by saying “We will let lawyers decide internationally whether it meets the requirements or not, but it seems like that for me.”

Russia has repeatedly denied targeting civilians and said the allegations of the crime of Ukrainian and Western war were made to discredit Russian troops.

Ukraine announced on Tuesday that Viktor Medvedchuk, opposition platform leader – for a lifetime party, has been arrested. In February, the authorities said he had fled the arrest of the house after the betrayal case was opened.

The pro-Russian figure, who said President Vladimir Putin was Godfather for his daughter, has denied mistakes. A spokesman is not immediately available for comments.

“I propose to the Russian Federation: Exchange your men for our guys and girls are now held in Russian Breeding,” said Volodymyr Zelensky’s president at the morning’s address on Wednesday.

Along with the photo of Medvedchuk in handcuffs, the Head of the Ukrainian Security Service Ivan Bakanov said on Facebook that the operator “performed a special and dangerous multi-level special operation” to arrest it.

A Kremlin spokesman was quoted by the Tass news agency said he had seen the photo and could not say whether it was genuine.

Previously Putin used his first public commentary about conflict in more than a week to insist on Russia to be “rhythmically and calmly” continued his operation, said he was sure the purpose, including security, would be achieved.

Zelenskiy mocked Putin in his address: “How could a plan that gave the death of tens of thousands of their own soldiers in a little more than a month of war happened?”

Putin said that peaceful negotiations on-and-off “returned back to a deadlock situation for us.”

During his comments on Tuesday, he often seemed raving or stuttering.

Only occasionally he adopted an ice attitude, confident who had become a trademark in public appearance for more than 22 years as a Russian leader.

Putin, who had been everywhere on Russian television in the early days of the war, mostly resigned from public views since Russian withdrawal from North Ukraine two weeks ago.

And with the battle set to dragging, the United States is expected to announce $ 750 million more in military assistance, two officials told Reuters, the possibility of including heavy land artillery systems to Ukraine, including howitzers.

“We really need more weapons to prevent further Russian atrocities,” Zelenskiy wrote on Twitter as he praised Biden’s comments on genocide.

Mariupol.

Baked Long Moscow For almost seven weeks, the biggest attack on European countries since 1945, has seen more than 4.6 million people fled abroad, killing or injuring thousands of people and causing total isolation in the world.

Russia said launching what he called “Special Military Operation” on February 24 to demilitarize and “anchor” Ukraine. Kyiv and his Western ally refused it as a false pretext.

Many Russian cities have resigned from North Ukraine filled with the body of civilians killed in what Kyiv said was a campaign of murder, torture and rape.

Moscow denied the accusation.

Russia said it was now aiming to capture more areas on behalf of separatists in two East Provinces, known as Donbas. This includes Port Mariupol, which has been reduced to desert under the siege of Russia.

Ukraine said tens of thousands of civilians had been trapped in the city without a way to bring food or water, and accused Russia to block the convoy.

Ukrainian Marines on Tuesday hid in the Azovstal Industrial area. Reuters journalist who accompanied a separatist who was supported by Russia saw fire billowing from the Azovstal district.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, the Governor of the East Donetsk region, which includes Mariupol, said he had seen incident reports about the possibility of using chemical weapons in the city but could not confirm them.

Ukraine said his troops in the East had defeated six Russian attacks, destroyed two vehicles and three artillery systems and shot helicopters and two drones. Reuters cannot verify the report immediately.

The United States and the United Kingdom say that they are trying to verify reports about whether chemical weapons have been used by Russia.

On Wednesday, Zelenskiy said it was impossible to draw 100% of the company’s conclusion about whether they had been used in Mariupol, because of the inability to carry out the right investigation.

Chemical weapons production, use and stockpiling are prohibited under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has not responded to Reuters’s comment requests. The separatist forces supported by Russia in the east denied using chemical weapons at Mariupol, the Interfax news agency reported.

When Russia contagated efforts in the east, Luhansk Regional Governor Serliy Gaidai urged residents to displaced.

“It’s much more frightening to stay and burn your sleep from the Russian shell,” he wrote on social media.