Residents in Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv held a a minute of silence on Feb. 24, commemorating the four-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War. Leaders from the European Union traveled to Kyiv, joining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife in honoring fallen soldiers. -- 📺 Watch NTD News 24/7 on cable, broadcast, and streaming: https://www.ntd.com/watch
Today marks four years since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainians are mourning their fallen loved ones,
while Western partners pledge continued support.
NTD's international correspondent Arian Pasdar has the story.
Residents in Ukraine's capital city of Kiev holding a minute of silence on Tuesday.
They're commemorating the four-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war,
honoring the people who have died in the fighting so far.
People chanted,
Glory to the heroes,
Death to the enemies,
Ukraine above everything,
before falling quiet again.
Some Ukrainians say they never expected the war to last this long and hit the four-year mark.
I thought it would all end in the autumn of 2022 after our counter-offensive.
But then it became clear that it would take a long time.
Leaders from the European Union are in Kiev on Tuesday,
joining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife to honor fallen soldiers.
Zelensky told the European officials that he hopes they can soon join trilateral talks
with the U.S. and Russia.
We do what we can to involve Europeans as much as possible.
And we count on your leadership in all this.
He added that the next round of talks led by the U.S. might take place in the coming days.
We gather this morning to mark yet another terrible anniversary.
And in Brussels,
NATO Chief Mark Rutte speaking at the NATO headquarters to mark the anniversary of the
Ukraine war.
According to Rutte,
the alliance has supported Ukraine since the fighting began and will continue to do so.
The flame of freedom is alive in Ukraine.
And that flame continues to burn and glow.
Meanwhile in Russia,
President Vladimir Putin says the war has evolved into a much wider confrontation with the West.
Moscow warns that this could lead to a confrontation between nuclear powers.
There are already media reports of their intentions to use even some kind of nuclear
component.
They probably understand what this could lead to.
The Kremlin says that, for now, Russia will continue the fighting in Ukraine,
while adding that Moscow is still open to a diplomatic end to the war.
Arian Pastar, NTD News.
