Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Kyiv and stated that only Kyiv and its allies, not Russia, can decide future security guarantees. Ukraine held Independence Day ceremonies attended by foreign envoys. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Western countries of seeking pretexts to block peace negotiations and criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for insisting on an immediate meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reports cited a Ukrainian drone sparking a fire at a nuclear facility. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Pentagon blocked Ukrainian long-range missile strikes on Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Western countries of trying to "block" peace negotiations to end the Ukraine war. His statement comes after a flurry of diplomatic activity to try to halt the fighting appeared to stall. "They're just looking for a pretext to block negotiations," Lavrov said in an interview with state TV station Rossiya aired Sunday on Telegram. He also criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for "obstinately insisting, setting conditions, demanding an immediate meeting at all costs" with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has stressed that only Kyiv and its allies, not Russia, can decide future security guarantees. Meanwhile, Ukraine is celebrating its Independence Day on Sunday. DW has more. The Canadian Prime Minister delivered a speech as he took part in an Independence Day ceremonyImage: Sean Kilpatrick/ZUMA/IMAGO Skip next section What you need to know Ukraine celebrates Independence Day Canadian Prime Minister Carney, visiting Kyiv, says Russia should have no say in security guarantees Russia says Ukraine drone sparks fire at nuclear
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