Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) believes Russia is winning the war in Ukraine, the Austrian Prime Minister revealed this weekend

Vladimir Putin is sincerely convinced that he is winning the war in Ukraine, as the Russian president is “in his own war logic” for Ukraine, the Austrian chancellor said after a visit to the Kremlin. Carl Nehammer told NBC in an interview that he believes Putin believes he is winning the war. The politician was the first European leader to meet Putin in Moscow since Russia launched its invasion on February 24. “We have to look him in the eye and we have to deal with that, what we see in Ukraine.” Carl Nehamer Before arriving in Moscow last Monday, Nehamer had visited Bukha, Ukraine, a city outside Kyiv where graphic evidence of killings and torture had emerged following the withdrawal of Russian forces. The chancellor told Meet the Press that he treated Putin with what he had seen in Bucha and “it was not a friendly conversation.” He said Putin had said he would “cooperate with an international inquiry, on the one hand, and on the other, he told me he did not trust the Western world. That’s going to be the problem now, in the future. “

Russian general buried

Amid Putin’s belief that he is winning the war, a Russian general whose troops besieged the Ukrainian port of Mariupol was buried in St Petersburg on Saturday after he died in battle, the governor said. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Frolov was the deputy commander of the 8th Army, which Russian media acknowledged was among the forces that struck Mariupol. Governor Alexander Beglov issued a statement saying that General Frolov “died a heroic death in battle” without mentioning where or when. read more

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Photos on Russian news sites showed his grave in a St. Petersburg cemetery filled with red and white flowers. Ukraine has claimed that several Russian generals and dozens of other high-ranking officers have been killed during the war.

Mariupol

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had spoken on Saturday with the leaders of Britain and Sweden about how to better help those defending Mariupol and the tens of thousands of civilians trapped inside the besieged city. The fate of Mariupol can be decided either through battle or diplomacy, Zelenski said in his nightly video address to the nation. read more

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“Either our partners give Ukraine all the necessary heavy weapons, the planes, and without exaggeration immediately, so that we can reduce the pressure of the occupiers in Mariupol and break the blockade,” he said. “Or we do it through negotiations, in which the role of our partners should be decisive.” Russia’s bombings in cities around Ukraine on Saturday included an explosion in Kharkov that destroyed a community kitchen. Associated Press reporters at the scene recorded the immediate aftermath of the apparent rocket attack. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said three people had been killed and 34 injured in rocket attacks Saturday in the city alone. The kitchen was created by the World Central Kitchen, headed by the famous chef Jose Andres to create feeding systems in disaster zones and war zones. Mr Andres wrote on Twitter that the NGO’s staff had been shaken but was safe. The agency says it has now reached 30 cities across the country, providing nearly 300,000 meals a day. Andres said the attack in Kharkov showed that “giving food in the midst of an irrational war is an act of courage, resilience and resistance”, adding that his team’s chefs would continue to cook for Ukraine. read more

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