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"For God's sake, this man can not maintain his position of power," US President Joe Biden told hundreds of listeners in Warsaw. The Kremlin's spokesman responded with lightning speed that it was not up to the US president to decide who would govern Russia - and the White House was forced to withdraw the president's statement. Experts are very critical and believe that this hinders the chances of a diplomatic solution to the war, and may even increase the risk of a third world war.
Several powerful explosions occurred on Saturday in Lviv, western Ukraine. Flight alarms sounded in the city and civilians were urged to seek refuge. The mayor of Lviv called the explosions "a greeting to President Biden", who was in Poland.
Does Russia plan to stage a nuclear accident in Ukraine if Putin feels he is about to lose the war? It fears several people in high positions in nuclear safety work. Atomic energy expert Kateryna Pavlova tells Aftonbladet that the Russians are engaged in pure terrorism and violate all security rules.
There are indications that Russia will focus its war on eastern Ukraine. The main goal is now said to be to "liberate" Donbass, in a new statement from Russian top general Sergei Rudskoy. It is speculated that this may be an opening for a escalation of the war.
Russian leaders have further raised the tone. In a televised meeting, Vladimir Putin made accusations that the Western world was trying to dismantle a Russian millennial culture, and drew parallels to both the Nazi book bonfire and Harry Potter author JK Rowling. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the forthcoming EU sanctions would mean "total war".
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