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Zelensky: Russia Must Prepare its Society to the Fact it Will Lose Ukrainian Territories

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (DPA)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (DPA)
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Zelensky: Russia Must Prepare its Society to the Fact it Will Lose Ukrainian Territories

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (DPA)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (DPA)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said the Ukrainian troops are advancing step by step towards liberating their country.

He then affirmed that Ukraine expects new pledges of military assistance from its allies in the next few days.

In his nightly video address, Zelensky said Russia’s only concern now should be how to prepare the Russian society, to the fact that they will lose everything and that they are destroying the future of their state.

“Russia will lose the occupied territories. There is no and will be no alternative to our steps for de-occupation,” he stated.

Zelensky then mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin who claimed on Friday from St. Petersburg that Russia had successfully destroyed five American Patriot air defense systems near Kyiv.

According to American media outlets, there are only two such systems in Ukraine.

Zelensky said that not a single US Patriot air defense system has been destroyed in Ukraine, and that nearly 36 missiles and about 50 attack drones were destroyed over the past week.

 

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Iran Says Continuing Uranium Enrichment on Its Soil 'Red Line'

People walk at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on June 3, 2025. (AFP)
People walk at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on June 3, 2025. (AFP)
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Iran Says Continuing Uranium Enrichment on Its Soil 'Red Line'

People walk at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on June 3, 2025. (AFP)
People walk at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on June 3, 2025. (AFP)

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that Iran's right to enrich uranium on its soil was a "red line" after the United States submitted its proposal for a new nuclear deal.

"Continuing enrichment on Iranian soil is our red line," Araghchi said while on a visit to Lebanon, adding that his country will respond to the proposal in the coming days based on Iran's "principled positions and the interests of the Iranian people".

US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that Iran will not be allowed any enrichment of uranium under a potential deal with Washington.

Araghchi said the US proposal, submitted through mediator Oman, has "many ambiguities and questions".

On Saturday, Iran said it received "elements" of a US proposal for a nuclear deal following five rounds of talks that started in April and were mediated by Oman.

Uranium enrichment has remained a key point of contention between Washington and Tehran in the talks to seal a nuclear deal, with Iran defending what it says is its right to pursue a peaceful nuclear energy program and the US calling it a "red line".

"We will not ask anyone for permission to continue enriching uranium in Iran. However, we are ready to take steps... to ensure that this enrichment will not lead to the production of nuclear weapons," Araghchi said.

Araghchi was visiting Beirut following a stop in Cairo on Monday, where he met with Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Grossi on Monday called for more transparency from Iran following a leaked report that showed Tehran had increased production of highly enriched uranium.

The IAEA report showed that Iran has ramped up production of uranium enriched up to 60 percent purity -- close to the roughly 90 percent level needed for atomic weapons.

Western countries, including the United States, have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, while Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.