The moment has come for Russia to completely withdraw from Ukraine’s sovereign territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Group of 20 summit leaders gathered in Indonesia, asking for the world’s support in pursuing what he presented as Kyiv’s “formula for peace.” The alternative, he said, would mean freezing the conflict and allowing Russia to “wait it out, build up its forces, and then start a new series of terror and global destabilization,” according to a transcript from Ukraine’s presidential office.
Speaking via video link, Zelensky likened the liberation of Kherson — where he visited Monday days after Russian troops withdrew — to the Normandy landings of 1944 that set the stage for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two. “It was not yet a final point in the fight against evil, but it already determined the entire further course of events. This is exactly what we are feeling now,” he said, referring to the city’s recapture.
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The decision was disclosed in a one-paragraph letter, filed by the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, indicating that the investigation into Giuliani’s interactions with Ukrainian individuals was done and “that based on information currently available to the Government, criminal charges are not forthcoming.”
Giuliani has repeatedly said he did not commit any violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Shayna Jacobs reports. The investigation into the matter resulted in an April 28, 2021, seizure of devices at his Manhattan home and offices. His engagements in Ukraine during Donald Trump’s presidency were a prominent theme in Trump’s first impeachment proceeding. Giuliani was said to be making contacts there in an effort to dig up incriminating information about Joe Biden and his son Hunter before the 2020 election.
Matt Viser contributed reporting.
