Zelensky Downplays Avdiivka Loss, Putin Aide Says Kyiv Could Be Next, Kremlin Slams “Cowboy“ Biden

Volodymyr Zelensky has downplayed the loss of the eastern city of Avdiivka to Russian forces. However, the Ukrainian president admitted that the last year had been “complicated“ for Ukraine. He pointed to earlier gains, particularly in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. “During these two years we got [back] part of the Kharkiv region. Now we are in this region... and we unblocked the Black Sea. There are grain routes and we destroyed a lot of their ships of the Russian fleet. “That is what we did over two years. And what they could do? Only this one place. But what for?“ #russiaukrainewar #putin #zelensky #biden #ukraine #russia #nato #france #worldnews n18oc_world n18oc_crux 0:00 INTRODUCTION 3:02 RUSSIA THREATENED FRENCH PATROL PLANES OVER BLACK 4:28 FORMER RUSSIAN PRESIDENT SUGGESTS SOLDIERS SHOULD TAKE KYIV 6:04 KREMLIN SLAMS “HOLLYWOOD COWBOY” BIDEN CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track