President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ukraine is considering both military and diplomatic options for reopening Mariupol.

“The city of Mariupol can be unblocked in a variety of ways. We need to prepare for a military road, and we are prepared to be powerful. And it is here that we require the assistance of our partners. We won’t be able to do this on our own; we’ll need the right weaponry. However, we are considering it “According to a Ukrinform journalist, President Volodymyr Zelensky remarked during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark.

According to the President, things are moving quickly and the second option is diplomatic and humanitarian

“We presented numerous choices in the structure of trade, not directly but through intermediaries, starting with ‘the wounded for the injured.’ In this citadel, there are about 400 wounded. These are purely military items. There are also civilians who have been injured “According to Zelensky.

He also stated that Ukraine was willing to trade military personnel for military personnel.

In addition, Zelensky expects to return the bodies of the Mariupol victims to their relatives.

The President underlined that an attempt had been made to do so through Turkey’s mediation, but that it had not yet been executed.

“We’ve given the Russians every opportunity,” Zelensky continued.

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