Day 384 of the Invasion of Ukraine: The Kremlin declared that its Goals in Ukraine can only be achieved through War

Day 384 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• The Kremlin has declared that its goals in Ukraine can only be achieved through war
• The battle for Bakhmut: Russia continues with new attacks in the town of Avdeevka
• ISW: The Kremlin does not expect the war to last more than three years
• There is a proposal in the Russian parliament to raise the minimum age for military service
• Russia announced an extension of the grain corridor by 60 days, Ukraine by 120
• The EU extended sanctions against 1,473 Russians and 205 organizations
• A Serbian minister demanded that the country urgently impose sanctions on Russia

The Kremlin has declared that its goals in Ukraine can only be achieved through war

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia's goals in Ukraine can only be achieved through military force, Reuters reported, citing Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday.

"We must achieve our goals. At the moment, this is only possible with military means due to the current position of the regime in Kyiv," Peskov said.

Russia says it is fighting in Ukraine to "liberate" Russian-speakers in eastern Donbas from what it calls a "neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv".

Ukraine and the West see this as a baseless pretext put forward to justify an aggressive war and Moscow's attempts to seize parts of Ukrainian land.

Moscow blames Kyiv for the lack of peace talks, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says they can only happen after Russian troops leave Ukrainian territory.

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