Mindful of his abrasive meeting with the U.S. leader in Washington in February, Zelensky reiterated his respect for the U.S. position.

He stressed the need for Trump to visit Ukrain before any kind of decisions or negotiations.

He urged the U.S. President to come see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, and children destroyed or dead before making any peace deal.

He said that he was optimistic that Trump would then have a better understanding what he was dealing with.

”You will understand what (Russian President Vladimir) Putin did,” he said.

A Russian missile attack on Ukrain on April 4 killed 19 people, including nine children and teenagers.

On Sunday, a rocket attack on the Ukrainian town of Sumy killed at least 34 people.

Zelensky said that in his opinion, the Russian view of the war, which had been ongoing for more than three years, had prevailed in the new U.S. administration.

He was particularly critical of Vice President JD Vance, who led the attack on him during the White House visit at the end of February.

”I tried to explain that you can’t look for something in the middle. There is an aggressor and there is a victim,” said the Ukrainian president. (dpa)

Spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, made this known in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt.

He said that seven suspects were arrested during the operations.

”Troops seized 13,600 litres of stolen crude oil, 4,890 litres of adulterated diesel, and 37,700 litres of various other unspecified petroleum products during the raids.

”Soldiers in Rivers raided the Imo River area, where they discovered six illegal refineries and recovered about 11,000 litres of stolen petroleum products.

“Troops deactivated 41 drum pots, 18 drum receivers, and 540 sack bags filled with over 11,000 litres of stolen products.

“They also thwarted attempts by oil thieves to reconstruct other illegal refining sites in the Imo River area,” he stated.

In a separate operation in Ahoada West, Danjuma said that soldiers intercepted two Toyota Camry vehicles transporting over 1,300 litres of illegally refined diesel.

“Furthermore, at Krakrama Wellhead 12 in Bille, Degema, seven suspects were arrested while attempting to vandalise the facility.

“Troops, after combing the area, recovered three wooden boats laden with over 1,500 litres of stolen crude,” Dunjuma added.

In Delta, he reported the interception of 25,200 litres of an unspecified petroleum product and 10,000 litres of stolen crude oil from two tankers, a truck, and a bus on the Koko-Obitigbo Road.

During further operations, the army spokesman noted the discovery of 3,350 litres of adulterated diesel stored in 100 cellophane bags at Oton-Urakpa, Sapele.

Other items discovered included three empty drums, two ovens, a metallic storage tank, as well as hoses and pipes believed to be used in siphoning products from pipelines.

“In Bayelsa, troops dismantled four illegal refining sites and recovered about 2,100 litres of stolen crude oil and an additional 1,500 litres of stolen products Biseni and Okordia communities in Yenagoa.

“In Akwa Ibom, soldiers intercepted 240 litres of illegally refined diesel stored in eight jerrycans during an operation along the Okobo-Uyo Road,” he remarked.

Danjuma concluded by stating that the suspects have been handed over to the appropriate security agencies for further investigation and possible prosecution.