CCTV Beijing, April 23, according to the Voice of China News and Newspaper Digest of China Central Radio and Television Station, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on the 22nd that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are progressing slowly. Minnekayev, deputy commander of the Russian Central Military Region, said on the same day that one of the tasks of the new phase of Russia’s special military operation is to “completely control the Donbass and southern Ukraine.” Minnekayev said the Russian armed forces’ control of the Donbass would help establish a land route to Crimea. Taking control of southern Ukraine would open up yet another exit for Russian troops to Transnistria.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a presidential decree on the 22nd announcing the establishment of the National Committee for Post-War Reconstruction. The relevant decree has been published on the official website of the Ukrainian President. In addition, the adviser to the chief of the Ukrainian President’s Office revealed that the negotiations between Ukraine and partner countries on Ukrainian security will be completed within a week.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Ukraine on the phone with European Council President Michel on the same day. Regarding Michel’s call for direct contact between Russian and Ukrainian leaders, Putin reiterated that the possibility of a meeting depends on the specific outcome of the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. In the current negotiations, the Uzbek side has shown inconsistent performance and is not ready to seek a solution acceptable to both parties.
Russia has evacuated 143,631 local civilians and 341 foreign citizens from Mariupol without the participation of the Ukrainian government, the head of the Russian National Defense Command Center Miztsev said in a statement released on the website of the Russian Defense Ministry on the 22nd. In addition, 1,844 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered have also left safely.Return to Sohu, see more
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