Russia promotes sale of grain stolen from Ukraine… U.S. is working together to prevent the sale of stolen grain
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will attack areas of Ukraine that have not been attacked before, under the pretext of US and other Western arms support. The West has said it will support arms as promised, raising concerns that the fighting area might expand once more in eastern Donbas.
In an interview with Russian state-run Rossiya 1 TV on the 5th (local time), Putin said, “If the West provides long-range missiles to Ukraine, we will attack new targets,” according to CNN and other US sources. Russian troops attacked the capital, Kiiu, for the first time in 38 days.
Nevertheless, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced on the 6th that “weapon support methods must also change in line with the change in tactics of the Russian army” and that it will support the M270 multiple rocket launcher as scheduled for the battle of Donbas, which is flat land. Last week, the US, Germany, UK and other countries announced plans to support advanced high-speed mobile artillery rocket systems (HIMARS), Mi-17 helicopters, and tactical armored vehicles. The AFP news agency said, “If Western weapons are supplied to the Donbass front, it will be a huge blow to the Russian army,” and “This is why Putin has issued a warning.”
As the Battle of Donbas intensifies, the loss of Ukrainian troops is increasing. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 5th that “on average, 60 to 100 Korean soldiers were killed every day.” In 1968, when U.S. casualties were the worst during the Vietnam War, the average number of U.S. casualties per day was less than 50. President Zelensky visited the troops of the Zaporiza front in the southeast on the same day to boost morale.
Moscow Line ‘Color Run’ Festival People who participated in the ‘5km color run race’ in Moscow, the capital of Russia on the 5th, run in red powder and have fun. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview on state television on the same day that he would “hit new targets” if the West provided long-range missiles to Ukraine. Moscow = AP NewsConflicts between Russia and the West over Ukrainian grain are also intensifying. The New York Times (NYT) reported on the same day that “Russia is pursuing a plan to sell looted wheat from Ukraine to Africa.” Senegalese President Maki Sal, chair of the African Union (AU), discussed the food crisis in Africa at a summit meeting with President Putin on the 3rd. The U.S. State Department said it was working with Pakistan, Bangladesh and 12 African countries to stop the sale of stolen grain, and warned that three Russian cargo ships had left ports with wheat stolen from Ukraine. The Ukrainian government claims that Russia has stolen up to 500,000 tonnes of wheat since the February 24 invasion.
Paris = Correspondent Yunjong Kim [email protected]
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