Russia’s military operations in Ukraine have entered its third week and caused concern around the world.
Russia says it has never asked for military aid After the Financial Times and New York Times reported that US government officials One person has revealed Russia’s request for armament support from China. for use in the invasion of Ukraine Russia also asked China to provide economic assistance. to reduce the impact of Western sanctions as well
Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia had never sought military assistance from China, adding that Russia “has the potential to continue special operations in Ukraine independently”.
He said Russia’s plans to operate in Ukraine would “Everything happens as planned” and is consistent with the original schedule.
The Financial Times reported that The recourse has come since Russia launched a military attack on Ukraine more than two weeks ago. But it did not specify what kind of armament Russia had requested.
The news came before US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. will meet with Mr. Yang Jiechi, Chief Foreign Policy Officer of China on March 14 in Rome, Italy. Sullivan said on March 13 that he would not allow China or any other nation to compensate Russia for economic damage.
However, US spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, said: said in response to the news reports that the Chinese authorities had never heard of the matter.
“The situation in Ukraine is really turbulent right now, but China’s top priority at the moment. is to prevent the tension from escalating. or reach a level that is no longer uncontrollable,” Liu said.
Previously, the US authorities warned China that If helping Russia evade economic sanctions will definitely get a bad response But at present, China maintains a neutral stance in the international community on the matter. Except for not condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has not confirmed that it will not occupy Kiev.
A Russian government spokesman said the Russian government had plans to avoid civilian casualties. and refrain from invading areas with large populations. including Kiev
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A woman was rescued from her home in Kiev. following being attacked by artillery
But in a speech broadcasted on Rossiya 24 TV, Mr Peskov said that the war in the city “It will inevitably lead to many people’s casualties,” he added. “Ministry of Defense Although to maintain maximum security for the people who are in peace But it does not rule out the possibility of gaining control of largely populated centers…except for areas used to transport humanitarian aid.”
He also said US official and the European Union “We are pushing Russia to invade important cities in Ukraine, in the view that it will throw responsibility for the deaths of civilians on our country.”
“We think that such a situation It’s a provocation,” he added.
Missile fragments damaged a bus and caused a fire in a residential building in Kiev. After the Ukrainian air defense system intercepted this ball.
Russia claims the collapsed military training center is a bunker for foreign fighters.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Attacks on military training centers in the western Ukrainian city of Yavorov Which is less than 10 kilometers from the border with Poland has made them. Around 180 “foreign mercenaries” have been killed and the destruction of a large number of foreign weapons sent to Ukraine.
A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry also said: Their army will continue to attack foreign militia targets. As long as these people join the Ukrainian Armed Forces
On March 13, Russian forces fired 30 missiles at an international peace and security center. (International Peacekeeping and Security Centre–IPSC) at Yavorov It left at least 35 people dead and 130 injured. The center is normally a training ground for military skills and joint exercises between the Ukrainian army and NATO forces.
U.S. and Ukrainian soldiers attended a drill at a military training center in February.
U.S. officials denied that their soldiers were at the training center when the attack was hit. Officials at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, also denied that. No NATO members were there at the time of the incident.
However, the Russian Defense Ministry report appears to suggest that The Joint Ukrainian and NATO Military Training Centers are a training bunker for foreign fighters. who came to help Ukraine once morest the Russian army It is also a warehouse for munitions sent from abroad.
The attack prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to call once more to the West for support of escort fighters. including declaring Ukrainian airspace a no-fly zone for the safety of NATO member nations’ airspace But a spokesman for the US Department of Defense once once more firmly denied that may not comply with such request Because it will escalate the conflict into a war between the two nuclear powers.
Time magazine mourns the murdered journalist.
The editors of Time Magazine have issued a statement expressing their condolences to the passing of 50-year-old award-winning American journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud, who was shot dead by Russian forces. While filming a documentary regarding immigrants for Time magazine in Irpin, near Kiev.
Two other reporters who were at the scene and were injured said: Russian soldiers fired at them as they drove past a checkpoint, leaving Renaud with a gunshot wound in the neck and subsequently fatal.
Brent Renaud, American journalist who was shot dead by a Russian soldier in the city of Irpin outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
Time magazine’s mourning statement said: They have lost a very talented reporter. who have experience working in difficult situations all over the world The statement also emphasized that The ability of the media to safely report wars and humanitarian crises Considered extremely important
Renaud’s case It was the first American death in the Ukrainian War. Make the US National Security Adviser came out to announce that Russian forces deliberately attack the press which the US official will find a way to punish the Russians in this matter
EU condemns kidnapping of two Ukrainian mayors
A senior European Union (EU) official has condemned the actions of the Russian military. Which has kidnapped Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov and Dnipro Rudne Mayor Yeven Matveyev. (Dniprorudne) arbitrarily imprisoned. To prepare to reorganize the two cities under Russian control.
Mr. Joseph Borrell Fontelles, High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security of the European Union published a message on Twitter saying “The European Union strongly condemns the Russian military. for the kidnapping of the two mayors of Ukraine.”
Ukrainian authorities accuse Russian soldiers of abducting Dnipro Rudne mayor Yeven Matveyev. After the Russian occupation of the area was successful.
“This is once once more the Ukrainian democratic institutions being attacked. There have also been attempts to establish an unjust alternative governance organization. within a state with complete sovereignty,” said the EU’s top representative.
Melitopol and Dnipro Rudne are both in southern Ukraine. which borders the Crimea peninsula that Russia annexed several years ago. Both cities are now occupied by Russian forces. which previously used amphibious vehicles to attack from the coast of the Azov Sea
The UK Defense Department’s intelligence report also stated that The Russian Navy has blocked all the exits to Ukraine’s Black Sea. making merchant ships unable to sail into international waters There is also the risk of another amphibious assault and landing in the near future.
the port city of Mariupol More than 400,000 civilians stranded in the conflict still face food shortages. Drinking water is used for medicine, and there is no electricity to use in the midst of cold weather. It has killed regarding 2,200 people, with humanitarian convoys still unable to reach them.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for a ceasefire agreement and a clear humanitarian corridor. to allow civilians to evacuate safely And transporting necessary aid to the cities, Ukraine has now evacuated 140,000 civilians from fighting zones across the country.
