Developments in Ukraine | UN report on the torture of Russian prisoners

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, in the report published by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights The United Nations (OHCHR) pointed to the fact that the Russian-speaking minority living in Ukraine suffers from more discriminatory treatment compared to the minorities that speak the languages ​​of the European Union. In December, Ukraine indicated that it amended some laws related to the rights of minorities and at the same time tightened restrictions on the use of the Russian language in this country. This international body also asked Ukraine to ban gatherings. The UN report has also confirmed that Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine have been tortured, beaten and brutalized, but Kiev authorities do not deal with such human rights violations. .

Between December 2023 and February 2024, international inspectors visited Russian prisoners of war in seven regions of Ukraine and collected information about their treatment for further analysis, the document states. The result shows that prisoners of war have been subjected to torture, violence and mistreatment after being evacuated from the battlefield. They are kept in dark cellars for periods ranging from a few days to almost a month and a half. He has been regularly beaten with sticks and electric shocks, and cases of execution have also been reported.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the seven hundred and sixty-fourth day of the Ukrainian war:Zelensky’s office points to the unprecedented reduction of Ukrainian forces on the frontline

Mikhail Podoliak, adviser to the head of the office of Volodymyr Zelensky, in a radio interview pointed to the fact that the stagnation of the Ukrainian armed forces, which along The frontline is significant, and this situation is caused by a lack of human resources.

According to him, the Ukrainian army does not have the “necessary resources for effective offensive actions”. According to Podoliak, the military conflict in Ukraine has come to a standstill and the situation of “freezing” occurs due to the slowness of Kiev’s western partners in deciding to provide military support to Ukraine. He emphasized that Ukraine will support Ukraine. “Resources and information” and “understanding of foreign partners” are needed from the current difficult situation.

Figaro: The French army in Ukraine cannot confront the RussianThe Figaro newspaper has written in an analysis that the French army does not have enough experience and resources to fight the Russian forces in Ukraine.

The article states: “Russian soldiers have special combat training because they are directly involved in a [full-scale] military conflict. While during the last 10 years, French forces have only fought with Islamic radical groups that walk in ordinary sandals.

The commentator of this newspaper concluded: the inevitable reason for the failure of French intervention is not only in insufficient experience. French forces, but also lies in their limited resources. The limited number of 20,000 troops promised by the Chief of Army Staff is clearly not enough to deal with the large and powerful Russian army in Ukraine. Therefore, the French army today does not have the necessary tools to win a conventional war with Russia.

Member of Congress: Ukraine will not be supported until the United States provides border security

Ukraine will not receive any aid until the US government guarantees the security of its borders, said Andy Ogles, a Republican representative of the US Congress from Tennessee, in an interview with Fox News. He emphasized: “Providing aid to Kyiv is enough. As long as the southern borders are not secured and closed, no other aid will be given.” He reminded that the representatives of the US Congress are under a lot of pressure to continue supporting Ukraine.Moscow will respond to Latvia’s decision to expel the Russian diplomat

Last night, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia issued a statement emphasizing that Moscow will respond appropriately to the decision of the Republic of Latvia to expel the Russian diplomat and will give decisively.

On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry of Latvia summoned Oleg Zykov, the Russian Chargé d’Affaires in Riga, and expressed its strong objection to the “unacceptable and provocative statements” of the Russian delegation to the diplomat. . In this regard, one of the diplomats of the Russian Embassy has been declared as an “undesirable element” and must leave Latvia by April 10. Prime Minister of Latvia: NATO is not ready to send troops to Ukraine.

Latvian Prime Minister Ovica Silina announced in a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday that the North Atlantic Alliance is not ready to send troops to Ukraine and that French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal in this regard is well prepared. Was not.

He said: “On sending troops to Ukraine: I don’t think this [Macron] initiative was very well prepared, because the discussion about it has not yet matured. When it comes to sending troops, I don’t think we in NATO are ready for this.”

He emphasized that Ukraine has not asked NATO member states to send troops. The Latvian prime minister concluded that there was no need to focus on what Kiev did not ask for.

On Wednesday, former French defense minister Hervé Morin also criticized Macron’s tough stance on support for Ukraine. He called Macron’s words the provocations of the king’s child, which he has been doing since the first days of his mission.

The US State Department: The Group of 7 countries are negotiating to lower the Russian oil price ceiling

Jeffrey Piatt, adviser to the US Secretary of State for energy resources, announced in a press conference for foreign journalists that the G7 countries are considering the possibility of lowering the Russian oil price ceiling.

“The short answer is yes,” he said in response to a related question.

The official also added that the United States and its partners in the price control coalition are “committed to trying to exclude Russia” from working. to limit the country’s income from the sale of this energy product. In addition, the G7 remains committed to eliminating Russia’s nuclear fuel imports, Piatt announced. A few days ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that it is unlikely that Washington would agree to Kiev’s proposal to lower the Russian oil price ceiling. agree to $30 per barrel. According to him, this could have economic consequences for the United States itself.

Russia’s dissatisfaction with the agency’s reports on the status of the Zaporozhye power plant

Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative In the international organizations in Vienna, Russia announced that the situation in Ukraine has in no way affected the nature of Russia’s relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Director General [Rafael Grossi], and for this reason, the Russian Federation remains one of the key players. It is in the International Atomic Energy Agency system. According to him, of course, Russia complains about the agency’s reports about the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and does not consider them to be realistic. This diplomat added: The International Atomic Energy Agency has succeeded in the background The situation in Ukraine should maintain its neutrality. Russia is the leader in the construction of nuclear power plants in the countries of the world. Russia and the IAEA have many joint projects in the fields of nuclear and medical infrastructure, and everything is going according to plan. /p>

According to the statement released by the US Treasury Department, the United States has added the Russian company “Alice” to the list of sanctions related to North Korea.

The Treasury Department claimed that Alice Company Based in the Vladivostok region, it is affiliated with the North Korean company Chinyong, which is under US government sanctions, and the company has paid more than $2.5 million to the parent company.

In addition, the United States has imposed sanctions applied against six people, including two North Korean citizens who are said to be active in Russia. The US Treasury Department noted that South Korea has also imposed sanctions against Russia’s Alice Company.

German government debt has increased due to the conflict in Ukraine

The German Federal Statistical Office announced on its official website that the general debt of the German federal government in the quarter The fourth quarter of 2023 was 3.3% more than the same period of the previous year and reached 2.45 trillion euros. One of the reasons for the growth of Germany’s national debt is the prolongation of the military conflict in Ukraine and the beginning of the energy crisis caused by sanctions. At the same time, experts believe that the main reason for the growth of Germany’s public debt is the increase in debt to the Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) to 71.7 billion euros. This special fund was created in November 2022 to finance measures to mitigate the energy crisis related to the situation in Ukraine and will be dissolved at the end of 2023.

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