Developments in Ukraine US use of Kiev for military purposes
| The White House's difference of opinion on aid to Ukraine and Israel, Switzerland's opposition to participating in anti-Russian measures, Moscow's request to the agency to determine the source of the attacks on the Zaporizhia power plant, and Borrell's admission of the failure of the European Union's foreign policy are some of the most important events surrounding the war. |
In a message on the Telegram channel of the Russian diplomatic mission, Antonov wrote about this: continuous violation of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty through stockpiling of nuclear weapons The tactics of the United States on European soil have become a secret, and in this regard, Ukraine has been completely transformed by the Pentagon into a testing ground for the illegal implementation of military-biological programs.
Antonov added: “The destructive influence of the United States has also extended to the space outside the Earth’s atmosphere. However, American strategists are trying to accuse Russia of planning to put nuclear weapons in space to justify its military plans in orbit.
Previously Konstantin Kasachev, Vice Chairman of the Federation Council (Senate) of Russia, also pointed to the existence of Pentagon biological laboratories in Ukraine during the last decade, and reminded: Now Ukraine has become a test site for dangerous Western technologies.
The Ministry of Defense of Russia has repeatedly warned that within the framework of the United States’ military biological programs in Ukraine, they are working on the pathogens of dangerous infections and testing various drugs on Ukrainians and the military forces of this country. will be
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The White House explains the difference between the conflict in Ukraine and the situation around Israel
John Kirby, the coordinator of strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, announced last night at a news conference that the main difference between the conflict in Ukraine and the current situation in the Middle East is the inability of the United States to directly assist Kiev in intercepting targets. air is related, while this country’s hands are open to act in the Middle East region.
Kirby said: “These two conflicts are different conflicts, different airspace and different threats.” . President Joe Biden has made it clear since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine that the United States will not participate in this conflict in a military role. that the United States used to help Ukraine in the supply of air defense equipment, but now, due to the non-approval of the relevant bill by the House of Representatives, Kyiv has not yet received additional financial and military aid. In this regard, Kirby once again asked the US Congress to quickly approve the allocation of aid to Israel and Ukraine. Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, also announced that the issue of providing additional aid to Ukraine and Israel will be considered in the US Congress in the form of separate packages.
Switzerland’s opposition to participation in the Russian asset search group
To help Ukraine. This is stated in a press release published on the party’s official website.
Representatives of the Swiss People’s Party in the Parliament of the country’s participation in the multinational REPO task force to search for assets Russia, as well as the implementation of economic sanctions against Russia. According to this party, joining Switzerland to this “task force” is in no way compatible with the principle of neutrality of this country.
Furthermore, the statement recalled that Switzerland should refrain from participating in the European Sky Shield plan, proposed by Germany in 2022 to strengthen the air defense forces of NATO countries. The party emphasized: Switzerland’s participation [in this initiative] is another step towards joining NATO and will mean further weakening of Switzerland’s neutrality. A number of policy and sanctions experts reported that Britain could never seize Russian assets because it had no legal basis to do so. In March, Foreign Secretary David Cameron said London was ready to provide a loan for the amount of frozen assets because Russia will have to pay compensation after the end of the conflict. Russia has about 3.9 billion euros in this country.
As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized in early February, the illegal act of confiscating Russian assets in any form by Moscow in The international courts will be protested.
The schedule of the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency to Russia and Ukraine in the near future
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced his intention to travel to Russia and Ukraine last night after the meeting of the UN Security Council among journalists and emphasized that this The organization will maintain its communication channels with Moscow and Kiev.
Grossi, pointing out that the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency allows interaction with both sides despite the difficult conditions. provides, added: There is still no exact date for these trips, but it will be determined soon.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency visited Russia in early March and met and talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the port of Sochi.
Russia’s request to the Agency to determine the source of the attacks on the Zaporozhye power plant
Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, emphasized at last night’s meeting of the Security Council that the country expects the experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to be honest determine the source of the attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, because this issue is primarily related to the nuclear security of the whole of Europe.
“This is not a political issue,” Nebenzia said. Now only the issue of power plant safety and nuclear and radiation safety of Europe is discussed. The reluctance of the IAEA secretariat to name the attacking party only encourages the Kiev authorities to take very dangerous actions.”
The Russian permanent representative added: Europe should not sacrifice its security for the satisfaction of Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine. I would like to believe that the public opinion of European countries understands the danger of such a scenario and will not allow their security to become a victim of Zelensky’s crazy goals.” Nebenzia emphasized that ” The unclear interpretation of the bombing of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which the International Atomic Energy Agency adheres to, could lead to the paralysis of the agency’s activity.
At the same time, the permanent representative of Russia in On behalf of the government, the World Organization thanked the International Atomic Energy Agency for the immediate condemnation of the attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. At the same time, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, He said: The UN Security Council should make every effort to reduce the risk of dangerous accidents at the Zaporozhye power plant.
Declaration of Russia’s readiness to protect Ukraine against provocations and Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations emphasized at the Security Council meeting that Russia will continue to protect the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant against Ukrainian provocations and attacks.
Vasily Nebenzia Explanation In recent attacks, the Ukrainian armed forces have focused on shelling the town of Energodar, where plant workers and their families live, as well as the industrial area surrounding the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, he said. According to him, the Russian armed forces intercepted and suppressed up to 100 or more Ukrainian drones in this area in just one week.
This diplomat pointed out that Moscow The security of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency have been informed about the increase in the intensity of attacks by the Ukrainian side on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in the past few months, adding: Western countries, with their indifferent statements and failure to condemn these attacks, are guilty of attacking this facility. are nuclear partners.
Russia has never deployed heavy weapons
Permanent Representative of Russia At the United Nations, he once again drew the attention of the members of the Security Council to the fact that Russia has never deployed heavy weapons in the Zaporizhia power plant or carried out attacks from its territory.
Vasily Nebenzia added: the continuation of attacks on the area adjacent to this power plant may lead to “a nuclear disaster on a regional and even global scale”. In this regard, this diplomat asked the International Atomic Energy Agency and the countries of the world to “do everything possible to save the world from a nuclear accident”.
He added : Russia expects Europe to have a self-preservation instinct, because a nuclear disaster cannot be ruled out if Ukraine continues its attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
Approval of the reform plan of the European Commission for the financing of Kyiv
The European Commission has approved the reform plan in the field of providing financial aid to Ukraine, which will implement That condition will be the financing of Kyiv from the EU fund in the amount of 50 billion euros until 2027.
The reconstruction of this country” will be transferred to Kyiv.
The statement states: “Payments are subject to the implementation of the agreed reforms and investment steps contained in the annex to the executive decision of the European Council It will be paid.”
This plan includes 69 reforms and 10 investment goals, which are divided into 146 qualitative and quantitative indicators. These changes include 15 areas, including energy, agriculture, transportation, green and digital transition, human capital, as well as public companies, work environment, etc.
After the approval of this plan in the European Commission, Brussels has one month to approve it. This document allows the European Commission to pre-finance up to 1.89 billion euros before the start of conventional payments. Massive damage to the production capacity
German Galushenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine, on the sidelines of the informal meeting of the European Union energy ministers in Brussels, very extensive damage to the capacity confirmed the country’s electricity production, which reaches 7 gigawatts.
He told reporters: We estimate that approximately 7 gigawatts in the power system We have lost our communication. This is a huge amount of our production capacity.”
Ukraine’s energy minister added that recently several high-voltage autotransformers were destroyed and energy production in Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine was almost completely It is completely gone.
According to some reports, Ukraine’s power generation capacity had decreased to 18 gigawatts by the fall of 2023.
Borrell: EU foreign policy has failed
Joseph Borrell, EU foreign and defense policy chief, admitted that the failed foreign policy of the Union has turned “the whole world” against the Western countries. “The lack of unity of opinion in the Arab world, as well as in many countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia, has cost us dearly,” he wrote in his blog on the website of the European External Action Service.
In the case of Ukraine, the alliance “acted decisively because there was a good consensus among EU countries,” Borrell said. However, despite close relations with Israel, the European Union was not able to stop the military conflict in the Gaza Strip, as well as deal with the humanitarian disaster and help free the hostages.
President European diplomacy stressed that the EU must do everything in the future to prevent the strengthening of the world alliance against the West.
Earlier, Hungarian Union Affairs Minister Janusz Boca pointed out that 2023 was a failure for the EU in many ways, including because Brussels It led the European Union countries to the military conflict in Ukraine. He expressed the hope that this year can be the time of change in the European Union and that Brussels will take the side of peace instead of emphasizing war.
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