Developments in Ukraine America refused to send troops to Ukraine

– International news – Matthew Miller The spokesperson of the US Department of State announced in a press conference last night, Monday, that President Joe Biden has clearly said that sending US troops to Ukraine will not happen.

Miller, at the same time, refused to comment on the words of “Hakim Jeffries”, the leader of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives, who did not consider it unlikely that the country’s military would participate in the conflict in Ukraine.

After the words of this democratic politician, Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, reminded that the efforts of some congressmen to increase military supplies and even send troops to Ukraine will not be able to change the situation in the conflict zone of Ukraine.

In his opinion, with the successful advance of the Russian forces, the statements of the Western authorities about the situation in Ukraine have become sharper and more aggressive. Antonov also called on the United States to reconsider its aggressive policy towards Russia.

On Monday, Hakim Jeffries said that if Kiev is defeated, Washington may withdraw its forces. to participate in the conflicts in Ukraine. “We can’t let Ukraine fall because if that happens, there’s a chance that the United States will have to intervene in the conflict — not just with our money, but with the military,” he said in an interview with CBS. /p>

Jeffries also believes that the pro-Russian faction in the Republican Party is on the rise.

In this regard, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview: Russia’s quick and effective response to the statements of Western officials that they are ready to send their military forces to Ukraine It is essential. He said: “These are unprecedented and unreasonable statements that require a very decisive, quick and effective response from us.” And the United States sending military forces to participate in the conflict in Ukraine is threatening and provocative, and it only increases the tension. Follow the day of the war in Ukraine:

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Shmigal: If the West decides to send troops to Ukraine, Kiev will be happy It confirms the theory of the entry of Western military forces into the territory of Ukraine.

“We need any kind of support with anti-Russian sanctions, military and political support, and if our allies decide to send their soldiers, trainers or military advisers,” he said. Send to Ukraine, we will be grateful for that. <...> If such a time comes, we will welcome and be happy about this issue. Western military forces would be easier, but now Ukraine has only asked for more weapons to protect “democratic values ​​and European borders”.

Earlier, a member of parliament Ukraine’s supreme leader also admitted that Kiev may ask the European Union to send military forces to the conflict zone. According to him, this issue depends on the “situation on the front”. An agreement has been reached

German Chancellor Olaf Schultz announced last Monday night in a joint press conference with the heads of government of the Baltic countries in Latvia that the members of the European Union A consensus has been reached on the use of 90 percent of Russia’s frozen revenues for Ukraine’s military needs. We want to use the windfall from frozen Russian assets. This is a significant amount that reaches several billions per year. The European Union agreed to use about 90% of this budget for Ukraine’s defense needs without committing to purchase weapons in Europe.”

White House: We are aware of the detention of an American soldier in Russia

John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the Council The National Security of the White House announced in a press conference last night that the fact that an American soldier has been detained on Russian soil has been confirmed to the Washington authorities.

He confirmed said that the government is aware of this information. Kirby, however, did not elaborate, adding, “That’s a question better asked of our colleagues at the Department of Defense.”

Early Monday, NBC News reported An American soldier was arrested in Russia. As mentioned, this soldier served as part of the American forces in South Korea and traveled to Russia on his own initiative.

Macron: France Not at war with Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday in a press conference after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Paris. He emphasized that France is neither at war with Russia nor with the people of Russia. We are not and we do not intend to do such a thing. Macron also reminded that Beijing and Paris should make joint efforts to prevent a “new cold war”.

Xi Jinping: China, France and European Union should provide conditions for negotiations on Ukraine

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in a trilateral meeting with President Emmanuel Macron France and Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission in Paris, emphasized that China, France and the European Union should deal with the escalation of conflicts in Ukraine and create conditions for peace talks.

According to the Chinese leader, Beijing, Paris and Brussels should work to establish a quick ceasefire and restore peace in Europe, and also support a political solution to the crisis. Xi Jinping once again emphasized that China is not involved in the military conflict in Ukraine and is doing its best to facilitate peace talks. In Russia on continuing to support Ukraine

An official of the British Foreign Ministry revealed that Nigel Casey, the British ambassador in Moscow, in his meeting with the officials of the ministry yesterday The Russian foreign ministry assured that London will continue to help Kiev.

The ambassador confirmed the UK’s support for Ukraine and confirmed London’s position in providing support to Ukraine.

Yesterday afternoon, Ambassador Casey was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and was there for about 30 minutes.

The French Foreign Ministry denied sending troops to Ukraine

Ministry On Monday, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on its page on the social network X (formerly Twitter) that the country does not intend to send its soldiers from the Foreign Legion to Ukraine.

In this The statement said: Disinformation campaigns about how France supports Ukraine continue. No, France has not sent troops to Ukraine.

For example, the ministry attached examples of redlined media reports about sending Foreign Legion troops to participate. There is a line drawn in the Ukraine conflict.

Last day, Pierre Louis, the French ambassador in Moscow, because of repeating the controversial words of Emmanuel Macron, about the possibility of sending troops from Europe to Ukraine to the ministry The foreign minister of Russia was summoned.

The intention of the European Union to impose sanctions against 4 Russian media

According to this report, the proposal that four other Russian media outlets will also be banned from broadcasting in Europe must be unanimously approved by the 27 member states of the Union to become effective. And it may still change.

Bloomberg quoted European Commission Vice President Vira Yurva as saying: Sanctions against the Voice of Europe website as well as the newspaper Rasiskaya Gazita, Novosti news agency and Izvestia Media Company will apply. He added that the European Union does not recognize them as media.

The agency plans to ban Russian media with the upcoming European Parliament elections in June.

Furthermore, the European Union banned Russian helium imports, tightened restrictions on the export of manganese ore and other rare earth compounds, and also banned access to Ports discuss about 11 vessels suspected of being linked to the Russian military industrial complex.

Italy denied sending weapons to Ukraine to attack Russian territory

Antonio Taiani, Minister of Foreign Affairs In a press conference in Rome, Italy’s foreign minister announced that this country will not send weapons to Ukraine to attack Russian territory.

The long-range missiles of Storm Shadow with high precision gave this explanation and added: We are not at war with Russia. Defending Ukraine’s right to self-determination and respecting international laws is another matter.

Tayani added that Italy provides defensive weapons to Kiev only to stop Russian forces. He emphasized: the content of the military aid to Ukraine is confidential and only the parliament of this country knows about it. It is preparing its ninth package of military aid to Ukraine, which will be approved in the coming weeks. will comment

Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned that if American-made F-16 fighters appear in operational areas in Ukraine, Russia will destroy these planes will be considered as a carrier of nuclear weapons.

The published statement states: Moscow cannot ignore the fact that the F-16 is a platform with the capability It is dual-purpose, which can carry both conventional weapons and nuclear weapons.

This ministry emphasized that these fighters have been the basis of the aircraft fleet for years. were used in NATO’s joint nuclear missions, he added: “Regardless of the specific modification of these planes, we consider them to be carriers of nuclear weapons, and we consider this action by the United States and NATO to be a deliberate provocation.” >

Borrell: Ukraine must build domestic military production

Joseph Burrell, President EU diplomacy, during a meeting of EU-Ukraine defense industries, stressed that Kiev authorities should build up domestic military production, including with financial assistance collected from frozen Russian assets. He said: If possible, weapons should be produced inside Ukraine with the support of European companies, this will save transportation costs and solve the problem of relocation.

Borrell emphasized that the funds seized from Russia should be used by Ukrainians on their own soil to provide the necessary financial resources for the production of weapons.

p style=”text-align:justify”>The official added that representatives of 140 companies from 25 European countries attended the forum to discuss these ideas. “The task is to integrate Ukrainian industry into the defense ecosystem of the European Union,” he said. The task is to strengthen and develop the capabilities of the Ukrainian defense industry and to produce faster and more. >

Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Alynyk announced on Monday that four people were detained by Kyiv in connection with the recruitment of Belarusian youths, based on a criminal investigation.

He said: A group of young students were identified who were recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services to prepare and commit terrorist acts. And naturally, the investigation in this field continues.

The foreign minister noted that recruitment activities through diplomatic missions are illegal in every sense, including in terms of international law. Let alone using and abusing very young people. The same applies to mercenaries.

Blocking of 40 arms transfer channels from Ukraine to Belarus

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus also announced that Ukraine regularly tries to transfer weapons and explosives to the territory of Belarus, and in 2023 and the beginning of 2024, Minsk stopped 40 transfer channels.

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