Developments in Ukraine | Blinken: Moscow is not ready to negotiate with Kiev

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in the conference A joint press release with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Koleba commented on the possibility of talks between Moscow and Kyiv and said: “Such decisions should be made by the Ukrainians themselves and not by America or any other country.”

Blinken claimed that apparently Moscow is not ready to negotiate with Kiev and added: Kiev will be ready to respond to any “expression of serious interest in participating in negotiations”.

Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin Yesterday, Russia once again announced Moscow’s desire for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and emphasized that Russia has always sought to resolve this crisis through diplomatic methods and will continue to do so in the future.

In Putin’s opinion, the more efficient the Russian military is on the contact line of the conflict, the better the chance for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. Pointing out that the Russian armed forces have performed all assigned tasks during special operations, he added: The Russian army is constantly improving its position and advancing on all fronts. He thanked all the commanders for their high combat performance.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the eight hundred and thirteenth day of the Ukrainian war:

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Blinken: America has never encouraged Ukraine to attack outside its territory

Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, announced on Wednesday Kurd said that the United States did not encourage Ukraine to carry out attacks outside its territory and did not give them the necessary facilities to do so. We do not encourage the Ukrainian territory and we have not made it possible to do so.” Blinken, meanwhile, stressed that the Kyiv authorities should independently decide on the method of conducting the operation. >America’s effort to urgently provide Ukraine with new air defense systems

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken emphasized in a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Koleba in Kyiv Kurd said that air defense systems are the priority of Ukraine’s needs and Washington is working urgently and as a priority target to find new systems and transfer them to Kiev.

He added: I would like to add that We will provide another 2 billion dollars through the new defense industry fund.

Blinken also announced the imminent signing of a bilateral security agreement and noted that this will happen within the next few weeks.

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Ukraine’s foreign minister also said about the air defense systems, that Kiev is “banging its head against the wall” in trying to obtain air defense systems equipment.

Carlson called Putin in Comparison with Biden was more impressive

Tucker Carlson, an American journalist, believes that Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is much more impressive compared to Joe Biden, the President of the United States.

In an interview last night about his view of Putin, he said: Of course, he is a very interesting, intelligent and influential person. And in some ways, he’s definitely more influential than Joe Biden.”

Carlson traveled to Russia for the first time on February 3, during which he conducted an exclusive interview with Vladimir Putin. After that, Joe Carlson He called Biden an incompetent leader and praised Putin as a very capable leader in the world’s largest country. British Defense Minister rejected the need to send Western troops to Ukraine. British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has denied the need to send Western troops to Ukraine, he said in an interview with the Telegraph newspaper, adding that he is unlikely to bring it up for discussion in the future.

He said: “I did not propose such an action and I do not believe that the proposal of “boots” (sending troops) to Ukraine is necessary.”

However, according to the minister Defense, the West needs to make sure that the Ukrainian armed forces are well trained and have access to everything they need.

Furthermore, Shaps has come up with the idea of ​​sending ex-military personnel from NATO member states to train soldiers. The armed forces of Ukraine do not agree, he expressed concern that in such a situation the British army may be placed on Ukrainian soil. The minister indicated that he does not want to cross this line.

Ukraine’s withdrawal from the agreements of the armed and strategic forces of the Commonwealth of Nations

Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine today On Wednesday, he signed orders withdrawing from a number of commonwealth collective agreements, including the Armed Forces and Strategic Forces Agreements.

According to documents published on the website of Zelenskiy’s office, the rulings allow Ukraine to withdraw from previous agreements within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the armed forces and border forces of 1991 and the status of troops. Strategic withdrawal of 1992.

Ukraine also withdrew from the agreement on the establishment of a joint consultative commission on disarmament issues. This agreement was signed in 1992.

Furthermore, Zelensky signed a decree on the country’s withdrawal from a number of decisions of the Council of Heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States regarding Kiev’s participation in this body.

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Discussions between the Ministers of Defense of Russia and Belarus on the relations between the two countries

The new Minister of Defense of Russia, Andrey Belousov, had a telephone conversation with his Belarusian counterpart, Viktor Khornin. The sides exchanged views on the current state of bilateral relations as well as regional issues, including the current situation in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that Khornin congratulated Belousov on his appointment as Russia’s defense minister.

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