Developments in Ukraine NATO does not intend to engage with Russia

according to the international group Tasnim News Agency, Mircea Joana NATO Deputy Secretary General emphasized in an interview that the North Atlantic Alliance does not intend to send military forces to Ukraine. He said: “NATO has no plans to deploy military forces in Ukraine.” . <...> Ukraine has not even asked us to do such a thing. Ukrainians need more support from the West, and this is our current goal.” sent for protection to a country that is not a member of NATO.

At the same time, Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, expressed his opinion this morning, Thursday, that the aim of the authorities Kiev is provoking the US and other NATO members to a military conflict with Russia. 

He wrote on his Telegram channel: It is obvious that the most important issue for Kiev is to provoke the United States and other NATO member countries to take hasty action and achieve a face-to-face military conflict. Russia and members of this bloc.

Antonov also noted that the requests of American politicians to give permission to Ukraine to use American weapons to attack deep into Russian territory. It is a reckless action that could lead the United States to a conflict with Russia. The Russian ambassador added: “Such provocative statements are very dangerous and reckless and will lead to more involvement of the United States in the conflict.”

This diplomat emphasized On the fact that the Ukrainian side has not received permission from the West to attack civilian targets in Russia for a long time, he continued: Washington reacts hysterically to the successes of the Russian armed forces on the battlefield, and for Kiev, which no longer has the power to resist, the only way out is to pull America and NATO. is to war with Russia.

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The White House: America has no information about the arms supply from China to Russia

Jake Sullivan, the National Security Adviser to the President of the United States of America, admitted at a press conference last night that the United States had no information about China’s alleged intention to supply Russia with weapons in order to Do not use them in the conflict with Ukraine. 

He pointed out that Washington had expressed concern about the possibility of China supplying Russia with weapons in early 2022. We didn’t see it in 2022, we didn’t see a suspicious case in 2023, and we haven’t seen it so far.” Shapps said London and Washington have information that China plans to supply Russia with offensive weapons that Moscow could use in a conflict with Ukraine. Shapps had argued that there was evidence that “offensive military aid is now or will be sent from China to Russia and then delivered to forces fighting in Ukraine”.

Sullivan, at the same time, repeated the alleged theory about the supply of products to strengthen the potential power of the Russian military industrial complex from the People’s Republic of China. According to him, Washington will take measures to prevent these actions in coordination with its allies and partners.  Beijing officials have repeatedly rejected this American claim.

America’s readiness to attend the Ukraine meeting in Switzerland

In this press conference, the US President’s national security adviser also announced that the United States is preparing to hold an international conference on Ukraine in Switzerland, but Joe Biden’s participation in it has not yet been determined. Is. 

Jake Sullivan said: I am personally involved in making arrangements for this meeting, as are other officials of the United States government. Our country is a key force in promoting a peace formula for Ukraine, taking into account the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

However, he added that there is no announcement yet. Regarding Biden’s presence at the upcoming meeting on June 15 and 16 in Borgenstock, Switzerland. The summit in Switzerland is increasing international pressure on Russia.

Blinken admitted that Russia does not support terrorism

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken admitted that Washington cannot add Russia to the list of state sponsors of terrorism because Russia is not a state sponsor of terrorism. 

Blinken made these statements during his speech at the hearing of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress and in response to the question why Washington, at the request of the officials of Kiev and Some European countries did not act and did not include Russia in the list of countries supporting terrorism, he said: “Aggression is not terrorism, they are two different things.”

According to him, , Washington believes that the term terrorism “does not match what Russia is doing now in Ukraine”.  The US Secretary of State warned that recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism would undermine “some cooperation and coordination of multilateral actions at the international level”.

Blinken paid attention He drew attention to the fact that the executive branch of the US government currently has sufficient authority to impose various restrictive measures against Russia, which Washington is actively using.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken believes that the Ukrainian authorities should decide on their own to decide possible attacks deep into Russian soil. In the hearing of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US House of Representatives, he said: “We do not encourage this, but the Ukrainians must make their own decisions about their military goals.”

Blinken, however, stressed that he wanted to ensure that Kiev received the equipment he needed to defend himself.

Last day A group of congressmen asked the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, to allow Kiev to attack deep into Russian territory using American weapons.

President of Romania : We do not intend to send troops to Ukraine

Claus Iohannis, the president of Romania, announced to reporters on Wednesday that this country will not send its military forces under any circumstances. will not send to Ukraine.

He assured: “Romania will not send any soldiers to Ukraine.”

Yohannis also refused to comment on the issue of the possible transfer of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems by Bucharest to Kiev. He said: “I do not comment on this issue and believe that such issues should not be raised in the public space.”

The president of Romania emphasized that he will not allow his country to remain without a missile defense system.

Previously Yohannis had announced his readiness to transfer a Patriot air defense system to Kiev. However, Romania currently has only one Patriot system on defense duty. 

The beginning of parole of prisoners to join the army in Ukraine

Publications Insiders in Ukraine reported that the first cases of the implementation of the decision regarding the conditional release of prisoners for participating in Basij have started. According to this information, so far two sentences have been issued by a regional court. based on which the two thieves born in 1379 and 1360, who were serving their several-year sentences, were released so that they could join the volunteer forces to go to the battle front.

It is said that the released persons will be placed under administrative supervision and then join the commanders of the military unit. These people are also prohibited from leaving their units and traveling for personal work without the command’s permission.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law on the mobilization of prisoners in mid-May. did 

Admitting the failure of US efforts to control Russia’s nuclear arsenal

Newspaper The New York Times reported that US efforts to contain Russia’s nuclear arsenal have failed. have been Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons, but efforts to bring them under diplomatic control have failed amid the growing weakening of Cold War-era arms control treaties.

This The publication noted the fact that Russia has started a maneuver using non-strategic nuclear weapons while some Western countries regularly threaten to send their troops to this country due to the failure of the Ukrainian army on the front. The author of the article noted that this maneuver is a “clear warning” from Moscow for these provocative actions of the West. 

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