Developments in Ukraine Russia blamed the West and Kiev for the continuation of the war

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Vasily Nebenzia Last night, during his speech at the Security Council meeting on Ukraine, which was held specifically at the request of Moscow, the permanent representative of Russia in the United Nations emphasized that the Russian side is aware of its responsibility for stability in the world and has repeatedly expressed its readiness for He confirmed dialogue with all countries, but this issue should not be an imitation of the peace process to satisfy someone’s selfish interests, but the negotiations should be serious.

This diplomat said. : If the West and Kyiv reject the Russian President’s peace proposal, they will bear the political and moral responsibility for continuing the bloodshed. What happened on the battle front will not change in favor of the Ukrainian side in the future, he added: “In this way, the conditions for starting negotiations will be different and more difficult.”

Before On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed conditions for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and said that Russia has always worked for peace and is ready to sit down at the negotiating table even tomorrow. According to him, when Kiev withdraws its forces

Putin also reminded that Ukraine should have a free status obtain a non-aligned and nuclear-weapon-free side, as well as guarantee respect for the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens living in this country. The president emphasized that Russia has once again offered real peace, but if Kiev and the West refuse, the responsibility for the current conflict will be on them alone.

On the same day, Mikhail Podoliak, an adviser to Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff, said that Putin’s initiative to resolve the conflict in Ukraine does not contain a “real peace proposal”.

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Russia will respond decisively to the aggressive actions of the West

Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in his speech at the Council meeting Security said: Western countries have started another round of escalation, which threatens catastrophic consequences. “The fact that NATO countries are deeply involved in the military conflict in Ukraine and are complicit in the war crimes of the Kiev authorities is a well-known fact,” he emphasized. Of course, we will respond appropriately to all these acts of aggression, and all those involved in these crimes will be punished.” This diplomat reminded: “We know very well that “Western militaries are effectively directing how Ukrainian forces use advanced modern, high-precision, and long-range weapons, whether it’s the British Shadow Storm system, or American ATACMS, or French long-range missiles.” 

Nebenzia added: Russia is aware of the technical inability of the Ukrainian military to control foreign missiles on the battlefield, and the mission of flying and loading these systems is carried out by those who provide this equipment to They send Ukraine.

China called the American accusation about military aid to Russia unacceptable

Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations last night at the Security Council meeting on Ukraine, emphasized that the claim made by Robert Wood, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, that Beijing is a kind of offers military assistance to Russia, it is unacceptable.

The Chinese diplomat said: “In late May, when the Council was discussing the situation in Ukraine, the representative of the United States pointed out that China was apparently helping Russia rebuild its defense industry, at which point I responded strongly to the claim. Today, the representative of the United States once again published this false information that China supports Russia to rebuild the country’s defense capabilities. These statements are unacceptable.”

Geng Shuang stressed that China did not cause the crisis in Ukraine and had no role in this conflict and is not a party to it. Beijing is in favor of a peaceful settlement of this situation and has never provided offensive weapons to any of the parties.

that they show political will, be willing to give concessions and start peace negotiations in the shortest possible time, he added: “We expect the international community to give priority to peaceful efforts to prevent the escalation of conflicts.” Our efforts must be united so that this crisis does not spread to other lands.”

The United States called Putin’s proposal for a peaceful settlement of Ukraine unacceptable

Robert Wood, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs, announced last night, Friday, that the proposal of the Russian President to resolve Peaceful conflict in Ukraine is unacceptable for the international community.

He told reporters about Vladimir Putin’s proposed conditions for the start of peace talks: “I fully accept this speech.” I have not seen it, but what I have seen is not acceptable to the international community.”

Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, announced in a television interview last night that Russian President Vladimir Putin was aware of the reaction of Vladimir Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to his peace proposal.

Pskov said in response to a question about this: “Yes, definitely, we managed to immediately report the reactions to the president. He (Putin) said that such a rejection of the peace initiative (by Zelensky and Stoltenberg) was completely predictable, although still, there may be people in Kiev who wonder if it is worth waiting for the situation to improve. to change in Ukraine’s favor, while the situation for the Kiev regime is getting worse every day.” will review the conflict in Ukraine, and the Kyiv authorities must understand that now is a real opportunity to end the conflict and move towards a peaceful solution.

Stoltenberg called Putin’s truce terms “achievement of Russia’s goals”

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General at a press conference after the ministerial meeting The defense of the coalition countries in Brussels said: the condition announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the withdrawal of the Ukrainian army from the occupied territories of Russia for a ceasefire is exactly the same as “achieving Moscow’s military goals”.

In his opinion, this is an unreasonable proposal because it suggests that Russia must achieve its military goals by forcing Ukraine to cede more of its territory. <...> This is not a proposal for peace, but a way to further aggression.

Swiss Foreign Ministry’s reaction to Putin’s statements about the conditions for peace in Ukraine

Pierre Alain Elchinger, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, announced on Friday that the ministry was not aware of the statements of the Russian President about the conditions for peace in Ukraine on the eve of the conference. Peace does not comment.

He said in response to a journalist’s question about this: “We do not comment on Putin’s words today.”

Proposal of the President of Brazil to the Group of Seven to hold a peace meeting with Moscow and Kiev

Louis Brazilian President Inácio Lula da Silva emphasized on Friday during the G7 leaders’ summit that only a peace conference recognized by both sides of the conflict – Moscow and Kyiv – would be able to achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine. and this issue should be held in the framework of G7.

He pointed out that such an international conference was proposed by Brazil and China before, and emphasized that A possible peace conference in which Russia and Ukraine will participate would be possible based on the joint peace initiative between Brazil and China, and there is no reason why the G7 countries would not welcome this issue. 

Lola also expressed confidence that none of the parties involved in this conflict will be able to achieve their goals on the battlefield.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who attended the G7 summit, but only participated in the first day’s meetings, so he was not present in the summit hall when Lula spoke.

The Group of 7 considered the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine unacceptable

The leaders of the member countries of the Group of 7 in the final statement of the summit The G7 in Italy declared that the use of nuclear weapons in the current conflict in Ukraine is unacceptable. This document states: We emphasize that any use of nuclear, chemical, biological or radiological weapons in Ukraine will have serious consequences.

Furthermore, the leaders In its statement, the Group of Seven condemned the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. They called on Russia to comply with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and resume its ratification, which it withdrew from last fall.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in early June that Moscow never initiated rhetoric about nuclear escalation. In addition, he once again asked not to point out the possibility of an attack with such weapons. Military

The Group of 7 countries will provide about $50 billion in loans to Ukraine by the end of 2024, which will be repaid using the proceeds of Russian assets. This issue came in the final statement of the G7 Summit.

This document states: To meet the current and future needs of Ukraine, the G7 Group will issue loans repayable from the profits of Russia’s assets to Ukraine will begin to provide approximately $50 billion in additional financial aid by the end of the year.

In addition, the G7 countries will continue their support for Ukraine. emphasized. They are determined to continue providing military, financial and humanitarian assistance in the reconstruction of the country. The G7 leaders also demanded that Moscow pay more than $486 billion to Kyiv for damages it allegedly caused to Ukraine.

In addition, the G7 committed to continue to “exercise significant pressure” to reduce Russia’s income from the sale of energy and other products. In their statement, the leaders also threatened “severe measures” against entities that help the Russian Federation circumvent sanctions. They asked financial institutions to immediately stop supporting Russia and promised to take measures to curb it. Convince the importance of contacting Moscow

For this purpose, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan plans to participate in the “peace meeting” about Ukraine in Switzerland to Convince Kiev that negotiations to resolve the conflict without Russia’s participation will not lead to any results. 

Reuters news agency quoted a diplomatic source in Ankara as saying on Friday: “Fidan will emphasize at the Swiss conference that the only meeting where all parties are present, chance will have more to achieve the result and get closer to peace”. to announce the end of the conflict through diplomacy.

Earlier, Fidan said that he will participate in the Ukrainian peace conference in Burgenstock, Switzerland, during which he plans to to announce Turkey’s approaches to the issue of just resolution of the conflict.

Zakharova’s view on the signing of the security agreement between the United States and Ukraine

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced last night that the United States will not comply with agreements that are unfavorable to Washington, and the document signed with Ukraine will not be an exception to this rule. . On Thursday, the United States and Ukraine signed a security agreement for a 10-year period. Will the US maintain the security agreement signed with Kyiv? Although this “agreement” has no enforcement power yet, that is not the point. The thing is, for the United States, any agreement is only important as long as it is useful for them.” According to the diplomat, this agreement has no legal value, even Because Vladimir Zelensky, who signed it, has long lost his legitimacy and the respect of his citizens.

Lavrov’s talks with Mexican on Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a phone conversation with his Mexican counterpart Alicia Barcena on Friday, during which current issues of relations Russia and Mexico, current international and regional issues, including the situation around Ukraine, were discussed and opinions were exchanged between the parties. Russia

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Kremlin, in a TV program last night about the Ukrainian attack on the city of Shebkino in the Belgorod region, reminded that the Ukrainian forces Indiscriminate airstrikes continue to hit civilian infrastructure in Russia.

On Friday, it became clear that as a result of repeated attacks by Ukrainian armed forces on the city of Shebkino, the entrance of a building An apartment building collapsed. According to the latest information, seven people were injured in this attack, three of them were admitted to the hospital, and four residents of this building died.

Germany’s refusal to agree on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia

Reuters news agency, citing European diplomats, reported that the European Union failed to agree on the 14th package on Friday. Sanctions against Russia should be agreed upon, and the reason for this was the refusal of Germany, which did not agree to be responsible for violating the restrictions. are working on a new package of anti-Russian sanctions. This package includes a ban on the transfer of Russian liquefied natural gas and a plan to hold European operators accountable for violating the restrictions of their subsidiaries and partners in third countries. to discuss and decide on this issue on Friday, but according to some diplomats, Germany has expressed doubts about the impact of the clause on subsidiaries and third-country partners on its industry.

At the same time, Hungary has also been forced to agree to the new package of sanctions, as Brussels officials insist on a unanimous decision.

Further discussions in this Especially planned for this week.

Pentagon head: NATO has no plans for expansion in the near future

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced at a press conference in Brussels after the meeting of NATO defense ministers that the alliance has no plans to expand in the near future.

The Pentagon chief said: “I don’t see any inclination or indication that NATO will seek expansion in the near future.”

Now Currently, the number of countries participating in this alliance has increased to 32 countries with the addition of Finland and Sweden. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previously said that Europe has changed a lot thanks to the expansion of the alliance. According to him, “the expansion of NATO has become one of the biggest successes of this alliance”. Ukraine

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Friday in a press conference after the discussions that the defense ministers of the NATO member states will meet They did not reach an agreement in Brussels regarding the long-term commitment to allocate 40 billion dollars a year for the purpose of supplying weapons to Ukraine. He said: “We still have to agree on positions.” We will work on the volume of long-term financial aid to Ukraine before the July summit in Washington.” He also claimed that a plan on how to coordinate Military support has been agreed upon.

Earlier, the NATO Secretary General said that the provision of arms to Ukraine should be made mandatory for member states to increase their scale and reliability.

Stoltenberg: NATO will manage aid and training to the Ukrainian army

Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, announced after the meeting of defense ministers of this alliance in Brussels, that the NATO countries agreed on a plan to transfer control of weapons equipment to Kiev.

According to him, this plan defines the way to manage NATO aid and training and gives Brussels the opportunity to start efforts in this direction at the Washington summit.

On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced NATO’s intention to establish three large military bases on the territory of the member countries to supply weapons to Kiev. He emphasized that the establishment of such bases means the coalition’s complete control over the coordination of arms transfers.

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