Developments in Ukraine Russia’s conditions for resolving the conflict after 2 years of war

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Vasily Nebenzia The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations announced last night at the Security Council meeting that Ukraine can maintain its existence as an independent country if it no longer shows open aggression against Russia and remains peaceful and neutral. That discrimination and Russophobia do not exist, Nazi criminals are not praised and there is no threat against Russia from Kiev.

This diplomat added: Now the salvation of Ukraine is largely in the hands of the West. Kiev’s allies can help resolve the conflict if they don’t push Ukraine to abandon aggression against Russia. On the other hand, if the West continues to direct Kiev to continue the war and increase the shipment of weapons, Russia will also continue to take steps to achieve the goals set for special operations.

In this meeting, Nebenzia announced that he does not intend to listen to the speeches of representatives of Western countries and left the Security Council hall. He also emphasized that Western countries continue to supply arms to Ukraine, and the continuation of bitter events in the Gaza Strip and their support for Kiev is a hypocritical act and emphasizes their double standards.

Representative Russia also noted that the West is distorting the events in Ukraine, trying to portray Russia as an aggressor and selectively turning a blind eye to the facts.

UN General Assembly meetings with such a topic have been held annually since 2014 and after the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula to Russia. The representatives of Western countries have spoken in these meetings condemning Russia’s actions and accusing Moscow of violating the rights of the Crimean Tatars. The Russian side has denied all these accusations.

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The US has faced difficulties in trying to seize Russian assets

Carine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary of the White House, admitted in a press conference this morning, Saturday, that in implementing the idea of ​​confiscating the frozen assets of Russia and Using them for the reconstruction of Ukraine, the United States and its allies face some difficulties because these resources are held on international platforms.

In response to a question about President Joe Biden’s approval to seize Russian assets, he noted that in the second quarter of 2022, the U.S. With their allies and partners, they took steps to quickly freeze approximately $300 billion in Russian assets. Jean-Pierre emphasized: “We now intend to continue our discussions with our allies and partners, including the G7 group, as well as members of Congress on further steps in this regard.”

The White House spokesman added: Of course, this issue is a little complicated, because, as I said before, we are talking about an international event and this action is carried out at the international level, and this issue makes the situation a little more complicated. Is. He reminded that he does not want to talk about the decisions of other countries regarding Russian assets. >

U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, referring to Friday’s remarks by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, warned that if the United States passes a new aid package If it is not allocated to Kiev, Ukraine will lose the war with terrible consequences.

He wrote on X social network: President Zelensky clearly warned us that Ukraine Without vital aid, the United States will lose democracy and freedom, with dire consequences for the people of Ukraine. Speaker [House of Representatives Mike Johnson] and members of the House must pass the appropriations bill now and as soon as possible.

Senator Schumer in mid-February from His colleagues called for urgency and said that if Washington does not resume aid to Kiev, Russia will win in Ukraine. Armenia

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, may visit Armenia in the near future. The Factor TV channel published this information last night from a news source in Yerevan.

According to this information, the exact date of Zelensky’s trip has not yet been determined, but this The trip should probably take place in March.
Valery Lubach, the Ukrainian diplomat in Armenia, neither confirmed nor denied the information. He emphasized that they will know exactly what is happening in Yerevan in the next few days. In addition, Lubach noted that this spring will be a good time for positive events in Armenia.

Washington has destroyed the hope of stable relations with Moscow.

Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, while commenting on the decision of the White House to impose 500 new sanctions against Russia, announced that the Washington authorities with their actions Finally, they destroy the normalization of relations between Russia and the United States.

Antonov emphasized: It is clear that by showing “resoluteness and leadership” in the attempt to strike Hitting Russia, the White House is trying to solve its domestic problems. <...> Meanwhile, by continuing such actions, he has destroyed all those seeds that could still be hoped for the supposed preservation of Russian-American relations.

According to the Russian ambassador, the US government, in an effort to “punish” Russia, is trying to distract American citizens from the real situation in the Ukraine conflict, which is far from the United States. occur, deviate. Washington wants the people of his country to forget these facts; about Kiev’s failures on the battlefield, which occurred despite Western military and financial aid, as well as persuading the House of Representatives to appropriate billions of dollars more to support the “Ukraine Project” even as it is collapsing.

10-year security agreement between Ukraine and Denmark

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen signed a bilateral agreement on security cooperation on Friday.

Igor Zhufkova, Deputy Chief of the Office of the President of Ukraine, announced this on Facebook and wrote: Another security agreement was reached for our country. This time with Denmark. Today in Lviv, President Zelensky and the Prime Minister of Denmark signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of security and long-term support between Ukraine and Denmark.

He also reminded that in As part of these agreements, Denmark will provide military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 1.8 billion euros in the form of communication equipment, radar, drones and other equipment. According to him, regarding financial issues, in the agreement, 8.5 billion euros will be allocated from the Danish fund to support Ukraine, and the payment of this amount will be made in 2023 to 2028.

Zelensky’s promise to start a new counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, announced that the armed forces of this country are preparing a new counterattack. He said in an interview on Friday: We will do this to continue our history in the Black Sea. In short: the southern regions are very important. And the eastern regions of the country should also be protected.

Zelensky claimed that the new operation of the armed forces of Ukraine will be a surprise for Russia.

Lavrov discussed the situation in Ukraine with the president of Brazil

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil discussed the current situation in Ukraine.

President da Silva, emphasizing the futility of unilateral initiatives and ultimatums, confirmed Brazil’s positions in favor of resolving the conflict, taking into account the legitimate security concerns of all involved parties.

In this meeting, issues related to the further development of bilateral friendly relations between Russia and Brazil were also discussed. In addition, the schedule of contacts at the highest levels, including the upcoming BRICS and G20 events this year, was also reviewed. United States to isolate Russia

The New York Times newspaper on Friday pointed out in a report the fact that the United States has failed to isolate Russia and oil and gas reserves It has guaranteed the financial and political stability of this country.

As ​​this publication notes, since the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine, Joe Biden’s administration has launched its “diplomatic attacks” on Russia. By imposing economic sanctions and asking for collective defense of the international order, the United States “was seeking to punish Russia with serious economic consequences and political isolation of this country in the international arena.”

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