At the end of the second day of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky publicly expressed their willingness to hold talks.
In this regard, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “On the instructions of the President (Putin) a delegation was formed from the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs and the Presidential Administration. The information was passed on to the Ukrainians, “said Russia Today.
Zelensky announced his intention to discuss the neutral position in Ukraine, to which Putin arranged what Peskov said. But Zelensky said they were reconsidering the location and that he wanted Warsaw, after which they dropped contact, Russia Today reported.
The Kiev government has postponed a possible decision for this Saturday, following the deployment of several rocket launchers in residential areas of major cities, including the capital.
For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that the operation in Moscow since last Thursday had been instigated by Ukrainian authorities. The goals are clear: militarization and annihilation of Ukrainian territory, he said.
At the same time, the European Council suspended Russia’s proposed membership of Poland and Ukraine, which received the unanimous vote of 42 of the 47 members of the panel, and warned that the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State, Liz Dres. London will continue to take action until the Russian economy deteriorates. Many sports organizations, including the International Olympic Committee, have banned Russian athletes from participating in events.
Although NATO insisted that it would not send troops to Ukraine, it announced that it would deploy its troops in the eastern part of the camp, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Joseph Borel confirmed new sanctions – a package within the second 48 hours – of Putin and Lavrov.
The personalization of the measures was supported by the Government of Canada, while the United States, in addition to the politician and foreign minister, included Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in its sanctions. Russian Army General Valery Gerasimov.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. In his argument, Yellen appealed to President Biden’s words, saying “Putin has rejected all good faith efforts by the United States and its allies and allies to address our concerns, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and human suffering through mutual defense talks.”
The call for dialogue is, in fact, the firm choice of the government of the Russian Federation, not only for security and geopolitical interests, but also for years, in the face of NATO’s expansion, to seek to encircle Eurasia. Power, but stop the permanent attacks on the people of the Donbass region, most of whom are of Russian descent.
The United States is only a great provocation of a conflict, which, if taken for granted, allows the West to present Russia as an unjust invader.
A draft resolution condemning the military action proposed by the West was tabled at the United Nations Security Council this Friday, but Russia, as a permanent member, vetoed it.
Late on Friday, Hungary offered to hold talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Sigardo said. “Both sides did not reject (the proposal), both are grateful and are considering it,” he said, according to RT.
On the second day of operations, Russian troops reached the outskirts of Kiev, where they seized control of an airport. The defense ministry said they had entered the Ukrainian city of Melidobol without encountering opposition. “As we moved through the city, the people of Melidopol greeted the Russian soldiers. Some senior citizens took to the streets with red flags,” they added.
Vladimir Putin addressed members of the Ukrainian armed forces, urging them not to allow neo-Nazis to use their children, wives and adults as human shields. As expected, the head of state said the clashes were not against conventional troops, but with government-armed nationalist organizations deploying heavy weapons to provoke gunfire in the central areas of major cities, including Kiev and Kharkov. Russian military response against residential areas.
“They are acting like terrorists all over the world: they are hiding behind the people in the hope of blaming Russia for the victims among the public,” he stressed.
The conflict keeps the flames of the West alive, however, Russia is looking for a way to guarantee its national security and to end the siege that NATO has been pushing towards its borders for years in order to impose its hegemony.
