At the Munich conference, China surprisingly announced a peace initiative in Ukraine. “We’re going to present something. And this is the Chinese position on dealing with the crisis in Ukraine. Peace must have a chance,” he continued. At the summit, NATO and the G7 reiterated their support for Kyiv, including military support, while Kuleba said he was sure he would get the fighters: “It’s a matter of time”. Blinken from the USA accuses Russia of having committed “crimes against humanity”. British Defense and US State Department: Losses to Russia of up to 200,000 men in a year of war. Sunak and von der Leyen: Now is the time to double aid to Kiev. Tajani on Kuleba: Italy’s position in Ukraine’s defense is not changing.
The war in Ukraine, global tensions: what is there to know?
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08:05
Macron, Russia ‘must be defeated’, not ‘crushed’
“I want Russia to be defeated in Ukraine and I want Ukraine to be able to defend its position, but I am convinced that in the end (the war, editor’s note) it will not end militarily,” French President Macron said in an interview. “I don’t think, like some people, that we should aim for a total defeat of Russia by attacking Russia on its own territory.” That was never the position of France and never will be.”
07:10
Russian Ambassador to the US: “Washington is fueling the crisis”
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said Washington is trying to justify its actions to fuel the Ukraine crisis and accuses Russia of crimes against humanity in Ukraine. This is reported by the Russian agency Ria Novosti on its website.
“There is no doubt that the purpose of such attacks by Washington is to justify its actions in order to foment the Ukraine crisis. First of all, the rampant militarization of the Kiev regime. Once the Americans said that they would supply the republic with exclusively defensive weapons, but now they transport heavy armored personnel carriers, artillery, MLRS with long-range ammunition. The United States is providing information to the Nazis, training militants,” the ambassador said, commenting on the statements of Vice President Kamala Harris, who was at the Munich Security Conference accusing Russia of crimes against humanity in Ukraine.
Antonov noted that the United States ignores the use by Ukrainian troops of prohibited munitions, which are imported into Ukraine in bulk. In addition, Washington “prefers to turn its back on the horrifying scenes of the execution of captured Russian soldiers. Why is the State Department silent on the atrocities committed by Ukrainian thugs? Where are the experts of American human rights organizations looking? Why is no one calling to punish young fascists?”
06:41
Bombs for Kiev are being built in the city of Biden
The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant is the munitions factory that plays a crucial role in whether a tyrant like Vladimir Putin can dictate the rules of coexistence between peoples and power relations in the near future. And the answer to how production is sped up here is that it has once again miscalculated its focus on depleting the western arsenal. (Continue reading)
04:06
Ukraine, provided information to Russians: detained a woman
Ukraine’s Security Service has arrested a woman accused of providing the Russian military with coordinates of schools and critical infrastructure in the Donetsk region. This was reported by the UNIAN agency. “The security service exposed another member of the Russian informant network operating in the frontline areas of eastern Ukraine,” the message said. In the previous months, four other people were arrested who “attempted to transmit information to the invaders about the base of the Defense Forces in the Bakhmut and Kramatorsk directions”: the court sentenced them to prison terms of up to 8 years.
03:16
Blinken: The US government has spoken to Musk about using Starlink satellites
The US government has held talks with Elon Musk about deploying Starlink satellites in Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with NBC News. “I can’t share the substance of the conversations we’ve had, all I can say is that there have been conversations,” Blinken replied when asked if the administration asked the owner of Tesla, Twitter and Space X who Do not restrict use of its satellites in Ukraine. In early February, it emerged that the billionaire had decided to shut down his satellite internet service after Kiev used it for military purposes in violation of the agreements.
02:37
USA: Russia committed crimes against humanity, we have evidence
Rape, deportation of women and children taken from their families, torture and executions of innocent civilians. Almost a year after the war began, the US is in no doubt that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine and must be punished for it. A formal announcement, the first by US Vice President Kamala Harris, reached the Munich Security Conference after an in-depth investigation launched by the State Department following the Mariupol and Bucha massacres. “We’ve checked the evidence, we know the laws. There is no doubt that Russia has committed crimes against humanity,” the number two accused the Biden administration, assuring that “all those who committed “these horrific acts” and their accomplices will do so.” be prosecuted.”
(afp) 02:07
Wsj: Russia continues to import war drones from China
Despite the sanctions, Russia continues to buy and import drones from China to use in the war against Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing customs documents showing that some of the drones are supplied by the Chinese company Dji. while the rest goes through the United Arab Emirates. Russia is said to have paid for the drones through the state-owned and sanction-prone Sberbank.
02:03
G7: “Also support Ukraine through military and defense assistance”
G7 member countries reiterate their determination to continue to support Ukraine “in the exercise of its right to defend itself against an invasion by Russia, including by providing military and defense assistance.” It is one of the key passages of the final document of the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Munich, read by the head of Japanese diplomacy Hayashi Yoshimasa, which also highlights the concerted efforts of the G7+ partners to “provide energy assistance to mitigate the impact of Russia’s brutal attacks on civilians and civilians.” critical infrastructure”. (Continue reading)
01:52
Kasparov: The end of the Putin regime only with military defeat
“President Vladimir Putin’s liberation from fascism goes through Ukraine”. That’s what former world chess champion and Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov said at a panel discussion on Russia’s “democratic future” at the Munich Security Conference. “The Russians live in a bubble,” says Kasparov. “This bubble cannot be broken unless the idea of empire collapses, thanks to a military defeat.” Also present at the round table were former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, rights activist Zhanna Nemtsova – daughter of Kremlin opponent Boris Nemtsov – and Irina Scherbakova, co-founder of the Russian human rights organization Memorial and laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize. The chess champion finally called on the West to continue supporting Kiev, stating that “no expense is too much for Ukraine”.
00:43
Blinken warns China of consequences if it supports Russia
State Department spokesman Ned Price, in a statement on Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, said Blinken had warned his Chinese counterpart “of the ramifications and consequences of China providing material support to Russia or helping Russia circumvent sanctions.” The US Secretary of State also reiterated his condemnation of the North Korean missile test.
(handle) 00:42
Zelenskyy: Our plans depend on the outcome of the conflict in Donetsk
In Donetsk, “the fiercest battle” between Russian and Ukrainian troops continues, and the outcome of this clash “depends to a large extent on what we are preparing for the near future.” This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening speech.
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