The Russian army is transferring reserve military forces from across the country and massing them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, British military intelligence said.
Russia’s armed forces continue to conduct more limited offensive actions to prevent the Ukrainian military from seizing the initiative, according to an analysis by the US Institute for the Study of War.
We do not see a readiness on the part of Russia for talks with diplomats from the G-20 on the issue of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, adding that “if an opportunity opens before diplomacy, it will be used.”
China’s indirect support for Russia, already four months since the start of the Russian invasion, further worsens US-China relations, Blinken pointed out after a five-hour meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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