Progress in Russia-Ukraine situation: Putin inspects Russia’s southern military district, Ukraine and Romania’s agreement on food exports
China News Agency, Beijing, August 19th. Comprehensive news: The Kremlin said on the 19th that Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military Region and met with Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Gerasimov. Ukraine signed an agreement with neighboring Romania on the 18th to ensure that Ukrainian grain can be exported through Romania.
According to the “Russia Today” website, the Kremlin said on the morning of the 19th that Putin had inspected the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military Region unannounced and met with Gerasimov and other senior military commanders.
Putin received a classified briefing from Gerasimov and other senior commanders involved in the special military operation, the statement said.
However, the Kremlin did not announce a specific time for the meeting.
According to the Associated Press, Ukraine and Romania signed an agreement on the 18th to ensure that Ukrainian grain can be exported through Romania.
The agreement was signed during Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegal’s visit to Romania. He held talks with Romanian Prime Minister Coraku on increasing Ukrainian main food exports and improving rivers, railways, roads and sea transportation infrastructure including border crossings. The content is discussed.
Cholaku told a news conference after the meeting that he hoped 60 percent of Ukraine’s grain exports would be transshipped through Romania.
According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 19th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in an interview with “International Life” magazine that at present, Russia and Western countries lack the prospect of negotiations on the Ukraine issue.
He pointed out that the Westerners’ call for negotiations is a tactical ruse to buy time to replenish the Ukrainian army with weapons and ammunition, and to give the exhausted Ukrainian army a chance to breathe and regroup.
According to him, multilateral meetings are being held in different countries, but Russian representatives are not invited to participate. In this case, the West accuses Russia of being unwilling to negotiate, and any arguments about Russia’s vital interests will be put aside. This approach shows that the West has no intention of reaching any agreement with Russia.
In early August, Saudi Arabia held an international conference on Ukraine in Jeddah, but Russian representatives were not invited. Commenting on the meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that while their discussions were “full of creativity,” it would be absurd and meaningless to determine a solution to the Ukrainian crisis at the political level without the participation of Russia.
According to the Tass news agency report on the 18th, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that in response to the anti-Russian policy actively implemented by the United Kingdom and the unilateral sanctions against Russian citizens and Russian domestic business investors, Russia decided to expand the sanctions list and ban 54 British political organizations, powerful Personnel from ministries, the legal profession and the press enter Russia.
According to Reuters, an unnamed U.S. official said on the 18th that the Ukrainian counteroffensive was slower than expected and it was unlikely that the Ukrainian army would reach and retake the Russian-occupied southern city of May during the counteroffensive. Litopol.
According to reports, the Ukrainian side stated on the 16th that the Ukrainian army has made progress on the southeastern front. They will start from the newly recaptured Urozain village and advance to the Sea of Azov. But the village is the first the Ukrainian army has recaptured since July 27, illustrating the serious challenges the Ukrainian army faces in breaking through the Russian defenses without strong air support.
According to Reuters, the Ukrainian Air Force stated on the 19th that Russia sent 17 drones overnight to try to attack the northern, central and western regions of Ukraine, and 15 of them were shot down. However, the Ukrainian military did not specify the situation of the other two aircraft.
According to the TASS news agency, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 19th that Ukraine tried to attack Crimea with missiles at night, but was intercepted by the Russian army in the air. The attack did not cause casualties or ground losses.
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2023-08-20 01:20:00