Beijing, May 26. Comprehensive news: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said on the 25th that the conditions proposed by the Ukrainian side to resume negotiations with the Russian side are not constructive, and the Russian side will use the Ukrainian side to use it. The sincerity of a peaceful solution to the conflict was questioned.On the other hand, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the Western proposal that Ukraine ceded territory in exchange for peace.
Russia says Ukrainian conditions for resumption of talks not constructive
Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 25th that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that Russia expressed doubts about Ukraine’s sincerity in seeking a peaceful solution to the conflict, and the conditions proposed by Ukraine to resume negotiations with Russia are not constructive. sex.
Previously, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had said that only if the Russian army returned to the position before February 24 would it be possible to continue negotiations with Russia.
Rudenko said that during the Russia-Ukraine talks, the two sides discussed the issue of providing security for Ukraine, but the Ukrainian side itself suspended the process, and it is not clear whether it will make new attempts.
Zelensky denounces suggestion that Ukraine should cede territory
According to a report by Al Jazeera on the 25th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the suggestion that Ukraine should cede territory.Zelensky vehemently rejected those in the West who suggested Ukraine relinquish control of Russian-occupied territories in order to reach a peace deal.
In a nightly video address to the nation, Zelensky said those making such proposals disregard Ukrainian interests and ignore "the millions of people who actually live in the territories they propose to trade in for the fantasy of peace." .
In addition, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying the procedures for residents of Ukraine's Zaporozhye and Kherson states to obtain Russian citizenship, according to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 25th.The decree was signed on May 25 and went into effect that day.
The Ukrainian side condemned the decree.According to the Ukrainian State News Agency, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on the same day that the move seriously violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and stressed that the decree is legally invalid and that the decision will not change the fact that the residents of the temporarily occupied areas by Russia are Ukrainian citizens.
Russia says U.S. is wooing more countries to join sanctions against Russia
The Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 25th that the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said that the United States is trying to win more countries to join the sanctions against Russia, although it has admitted that the restrictions are not good for the West.
Zakharova told reporters that the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the simple fact that anti-Russian sanctions have also hurt the West, manifested in soaring oil prices at gas stations and rising costs of raw materials, food, electricity and other commodities."They call it all a Moscow conspiracy, but in reality, it's a consequence of their actions, their policies."
Zakharova also said on the same day that the Russian army's demining at the port of Mariupol has ended, and five foreign ships have left.
According to a report by the TASS news agency on the 25th, Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, also said on the same day that the demining and demilitarization of the Mariupol port had been completed and the port had resumed normal operations.
AU chief says Africa is an indirect victim of Russia-Ukraine conflict
According to a report by Al Jazeera on the 25th, AU Chairman Moussa Faki Mohamed said on the same day that Africa has become an indirect victim of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
In his speech on May 25, Africa Liberation Day, Faki said that Africa has become an indirect victim of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and it has exposed the fragility of our economic structure.
Faki pointed out that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has exacerbated the food crisis that broke out after climate change, as well as the health crisis after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, "a crisis characterized by shrinking world agricultural supplies and soaring food prices."
In Africa, where millions of people have been pushed into extreme poverty by the coronavirus pandemic, the continent has now been hit hard by rising food prices, driven in part by war-related supply disruptions.
According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 25th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a reception held to celebrate the "Africa Day" that day that Russia will faithfully perform various international contractual obligations as always and continue to export food, fertilizers and energy carriers to Africa. and other products that African countries desperately need.
Lavrov said that African countries are among the most vulnerable to food security in the world.Some countries on the African continent are extremely dependent on agricultural imports from Russia."We understand that this supply is of great significance to maintaining social stability and achieving the sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations."
Lavrov said that these Western sanctions are destroying the transportation and logistics infrastructure that is indispensable to world trade, which will firstly bring risks to vulnerable groups.
According to a report by the TASS news agency on the 25th, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said on the same day that Russia and the United Nations interacted with the United Nations on the issue of lifting the supply of grains to Ukrainian ports, and consultations are ongoing.
Rudenko said the issue was discussed at length during the visit of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and further consultations were under way on how the UN could help in this situation.(Finish)
