Amd / Capitals - Agencies: The Russian military operation in Ukraine continues to advance for the eleventh day, amid the West's escalation of its political, economic and military support for Ukraine.
The latest developments in the Russian military operation against Ukraine
- A Russian source: Kiev used the Chernobyl region as a center for manufacturing a "dirty bomb"
- The evacuation of civilians has begun from Mariupol and its environs towards the Novoazovsk region within the territory of the Donetsk Republic
-Donetsk: Azov militants plant mines in Mariupol and prevent civilians from leaving
-The Russian Defense Ministry announces the destruction of 2,203 military targets since the start of the special operation in Ukraine
-Donetsk: Humanitarian corridors will be reopened in Mariupol and Volnovakha
-Doctors Without Borders: The situation in Mariupol is catastrophic
Reactions to the Russian military operation on Ukraine:
# The British Chief of Staff criticizes Terrace's statements and asserts: The last thing we want is a war between NATO and Russia
The British Chief of the Defense Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, said that “the last thing we want is a war between NATO and Russia,” adding that “the Ukrainians are facing a terrible situation.”
"We are ready... and we will be incredibly confident in our ability to confront President Putin," he added.
#Turkish media: talks between Putin and Erdogan on Ukraine
Turkish media reported that a telephone conversation took place between Turkish and Russian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin about the situation in Ukraine and lasted about an hour.
According to the TV channel "TRT News", "The talks that took place between Turkish and Russian Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin on the situation in Ukraine ended a little while ago and lasted about an hour."
#Ankara: Bayraktar planes are not military aid to Ukraine
Ankara made it clear that Turkey's sale of "Bayraktar" drones to Ukraine is not a "form of aid," considering that these drones are "products that Ukraine bought from a Turkish company."
#Johnson on the possibility of confrontation between Russia and NATO: We have no desire to challenge a great nation and a great country
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that NATO would not become a party to the conflict in Ukraine
"It's not a NATO conflict, nor will it be," Johnson said in an article published by The New York Times on Sunday.#Bennett spoke to Zelensky for the third time in less than 24 hours
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky today, Sunday, for the third time in the last 24 hours.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation "Kan" reported that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had a phone call with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, yesterday, Saturday, following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, explaining that Bennett then went to Germany, to hold talks with Chancellor Olaf. Schultz.
#Lithuania: NATO changes its strategy in the Baltics from "deterrence" to "defense"
NATO has decided to change its strategy in the Baltics from "deterrence" to "defense" in light of the worsening Ukrainian crisis, according to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.
# Sending a plane to evacuate the Egyptians from Slovakia after they crossed the Ukrainian border
Egypt's embassy in Slovakia announced sending an evacuation plane to Bratislava to facilitate the return of Egyptians stranded there after crossing the Ukrainian border.
The Egyptian embassy in Slovakia said today, Sunday, that "it was decided to send an evacuation plane for the Egyptian citizens from Slovakia to return to the homeland."
#Western efforts to deprive Russia's representative in the International Monetary Fund of his position
The Financial Times reported that the United States, Canada and Britain intend to deprive the representative of the Russian Federation, Alexei Mugin, of his position in the International Monetary Fund.
The newspaper stated, quoting unnamed sources, that Canada was the first to offer Mugin to give up the honorary position on February 25, the day after the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, and later this proposal was supported by the United States and Britain.
#Ukraine's Ministry of Defense: the country's economy has been transferred to "military fist"
Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov announced that the Ukrainian economy has been transferred to the "military grip". and equipment repair.
#Germany advises Ukraine not to count on obtaining EU membership soon
Germany said that accelerating the procedures for Ukraine's accession to the European Union would harm the interests of Kiev as well as the Union, and that the most that Ukraine can count on is obtaining honorary membership.
#Minsk denies the presence of Belarusian paratroopers in Ukraine
The Belarusian Ministry of Defense denied the information that there are paratroopers in Ukraine, confirming that all Belarusian soldiers are inside the country.
#Kuwait requests a special "secret" session of the National Assembly to discuss the repercussions of the Russian special military operation
Al-Qabas newspaper reported that the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers requested to hold an emergency, "secret" special session of the National Assembly, given the urgent global conditions and the repercussions of the Russian special military operation and the Ukrainian crisis.
#Source: Kiev was negotiating with foreign companies regarding the establishment of uranium enrichment plants
A source in one of the Russian authorities stated that Ukraine was negotiating with foreign companies to obtain their assistance in setting up private uranium enrichment plants.
# Erdogan discusses with his Serbian counterpart the developments of the Russian special military operation
During a phone call, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, developments in the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, and a number of bilateral issues.
# A Russian tourist plane is prevented from taking off from Sharm El-Sheikh due to sanctions
Informed sources said that the "Ural Airlines" plane carrying Russian tourists was unable to take off from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, due to a foreign charterer's contact with the Egyptian aviation authorities.
#Global Times: The United States made a mistake by imposing sanctions on Russia
The Global Times said that despite its decision to launch a punitive strike and impose new sanctions against Russia, the United States made a mistake in its calculations this time.
According to the newspaper, Washington, in an attempt to inflict serious damage on Russian arms developers and manufacturers and strike the armed forces, imposed new sanctions, but the restrictions will not be as destructive as the United States wants them to be, because the Russian defense industry is independent and does not depend on Western technology.