Judging from the current situation, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will not end for a while. On the one hand, this is because the United States and the West do not want Russia and Ukraine to stop the war, and on the other hand, it is because Russia's goal has not been achieved.
1, Putin talks with Lukashenko about the current situation
Recently, Russian President Putin talked about the current situation with his ally Belarusian President Lukashenko during a meeting in Sochi, Black Sea. Putin joked that "he has become the core of all problems in the world", but he emphasized that despite being punished by Western sanctions, Russia's economic situation is good.
Lukashenko said, "In terms of economy, I really have to thank the West because they gave us the motivation to promote our own development." Putin nodded with a smile after hearing this.
Although Belarus did not directly participate in Russia's attack on Ukraine, the Russian army used Belarusian territory to transport vehicles and personnel. In the early stages of the war, the Russian army used Belarusian territory to transport vehicles and personnel. The battles near Kiev were all the Russian army through Belarus. Not only that, Belarus has also revised its constitution to allow the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.
In June 2019, Putin and Lukashenko interacted at the closing ceremony of the European Games
2. 20 countries promised to provide weapons to Ukraine
Russia has the support of Belarus , while Ukraine has the help of many Western countries such as the United States and Europe.
On May 23, the United States organized 47 allies to hold the second meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group online to discuss how to assist Ukraine.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin announced on May 23 that in the meetings held by his allies, about 20 countries promised to provide weapons, ammunition and other supplies to Ukraine to help Ukraine resist Russia.
Ukrainian Defense Contact Group heard a briefing on Ukrainian Defense Minister Leznikov's current situation of the Ukrainian conflict over the past three months.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Leznikov
Austin said: "We gathered with Leznikov and his team today to have a more in-depth understanding of Ukraine's priority needs and battlefield conditions. Many countries have pledged to donate urgently needed shells, coastal defense systems, tanks and other armored vehicles , and some countries have expressed their willingness to train Ukrainian troops."
He said that Denmark promised to provide Ukraine with a "harpoon" anti-ship missile system, and Czech will provide attack helicopter , tank and rocket systems.
However, Austin does not want to disclose in detail what arms the US has just passed by the US $40 billion aid bill includes; however, outside speculation may include high-precision long-range rockets that can attack Russian territory.
Ukraine Melitopol was one of the first cities to fall into the hands of the Russian army
III. Is Russia optimistic about the "Italy Peace Plan Proposal"?
Recently, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Dimayo proposed a "Ukrainian Peace Plan" aimed at ending the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. According to the plan submitted to UN Secretary-General Guterres , Russia and Ukraine will announce a ceasefire and resolve territorial disputes under the supervision of international observers. The peace plan proposed by Italy consists of four phases and will be completed in sequence.
first phase, to achieve the ceasefire and demilitarization of the eastern front of Ukraine;
second phase, then multilateral negotiations on Ukraine's future international status, that is, whether Ukraine will join EU and in what form to remain neutral;
third phase, Russia and Ukraine will negotiate on the status of Crimea , Donetsk and Lugansk ;
fourth phase, the plan calls for an multilateral agreement on peace and security in Europe, focusing on disarmament and arms control, and Russia's withdrawal. Overseeing this work will be a "international promotion group", with participants including EU countries and UN .
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Dimaio
At present, Italy has shown the plan to G7 , but some countries have said they will not accept it. Ukraine's domestic hardliners also said that they only accept "Russia's surrender."
And Russia said on May 23 that it is studying the "peace plan proposal".
"We have received it recently and are studying it," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andre Ludenko told reporters. He declined to provide any details, saying Russia would comment at a later stage.
"There is no discussion between Russia and Italy," he said in a comment posted by Russian news agency. (Frog in Inoue)
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