The president of Ukraine visited the frontline in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine.
Russia’s Kremlin said on Saturday (10) that it was worried that full-scale war would break out again in eastern Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as Udon) and that Russia might take measures to protect local citizens, and that Russian troops were also massing at the border with Russia in eastern Ukraine. Recently, the situation in eastern Ukraine is the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, the relationship between the two countries fell to a low point. (By Chen Junhao)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Peskov issued a statement that the Kremlin is trying to prevent Ukraine from using force to “retake the separatists” control of the eastern part of Ukraine. Russia says Ukrainian armed forces are preparing to attack eastern Ukraine, a claim denied by the Ukrainian military leadership.
The war between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine’s east has killed more than 14,000 people in seven years since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych from power by pro-European Union forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that 26 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action so far this year after visiting the frontline in the country. Zelensky said there are frequent rumors of ceasefire violations in the east of Ukraine in July 2020, implying that both Russia and Ukraine have “the need to establish a ceasefire agreement”. Separatists in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, say 20 soldiers and two civilians have been killed so far this year.
Western and Ukrainian officials have been concerned in recent days about repeated violations of the cease-fire in Ukraine’s key industrial regions, and about the presence of Russian troops on the border.
Ukrainian President Zelensky urged NATO to let Ukraine join the alliance earlier this month, saying that joining NATO is the only way to end the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. But Deutsche Welle reported that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg responded that NATO is “seriously concerned” about Russian military activities on the Russian-Ukrainian border, but he made no mention of Ukraine’s membership at all, except for the phrase “our commitment to our close partners remains unchanged. The goal.
The eastern part of Ukraine is coveted by Russia, and analysis suggests that Russia has taken advantage of Ukraine’s lack of NATO membership to step up its offensive. “The Ukrainian government blocked the deal, and then Ukraine nationalized the company. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that China requires Ukraine to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and investors in accordance with the law.
Secretary General of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Danilov responded to China in March that Ukraine only recognizes foreign investments that are transferred into the country using formal channels, i.e. through bank accounts located in Ukraine.
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