The Ukrainian regions of Donbass, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, annexed by Moscow, are “historically Russian”. The words of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, that Russia once again claimed its rights in the disputed areas with Kyiv.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said the following about the conflict in the past: Peskov said that Donbass “is not fully protected yet, therefore special operations will continue. We must protect the population living in that area.” At a United Russia party’s meeting on international cooperation and support for Russians abroad, Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov instead declared that “three-quarters of the world’s countries, including African, Latin American and Asian countries, ‘do not support sanctions against Russia’. He said they “have taken a balanced position on the conflict in Ukraine, which is a result of the protracted European security crisis”.
He then said that the Kremlin continues to strengthen the strategic partnership “with China and also with India” while working to “improve relations” with Asian, African and Latin American countries.
All the while, a summit is being held in the Ukrainian capital between President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of the European Union institutions, including Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Council President Charles Michel and various European Commissioners. Ukraine’s entry into the EU and the tenth package of sanctions against Russia are on the agenda. At the first point, Michel assured that he would support Kiev “at every stage of the process”, but an accelerated path to accession seems unlikely.
Source: Today IT
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