Developments in Ukraine NATO does not intend to engage with Russia

Eviralnews, NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joana emphasized in an interview that the North Atlantic Alliance does not intend to send military forces to Ukraine.

He said: “NATO has no plans to deploy military forces in Ukraine. <...> Ukraine has not even asked us to do such a thing. “Ukrainians need more support from the West, and this is our goal now.”

This NATO official also mentioned that according to the rules of the alliance, troops cannot be sent to protect a country that is not a member of NATO.

At the same time, Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, expressed his opinion that the goal of the Kiev authorities is to provoke the United States and other NATO members into a military conflict with Russia.

He wrote on his Telegram channel: “Obviously, the most important issue for Kyiv is to provoke the United States and other NATO member countries to take a hasty action and achieve a face-to-face military conflict between Russia and the members of this bloc.”

Antonov also noted that requests by American politicians to give Ukraine permission to use American weapons to attack deep into Russian territory is a reckless act that could lead the United States to a conflict with Russia. The Russian ambassador added: “Such provocative statements are very dangerous and reckless and will lead to more and more involvement of the United States in the conflict.”

Emphasizing that the Ukrainian side has not received permission from the West to attack civilian targets in Russia for a long time, this diplomat continued: Washington reacts hysterically to the successes of the Russian armed forces on the battlefield, and for Kiev, which no longer has the strength to resist, it is the only way out. Dragging America and NATO to war with Russia.

In the following, you can follow the developments related to the 820th day of the Ukrainian war:

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White House: America has no information about arms supply from China to Russia

Jake Sullivan, the US President's national security adviser, admitted at a press conference last night that the US has no information about China's alleged intention to supply Russia with weapons for use in the conflict with Ukraine.

Pointing out that Washington had expressed concern about the possibility of China supplying Russia with weapons in early 2022, he said: “We didn't see anything like that in 2022, we didn't see any suspicious cases in 2023, and so far We have not seen it.”

Sullivan said this in response to British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps' statement that London and Washington had information that China was planning to supply Russia with offensive weapons that Moscow could use in the conflict with Ukraine. did Shapps had argued that there was evidence that “offensive military aid is now or will be sent from China to Russia and then delivered to forces fighting in Ukraine.”

At the same time, Sullivan repeated the alleged theory about the supply of products to strengthen the potential power of the Russian military industrial complex from the People's Republic of China. According to him, Washington will take measures to prevent these actions in coordination with its allies and partners. Beijing officials have repeatedly rejected this American claim.

America's preparation to attend the Ukraine meeting in Switzerland

The US President's adviser on national security affairs also announced in this press conference that the United States is preparing to hold an international conference on Ukraine in Switzerland, but Joe Biden's participation in it has not yet been determined.

Jake Sullivan said: “I am personally involved in making arrangements for this meeting, as are other officials of the United States government.” Our country is a key force in promoting the peace formula for Ukraine, taking into account the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

However, he added that he still has no word on whether Biden will attend the upcoming June 15-16 meeting in Burgenstock, Switzerland.

A day earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in an interview with Reuters that the purpose of the summit in Switzerland is to increase international pressure on Russia.

Blinken admitted that Russia does not support terrorism

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken admitted that Washington cannot add Russia to the list of state sponsors of terrorism because Russia is not a state sponsor of terrorism.

Blinken made these statements during his speech at the hearing of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States of America and in response to the question why Washington did not comply with the request of the authorities of Kiev and some European countries and did not include Russia in the list of countries that support terrorism. , said: “Aggression is not terrorism, they are two different things.”

According to him, Washington believes that the term terrorism “does not match what Russia is doing now in Ukraine”. The US Secretary of State warned that recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism would undermine “some cooperation and coordination of multilateral actions at the international level”.

Blinken drew attention to the fact that the executive branch of the US government currently has sufficient powers to impose various restrictive measures against Russia, which Washington actively uses.

Blinken: Ukraine should decide on the attacks on Russian territory

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken believes that the Ukrainian authorities should decide on possible attacks deep into Russian territory. In the hearing of the US House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee regarding the support of Ukraine's attacks outside its territory, he said: “We do not encourage this, but the Ukrainians must make their own decisions about their military goals.”

Blinken stressed, however, that he wanted to make sure Kiev received the equipment it needed to defend itself.

Yesterday, a group of congressmen asked the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, to allow Kiev to attack deep into Russian territory using American weapons.

President of Romania: We do not intend to send troops to Ukraine

Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, announced to the journalists on Wednesday that the country will not send its military forces to Ukraine.

He assured: “Romania will not send any soldiers to Ukraine.”

Iohannis also refused to comment on the issue of the possibility of the transfer of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems by Bucharest to Kiev.

The President of Romania emphasized that he will not allow his country to remain without a missile defense system.

Earlier, Iohannis had announced his readiness to transfer a Patriot air defense system to Kiev. However, Romania currently has only one Patriot system on defense duty.

The beginning of parole of prisoners to join the army in Ukraine

Domestic publications in Ukraine reported that the first cases of implementation of the decision on the conditional release of prisoners for participation in the Basij began.

According to this information, two verdicts have been issued by a regional court according to which two robbers born in 1379 and 1360 who were serving their several-year sentences were released so that they could join the volunteer forces to go to the battle front.

It is said that the released persons will be placed under administrative supervision and will then join the commanders of the military unit. These people are also prohibited from leaving their units and traveling for personal work without the permission of the command.

In mid-May, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law on the mobilization of prisoners.

Admitting the failure of US efforts to control Russia's nuclear arsenal

The New York Times reported that US efforts to control Russia's nuclear arsenal have failed.

For years, U.S. policymakers have worried about Russia's vast arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons, but efforts to bring them under diplomatic control have failed amid the growing weakening of Cold War-era arms control treaties.

This publication drew attention to the fact that Russia has started a maneuver using non-strategic nuclear weapons while some Western countries regularly threaten to send their troops to this country due to the failure of the Ukrainian army on the front. . The author of the article noted that this exercise is a “clear warning” from Moscow for these provocative actions of the West.

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