The war between Russia and Ukraine comes to your day 952 since its beginning on February 24, 2022, when the Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” to free the pro-Russian population from the Donbas region of Ukraine.
Hoy Wednesday October 2, 2024, Kremlin analyzes Vladimir Putin’s participation in G20.
On the other hand, the Russian troops have raised the tricolor flag in Vugledar after two and a half years of attacks contra that important ukrainian stronghold from the eastern region of Donetskbut They have not yet definitively taken the city.
“Indeed, our soldiers are already in Vugledar“The Russian flag has been raised on the local administration building,” Yan Gagin, advisor to the Donetsk People’s Republic, told the RIA Novosti agency.
However, he added, “talking about taking the city is premature. There are still scattered units of the Ukrainian army there. The cleanup of the city is underway, which requires some time.”
Another official source confirmed to the TASS agency that The enemy has been “practically” expelled from the town, where kyiv would have suffered “enormous losses” by refusing to abandon Vugledar’s defense in time.
Along the same lines, the war monitoring platform DeepState, close to the kyiv Ministry of Defense, also considers the city lost, although some experts commented on television that Ukrainian troops still control the north of Vugledar.
He Ukrainian General Staff did not even include the situation in that city in its daily report.
The taking this city would be the Kremlin’s greatest success since the capture at the beginning of the year of Avdivka, a town located on the outskirts of the capital of Donetsk.
Vugledarwhich Before the war it had more than 14 thousand inhabitants, It was one of the main Russian objectives in Donbas since the beginning of the military campaign in Ukraine.
Since March 2022, the Russian Army launched two major offensives against said town, both failed and with a large number of casualties in the attacking ranks.
Besides, according to the American pressin the In the coming weeks, Ukraine will most likely also lose control of Pokrovskone of the main objectives of the current Russian offensive.
Mark Rutte will ensure continued support for Ukraine and reinforcement of NATO in the face of challenges from Russia and China
He Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte became the new secretary general of NATO with the intention to continue support for Ukraine and the reinforcement of the alliance before the threat from russia and the straight that raises China.
Rutte stated that it is a great honor to assume the position and thanked all the countries of the transatlantic organization for trusting him as responsible for guiding the Alliance in the next four years.
He stressed that between your priorities figuran keep NATO “strong” y guarantee that the defenses they remain “effective and credible”.
It also included among the priorities increase support for Ukraine and bring the country closer to NATO. He assured that the Alliance must comply with the “camino irreversible” of Ukraine towards its membership in the transatlantic organization.
Rutte ruled out an imminent nuclear threat from Russia and added that, in any case, you cannot give in to any blackmail of the Russian president, Vladimir Putinbecause “it would set the precedent that the use of military force allows a country to get what it wants.”
At the same time, Rutte assured that through his support to the Russian military industry China has become a “decisive facilitator” of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
“China cannot continue fueling the largest conflict in Europe since the Second World War without this having an impact on its interests and reputation,” he asserted.
NATO has a new secretary general, Mark Rutte (EFE)
Xi Jinping assures that he is willing to work “for global stability” in a message to Vladimir Putin
The president of China, Xi Jinping assured that he was willing to work “for global peace and stability” In a message to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putinwith who exchanged congratulations on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries.
In your message, Xi stressed that the collaboration between Beijing and Moscow “has not only benefited the Chinese and Russian people” and that the anniversary “is a chance” to follow “striving to make new contributions al maintaining global stability and peace“, according to a statement published by the official Xinhua agency.
Xi highlighted the progress achieved in the last decadein which “the political and economic ties between China and Russia he strengthened the mutual trust and obtained concrete results in various areas of cooperation.”
The Chinese president emphasized the role of China and Russia in the “promotion of a more equitable multipolar world and inclusive economic globalization.”
For your partPutin recalled which was the defunct Soviet Union was the first country to recognize the People’s Republic of Chinaone day after its founding on October 1, 1949.
The Russian leader stressed that the relations between Russia and China “have stood the test of time”, and that today they are “at their peak”, according to Xinhua.
The Russian president highlighted that China and Russia “are committed to promoting a more just and balanced world order”.
Putin expressed confidence that the consensus reached with Xi in recent years “will promote security and stability on the Eurasian continent and on a global scale.”
In February 2022, Shortly before the start of the war in Ukraine, Xi and Putin proclaimed in Beijing a “limitless friendship” between their nationssince which both powers have deepened their exchanges.
Since then, they have defended that your relationship “does not threaten any country” and “advances the multipolarization of the world” as opposed to American “hegemonism.”
The Asian giant, which has not condemned the invasion and has shown an ambiguous position regarding the conflict, has denied having military ties with Russia, but has requested the holding of a peace conference for Ukraine “recognized by all parties” to resume the dialogue.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin (L) and the President of China, Xi Jinping (R) greet each other in Beijing, China, on February 4, 2022. EFE/EPA/ALEXEI DRUZHININ / KREMLIN / SPUTNIK
(ALEXEI DRUZHININ / KREMLIN / SPU / EFE)
Kremlin analyzes Vladimir Putin’s participation in G20
He Kremlin assured what study the possible stake of the Russian president, Vladimir Putinin the G20 summit what will be held on November 18-19 in Brazil.
“We continue to study this issue. As soon as a final decision is made, we will inform you.”
Dmitri Peskov, presidential spokesman, in his daily telephone press conference
Precisely, Putin and the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, They will address this and other issues at the BRICS summit that will take place October 22-24 in the russian city of Boiler.
In December 2023 Lula invited Putin to the summit, but –nuanced– that will have to face the consequences of the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (CPI) for war crimes in Ukraine.
Lula, who recalled that his country is a founding member of the ICC, added that it is the Brazilian Justice that must decide whether the head of the Kremlin is arrested or not.
At the beginning of the month Putin proposed Brazil, China -who have presented a joint settlement plan to Ukraine– and India as possible mediators in some future peace negotiationsin contrast to the United States and the European powers, who would be interested, according to Moscow, in prolonging the conflict.
Recently, the Russian and Brazilian leaders discussed their bilateral relations and the settlement in Ukraine during a telephone conversation.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenskiof has rejected said planwhich he described as “destructive”, among other things because it does not refer to the territorial integrity of Ukraine or the withdrawal of Russian troops from its territory.
Vladimir Putin (MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV / KREMLIN / S / EFE)
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