The war between Russia and Ukraine comes to your day 1016 since its beginning on Febuary 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.
On the other hand the Russian army closed hoy practically the siege around the Ukrainian stronghold of Kurákhove al cut the only way out of that city from the region of Donetsk.
”The enemy defense north of Kurájove has been crushed. The road between Kurakhove and Zaporizhzhia has been practically cut off,” official sources informed the TASS agency.
The source added that the defenders hardly have any options to abandon that strategic strongholdwhich had less than 20 thousand inhabitants before the start of the war.
The Telegram channel Rybar specified that today the Ukrainian defenders meetFrom an operational point of view,practically surrounded” and his fold es “improbable”.
Sources of the People’s republic of Donetsk they added that the Russian troops have driven enemy defenders from most of the city.
Ukrainian military bloggers acknowledge that the Kurájove fall “es matter of time” and that troops should retreat to a more defensible road between Pokrovsk and Velika Novosilka, the next stronghold on the Russian list when Kurákhov falls.
The capture of Kurajov y Velika Novosilka would allow Russia to intensify its assaults on Pokrovskthe main objective of the current offensive, and get closer to its objective of capturing all of Donetsk.
However, Russian forces remain unable to breach Ukrainian defenses in Chasiv Yar y Toretskin his road to Sloviansk and Kramatorskthe key strongholds under Ukrainian control in the Donbas.
sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, warns of the transition from a cold war to a hot one
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, denounced the uselessness of the OSCE y warned of the danger of moving from a cold war to a hot one due to the conflict in Ukraine.
“There is not a single area left in which the OSCE can play any role even if it is minimally useful in finding answers to direct questions within the framework of its function”
Sergei Lavrov at the OSCE ministerial meeting in Malta
Lavrov accused members of NATO and the European Union (EU) of marginalize the OSCE of the political processes underway in the worldin reference to the advent of
In particular, lament that the organization maintains “dead silence” on Ukraine’s actions against Russian culture and religionand that it has not investigated the attacks against the Nord Stream gas pipelines that link Russia and Germany, for which the Kremlin holds the United States responsible.
the minister denounced that after the “Afghan shame” the Western powers needed “a new unifying enemy.”
“Consequently we have the reincarnation of the Cold War, only now with a much greater risk of it passing into its hot stage”
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister
In this regard, he called to avoid a repetition in the Asia-Pacific region of the “tragedies” that take place in the areas where “Uncle Sam” arrives, from Afghanistan to Haiti.
“The Biden Administration is moving NATO infrastructure to the Asia-Pacific region.Military blocs are being created there, by the way, with a nuclear essence, and military exercises with NATO participation are being expanded in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait and around the Korean Peninsula (… ) There is clearly an attempt to destabilize the entire Eurasian continent”
Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign Minister
Simultaneously occurring, he took the chance to condemn the decision of the maltese authorities annul at the last moment the visa to its spokesperson, María Zajárovawhich he considered an abuse on the part of the OSCE Chairmanship.
The United States accuses Vladimir Putin of wanting to erase Ukraine from the map
He United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, accused this Thursday to the Russian president, Vladimir Putinto have “a imperialist project to erase Ukraine from the map” y
denounced the escalation of the war what does the use of North Korean troops.
During his speech at Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) a Malta, Blinken remembered that already In 2008, Putin assured that Ukraine was not a state and? six years later the “illegal annexation” occured of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.
The head of American diplomacy coincided in the plenary session of this meeting, which concludes tomorrow, with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei lavrov.
It is the first time that Lavrov sets foot in a European Union country (EU) since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Despite being sanctioned by the EU, he has received permission to participate in this forumone of the last in which Russia and the West sit at the same table.
Blinken said that russia is guilty of the escalation of war in Ukraine,and gave as examples the use of North Korean troops and attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure,including its nuclear facilities,something that,he warned,”poses a threat to all the countries (represented) in this room.”
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North Korea and Russia begin military assistance treaty
He strategic partnership treaty signed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia in june officially came into effect this weekstate media reported, in a moment marked by the sending of Pyongyang troops to the Ukrainian front to support Moscow.
“On december 4, the instruments of ratification of the Complete Strategic Partnership Treaty between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation, signed by the heads of state of the two countries in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024, were exchanged in Moscow.″
North Korean state agency KCNA citing the official name of North Korea
According to this source, the treaty serves as a legal framework “to carry out the long-range plan of the two countries and the desire of the two peoples to place bilateral relations on a new strategic level y build a powerful state while the regional security environment is firmly defended y global in accordance with common interests”.
Pyongyang ratified this agreement on November 12, after the russian Senate did the same on November 6, in a document that establishes that if one of the signatory parties is subject to an armed attack, the other will promptly provide military assistance. and of other types.
North Korea has deployed in November on the Russian border with Ukraine some 11 thousand soldiers and according to kyiv and other allies, some of them have already entered combat.
It is indeed believed that they would have embedded with Russian troops fighting the Ukrainian Army in the Russian region of Kursk, partially occupied by kyiv forces as August.
Russia,which until now has neither confirmed nor denied the presence of North Korean troops in its territory,assures that the treaty with the Pyongyang regime is “defensive in nature and is not directed against the security of third countries.”
in a recent report by the Russian TASS agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned the possibility of both countries holding joint military exercises, which would deepen thier military cooperation.
What role does the international community play in mediating the Ukraine conflict?
International community.” He emphasized that RussiaS actions not only target Ukraine but threaten broader global stability.
In response to these allegations, Lavrov dismissed Blinken’s claims as unfounded and reiterated Russia’s stance that its military actions are necessary to protect its interests and the rights of Russian-speaking populations in Ukraine. He accused Western nations of exacerbating tensions by providing military support to Ukraine.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine continues to be a focal point of international tension, with both sides accusing each other of aggression. As military operations escalate, the risk of a larger conflict looms, prompting calls for renewed diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis. The situation remains fluid, with the potential for rapid changes in the battlefield dynamics and international response.
the conflict that began in February 2022 has not only led to significant territorial disputes and humanitarian crises but also heightened geopolitical tensions, with warnings from both sides about the risks of escalation. The involvement of external powers, military alliances, and ongoing diplomatic dialogues will largely shape the evolving landscape of this conflict.