China Fund News reporter Jin Youzhi
This morning, Zelenskiy suddenly spoke out that Russia was about to attack Kiev in an all-round way!
Ukraine has reached the emergency moment of "life and death", and the Ukrainian side said that it has not given up negotiations.
At this critical moment, the United States, Britain, and Canada have also made new moves, all announcing sanctions against Putin, while the Russian side has called it "incompetent." The new sanctions on the EU side are also not as strong as expected, only freezing the assets of Putin and Lavrov, and not kicking Russia out of the "SWIFT" system.
The sanctions against Russia were not as severe as expected, coupled with the turnaround in the situation between Russia and Ukraine, the confidence of the stock market was greatly boosted, and the Dow rose another 800 points.
Energy supply outages were alleviated, with energy markets fluctuating sharply, with Natural Gas plunging 30% in Europe and Brent crude falling below the $100 mark.
Zelenskiy: The Russians are about to launch a full-scale attack on Kiev
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy just gave a video speech on Facebook, saying that the Russian army was about to launch an all-out offensive, "Russia is trying to attack Kiev tonight," according to the Global Network reported this morning. ”
Zelenskiy said it was a tough day, but the night would be even tougher, "and they're going to have a storm at night." ”
Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine: Ukraine has not given up on negotiations with Russia
According to CCTV news, on the 26th local time, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy's press secretary NikiVrov said that Ukraine and Russia are negotiating on the location and time of the negotiation process, and Ukraine is ready to "discuss ceasefire and peace issues."
Nikiv has denied claims that Ukraine has abandoned negotiations. He said that the two sides are now negotiating on the location and timing of the negotiation process.
Nikkiforov said the sooner negotiations begin, the more opportunities there will be to resume normal life.
Russian representative to the European Union: The Russian side will withdraw its troops from Ukraine after the end of the operation
At about 2 a.m. Beijing time today, CCTV news reported that on February 25, local time, Russian permanent representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizov said that Russia does not need Ukrainian territory, but Donetsk and Luhansk need to return to the "original borders."
Chizhov also pointed out that the Russian side will withdraw its troops from Ukraine after the end of the operation.
The Russian military controlled another city in Ukraine to issue 13.7 billion war debts
After watching the voices of the two governments at the top level, let's take a look at the latest war situation:
According to the Global Network, BNO News just reported that the Ukrainian military said they shot down a large Russian aircraft carrying airborne troops in the south of Kiev.
According to CCTV News, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian army has taken control of Melitopol
On February 25, local time, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian army has taken control of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that after the Russian army landed on the coast near Melitopol on the evening of the 25th, it did not encounter any resistance to enter the city.
Ukrainian government plans to issue $13.7 billion in internal "war bonds"
Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegarh said on the 25th local time that the Ukrainian government decided to issue 400 billion hryvnia (about $13.7 billion) of internal "war bonds" in stages to strengthen national security and national defense construction.
Primary and secondary schools across Ukraine are closed for two weeks at ports to upgrade their defenses
On February 25, local time, the Ukrainian government said that primary and secondary schools in Ukraine were closed for two weeks.
In addition, the Ukrainian government decided to raise the level of defense of ports nationwide.
NATO says it will continue to provide "political support" to Ukraine
On the 25th local time, the leaders of NATO member states held a special meeting in the form of video to discuss countermeasures on the situation in Ukraine.
In a statement issued after the meeting, NATO noted that it would continue to provide "political support" to Ukraine and reiterated its firm support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Nato is now making a large number of additional defensive deployments to the eastern part of the alliance, the statement said.
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: Salary of military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will increase by 30% from March 1
On February 25, local time, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine released a message saying that from March 1, the salaries of military personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces will increase by 30%.
Russian Defense Ministry: The Russian military has paralyzed 211 Ukrainian military infrastructure
On February 25, local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a message saying that the Russian armed forces have paralyzed 211 Ukrainian military infrastructure since the start of the operation, including 17 command posts, 19 S-300 air defense missile systems and the "O'Hornet" air defense missile system and 39 radar stations.
In addition, the Russian army destroyed a total of 67 tanks and armored vehicles, 16 multiple rocket systems and 87 military vehicles, and shot down 6 military aircraft, 1 helicopter and 5 drones on the Ukrainian side. Russia's Defense Ministry says a significant amount of weapons and equipment supplied to Ukraine by Western countries in recent weeks has been seized.
In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a war report saying that on the 25th, the civilian armed forces in Luhansk and Donetsk advanced 21 kilometers and 25 kilometers respectively.
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy: The president and government officials are still in Kiev
(Source: CCTV News)
On the evening of February 25, local time, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy posted a video on social networking sites. In the video, he said the Ukrainian president and government officials are still in Kiev and will continue to defend their country here.
Chinese Embassy in Ukraine: The evacuation plan for Chinese citizens in Ukraine has been launched
According to CCTV News, on February 25 local time, Counselor Ding Jianwei, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine, said that in the past few days, explosions and missile attacks have occurred in many parts of the country, causing serious casualties and property losses, and there has been no report of casualties among our citizens.
The Chinese Embassy in Ukraine is very concerned about the safety of Chinese-funded institutions, overseas Chinese and overseas Students in Ukraine, and has launched a plan for the evacuation of chinese citizens, set up a special working group, and is registering Chinese citizens who are willing to evacuate.
Ding Jianwei said that at present, Ukraine's territorial airspace is in a closed state, armed military activities in the airspace are frequent, many airports have been bombed or closed, flight safety is difficult to guarantee, the embassy will strive to overcome difficulties, once the flight conditions can ensure the safety of our citizens, it will take our citizens home at the first time. Notice will be issued on the specific implementation of the relevant work in due course.
The United States, Britain, and Canada sanction Putin and Russia responded: incompetent
According to CCTV News, on February 25, local time, White House spokesman Psaki said that the United States will impose a series of sanctions on Russian President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov.
In addition, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a press conference held in Ottawa on February 25 local time that Canada will impose sanctions on Russian President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov.
According to the Global Network, Agence France-Presse news on the 25th said that British Prime Minister Johnson said that the United Kingdom plans to impose sanctions on Russian President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov "immediately".
This morning, Beijing time, Russia responded to these sanctions. According to the Global Network, Agence France-Presse just said that after the United States and the United Kingdom and other countries successively announced the imposition of sanctions on Russian President Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova responded to this on the 25th that the sanctions imposed by Western countries on Putin and Lavrov are a manifestation of "incompetence".
Zakharova said that "the sanctions imposed on a country's president and foreign minister are an example of the complete incompetence of Western foreign policy," and Zakharova also said that Russia's relations with Western countries are close to an "irreparable situation" and that "there is no turning back for [our relations]."
Further sanctions on the EU side were also not as severe as expected, not severe enough to ban Russia from using the SWIFT system.
Earlier, according to the Global Network reported last night, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba shouted at European leaders on Twitter on the 25th, demanding that Russia be banned from using the international banking and financial settlement system.
The EU sanctions did not go as Ukraine had hoped. The EU's latest sanctions only announced that they would freeze the assets of the Russian president and foreign minister in Europe, and did not kick Russia out of SWIFT.
On February 25, local time, THE EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrelli said in Brussels that the 27 member states of the European Union have reached a consensus on further sanctions against Russia and will freeze the assets of Russian President Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Europe.
Asked about the specific assets of the two Russian leaders in Europe, Borrelli said that he himself was not clear about this, "I think the first thing is to confirm their assets through technical means, and the next step is to freeze."
Borrelli also said the sanctions would not be imposed for the time being because the 27 eu eu member states had not agreed on a proposal to cut off Russia's payment system with the Institute of Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) for the world.
Sanctions were less severe than expected, and the Dow surged 830 points
The situation in Russia and Ukraine showed signs of diplomatic negotiations, and coupled with the fact that the sanctions imposed by the United States, britain and the European Union were not as strict as expected, market confidence was greatly boosted.
As of the close, the Dow was up 2.51%, or 834.92, at 34,058.75; the S&P 500 was up 2.24 percent at 4,384.62; and the NASDAQ was up 1.64 percent at 13,694.62.
Big tech stocks also closed up collectively, apple up 1.30%, Tesla up 1.14%, Amazon up 1.61%, Meta up 1.39%, Google up 1.33%, Microsoft up 0.92%, Netflix up 0.20%.
Jeff Kleintop, chief global investment strategist at Charles Schwab Financial, pointed out that the sanctions against Russia have been clarified and the market is relieved. Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Finance, and Cliff Hodge, chief investment officer at Cornerstone Wealth, believe that the situation in Russia and Ukraine will cause short-term fluctuations in the market, but as long as there is no recession, it will not bring long-term problems.
Cloth oil falls below $100 European gas plunges 30%
The stock market is also volatile as the White House says that "any future sanctions against Russia will not involve Russian crude oil."
U.S. oil fell 3 percent intraday, and cloth oil fell below $100.
Signs of easing eased supply disruptions, while natural gas plummeted 30 percent.
There are also analysts who believe that it can be coped with in the short term. Kateryna Filippenko, principal analyst at Woodmac European Gas Research, said the current supply and storage situation means that Europe can also better cope with 2022 and prepare for the next winter without the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, factors that will reduce gas demand for Russia until the end of 2022" High prices are likely to continue until the end of 2022 However, due to limited online supply and increased demand in Asia, With fewer LNG available in Europe in the future, 2023 will be more challenging, and europe will have nothing to do if Russia cuts off all gas supplies. But if gas supply stops today, Europe can barely cope in the short term, given rising inventories and sluggish summer demand.
Source: China Fund News
Original title:
What happened? Natural gas plummeted 30% overnight! U.S. stocks soared 800 points! Latest war situation: The Russian army is about to launch a full-scale attack on Kiev, the capital of Ukraine