Three or five minutes a day, an overview of the international situation! Watch over the happy homeland, watch over the peace of China, and watch over world peace. Today, Saturday, February 26, the Russo-Ukrainian War entered its third day, and as the war progressed, there were many new situations! ——
1. "Fighting in Kiev has already begun": There was a loud explosion in the west and south of Kiev, and the Zelenskiy government issued a reminder of refuge; Putin's latest statement: calling on the Ukrainian military to remove the Leadership of Kiev
By February 26, the Russian-Ukrainian battle was white-hot, and on the third day, the Russian army was advancing layer by layer, and according to the news just released by CCTV News, the battle in Kiev had begun.
CNN's reporting team in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, said there were loud explosions in the west and south of kiev city, with flashes of light over it.
Located in north-central Ukraine, Kiev is the capital of Ukraine and the economic, cultural and political center. Equivalent, Beijing to China; Moscow to Russia. It was also where Zelenskiy's government and army held out, and the loss of Kiev would mean, to some extent, the loss of Ukrainian control.
During World War II, Kiev was ravaged by war, but it recovered quickly after the war, becoming the third largest city in the Soviet Union. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the independence of Ukraine, Kiev once again became the capital of Ukraine. On December 26, 2019, it ranked 421st in the 2019 Global Top 500 Cities list.
It can be said that Kiev largely represents Ukraine. However, precisely because of the importance of Kiev, it also became the focus of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
After days of fierce fighting and explosions on the outskirts of Kiev, explosions can now be heard in parts of Kiev. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that the Ukrainian army said on the 26th that it repelled the Russian side's attack on a main road in the capital Kiev. From this report, it can be seen that the Russian army has invaded the main road of Kiev.
Also according to the Ukrainian "RBC. According to the UA website, a military target in the area of the Kiev Beressisskaya metro station was attacked.
At the same time, the Ukrainian military said on the 26th that Russian air force fighters carried out air raids on the 6th thermal power plant located in the northeast of Kiev, but they were strongly blocked by ukrainian air defense forces and were once repelled.
Air fighters roared and bombed, and Russian troops on the ground attacked in many directions. On the 26th local time, after the Russian troops changed into the uniforms of the Ukrainian National Police Force, broke through the Vasilikov checkpoint stationed in the southwest direction of Kiev, and opened a passage for the follow-up troops, the Russian troops took military trucks into the city of Kiev.
In the fierce fighting, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that in the early morning of February 26, local time, the Ukrainian C-300 air defense missile system shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft and a helicopter.
To this end, the Kiev City Government of Ukraine issued an emergency evacuation notice to citizens on February 26, local time, the announcement said that there is currently a battle on the streets of Kiev City, calling on citizens to go to the nearest shelter, or stay in the closed space as much as possible at home, and protect themselves with bulletproof and shrapnel-proof objects. If you hear an air defense siren sound, you must go to the nearest shelter as soon as possible.
However, before that, the Russian Defense Ministry website issued a notice on the 25th local time that the Russian army has completed the blockade of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, from the west side, and the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said that the Russian army will not attack the residential areas of Kiev.
At the same time as the military breakthrough, Putin's latest statement: calling on the Ukrainian military to remove the Leadership of Kiev. In his speech, he said the Kiev leadership was "terrorists" and "a bunch of addicts and neo-Nazis."
In response, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy posted a video on social networking sites saying that the Ukrainian president and government officials are still in Kiev and will continue to guard their country here.
2. The UNITED States submitted a draft resolution on the situation in Ukraine was rejected by one vote; NATO continued to provide political support to Ukraine; and the European Union, the United States, Canada and britain announced sanctions against Putin and Lavrov
Since the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the United States has been the most anxious to catch fire, and in addition to not directly participating in the war, almost all the tricks that should be used have been "poor in donkey skills.".
However, from the current situation, the situation in Russia and Ukraine seems to be getting worse and worse, and it has not developed according to biden's original "script".
In particular, on February 25 (Beijing time 26), local time, the United Nations Security Council voted on a draft resolution on the situation in Ukraine submitted by the United States and Albania. The resolution was not adopted because Russia voted down the draft. Of the vote, 11 votes were in favour, 1 was rejected and 3 abstentions.
In other words, the draft mentioned by the United States was rejected by Russia. It has to be said that the fundamental reason for the Russo-Ukrainian war lies in the continuous eastward expansion of NATO, so that Russia has no way to retreat, and if it cannot bear it, it will rise up and fight.
When war ignites, NATO certainly cannot sit idly by. In the face of Ukraine's siege by the Russian military, NATO issued a statement on the 25th local time to reiterate its firm support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and will continue to provide "political support" to Ukraine.
At the same time, more than 30 countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union, have once again increased sanctions against Russia, pointing directly at Russian President Putin.
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.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at almost the same time that sanctions were imposed on Russian President Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov; on February 25, local time, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrelli said that the 27 member states of the European Union will freeze the assets of Russian President Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Europe.
3. Zelenskiy speaks in the early hours of the morning: Kiev cannot be lost; will Biden suddenly declare war by providing emergency military assistance to Ukraine?
On the 25th local time, Nikifov, the press secretary of the President of Ukraine, said that the Ukrainian side has agreed to the proposal of Russian President Putin and is ready to negotiate a ceasefire and peace, and the two sides are currently holding consultations on the location and time of the negotiations.
However, from the current "scramble" in Kiev, the possibility of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is relatively small for the time being.
Just in the early morning of the 26th, Zelenskiy, who was caught in the "lone battle", issued his latest speech, mainly expressing such three meanings.
The first is to explain the urgency of the war situation. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said in his latest televised speech that the upcoming battle on the night of the 26th will be more difficult than the battle during the day on the 26th.
The second is to tell the situation of the battle throughout Ukraine. Zelenskiy said many cities, including Chernihiv, Samui, Kharkiv, Donbass and southern Ukraine, are already at war.
The third is to emphasize a top priority. In his speech, Zelenskiy said that the capital of Kiev could not be lost. It shows that Zelenskiy has felt a sense of crisis in the capital, but many things are not diverted by his will.
Just when Zelenskiy mobilized internally and complained that "the Western countries abandoned Ukraine", the United States sent a little "comfort". The White House issued a statement in which Biden signed a memorandum authorizing the U.S. Secretary of State to provide up to $250 million in aid to Ukraine based on whether it is significant to U.S. security interests. and defense goods and defense services worth up to $350 million in total value, as well as military education and training.
Although Zelenskiy did not buy this help, he believed and repeatedly appealed that Ukraine should not sympathize, but needed certain great powers to fight alongside.
In this regard, Biden and NATO have repeatedly firmly stated that they will not engage russian forces in Ukraine. So, in the case that the United States submitted a draft of the situation in Ukraine and was rejected by one vote, will the United States rebel and suddenly declare war on Russia, because the United States rarely speaks the truth, or is Biden's previous "no declaration of war" commitment a delaying tactic?
Also, is there a U.S. that can declare war on Russia outside of Ukraine? At present, both the United States and NATO are increasing their troop deployment to eastern Europe. It is reported that in order to prevent the NATO group from being attacked by the Russian army, NATO is now carrying out a large number of additional defensive deployments to the eastern part of the alliance.
Soldiers are not tired of deception, who knows which sentence biden and NATO are true, especially in the midst of war, and they do not know which of their sentences is true and which sentence is false.
However, one thing must be clear: If Biden and NATO suddenly declare war on Russia, a larger battlefield will cause greater harm to the world and will be disastrous.
May this day never come; may a peaceful tomorrow always exist!