The Russian-Ukrainian military conflict still affects the whole world, and at present, there is news about the second round of negotiations, so let's take a look at the latest situation.
The Russian side said that the topic of the second round of Russian-Ukrainian talks includes a ceasefire
On March 2, local time, before the second round of Russian-Ukrainian talks, The head of the Russian delegation, Mezinsky, told the media that the topics of the Russian-Ukrainian talks included a ceasefire.
According to Russian media reports such as TASS, Mejewski confirmed that the Russian delegation had arrived at the place of negotiations with Ukraine on the same day - the "Belovezh Forest" in Brest Oblast, Belarus, to prepare for a second round of negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation. He stressed that the Russian delegation, together with the delegation of Ukraine, had decided to hold a second round of negotiations in the "Belovezh Forest".
Meginsky said that the Ukrainian delegation has left Kiev for the negotiation site and is expected to arrive on the 3rd. The Russian military has provided a safe passage for the Ukrainian delegation through the territory of Ukraine, and in Belarus it will be provided by belarusian special forces.
Russian media reported that advisers to the Ukrainian presidential office confirmed that the Ukrainian delegation had not yet arrived at the place of negotiations and urged waiting for the real start of the dialogue.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on the same day that Russia is ready to discuss security in the second round of talks with Ukraine. He called Ukrainian President Zelenskiy's statement about wanting security guarantees a "positive step."
The Russian side announced the number of casualties between Russia and Ukraine
According to CCTV News, on March 2, local time, the Russian Defense Ministry said that russian armed forces continued to attack Ukraine's military infrastructure. Since the inception of the special operation, a total of 1533 Ukrainian ground military infrastructure has been paralyzed, including 54 command posts, 39 S-300, Beech M-1 and Wasp anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as 52 radar stations. In addition, the Russians destroyed 47 ground planes, shot down 13 aircraft, destroyed 484 tanks and armored vehicles, 63 multiple rocket launchers, 217 artillery and mortars, 336 military vehicles and 47 drones.
The Russian Defense Ministry also called on the citizens of Kiev, Ukraine, to leave the city as soon as possible in the direction of Vasilikov, and russian soldiers did not set any obstacles to the evacuation of civilians. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the establishment of a headquarters for humanitarian response to the situation in Ukraine, whose main task is to provide assistance to the Ukrainian people.
On March 2, local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a lengthy announcement to inform the progress of special military operations. The announcement said that in the Russian military operation against Ukraine, the Russian army killed 489 people and 1597 people were injured. Ukrainian soldiers and nationalists killed 2,870 people, about 3,700 wounded, and 572 Ukrainian personnel were initially confirmed to have been captured.
Adopted at the emergency special session of the General Assembly! China abstained in the voting
On March 2, local time, the members of the 11th Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly (ESS) voted and passed the draft resolution on the situation in Ukraine jointly submitted by more than 90 countries, including Ukraine.
In the ballot, there were 141 votes in favour, 5 against and 35 abstentions. Since more than two thirds of the valid votes were cast in favour, the draft resolution was adopted. Russia, Syria, Belarus, North Korea and Eritrea voted against it, and China abstained.
On February 25, the United Nations Security Council voted on a draft resolution submitted by the United States and Albania on the situation in Ukraine, which was rejected due to opposition from russia, a permanent member. Then, on 27 February, the Security Council voted to call for an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly. In contrast to previous drafts rejected by the Security Council, the GENERAL ASSEMBLY resolution, in addition to calling for Russia's "immediate, complete and unconditional" withdrawal of its troops from Ukraine, also includes relevant provisions for Belarus.
Before the vote, starting on 28 February, The President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, Shahid, The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Guterres and representatives of 122 countries and organizations made statements. The Secretary-General of the United Nations has called for an immediate ceasefire and guaranteed humanitarian assistance. Russia and Ukraine have confronted each other at the congress and accused each other. Since the United Nations General Assembly resolution is not legally binding on Member States, except for some of its own operational projects, the implementation of the resolution remains to be seen.
The United States has supplied Ukraine with hundreds of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles
According to the Global Times, on March 2, local time, according to sources, the United States has supplied Hundreds of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine this week. Among them, more than 200 missiles arrived in Ukraine in a single day on February 28.
Previously, the U.S. government authorized the three Baltic states to supply U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine. This week, for the first time, the United States directly supplied Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Ukrainian side.
On the 2nd, US Secretary of State Blinken said that as of now, Ukraine still has a way to successfully receive weapons provided by other countries.
Russian Foreign Ministry: There is no guarantee that there will be no accidents with NATO
On February 28, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg announced that NATO would increase the supply of anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank weapons to Ukraine after Russia's military action against Ukraine. In response, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Glushko said on March 2 that Russia cannot guarantee that there will be no accidents with NATO.
Gruszko said: "As NATO continues to supply weapons to Ukraine, we cannot guarantee that there will be no accidents with NATO. We are extremely concerned about NATO's arms delivery program. In this case, everything is very dangerous. ”
Glushko said Russian authorities believe NATO's decision not to intervene in the situation in Ukraine is "reasonable." But he also added that there is still a risk of conflict between Moscow and NATO, and there is no guarantee that the unexpected will not escalate unnecessarily.
The White House acknowledged that the United States was "fully" sharing intelligence with Ukraine's military partners
On March 2, local time, White House spokesman Psaki said at a regular White House press conference that the United States is conducting "complete" intelligence sharing with Ukraine's military partners.
Asked if the U.S. was in direct coordination with Ukraine's military partners, Psaki said there was "full" intelligence sharing between the two sides, CNN reported on March 2. Separately, Psaki declined to say whether U.S. defense officials were involved in military plans to block Large Russian forces outside Kiev, saying only that the United States maintained "regular, ongoing contact" with Ukrainian leaders.
And when it comes to whether U.S. sanctions will target Russia's energy exports, Psaki made it clear that the White House's top priority is to minimize its impact on the U.S. domestically, but the option to sanction Russian oil exports remains on the negotiating table.
On February 26, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that the RQ-4 and MQ-9 drones of the US military appeared over the sea area when the Ukrainian speedboat attacked, suspected of supporting the Ukrainian army. U.S. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby responded on the 26th that the U.S. military did not provide "intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance or any other form of support" to the Ukrainian army in the relevant waters.
U.S. stocks rebounded sharply
Looking at the capital market, on Wednesday (March 2), European and American stock markets closed higher collectively, and Powell supported only a 25 basis point rate hike in March, lower than the expectation of a 50 basis point rate hike. Russia and Ukraine have started the second round of talks. U.S. stocks rebounded sharply, fully recovering yesterday's losses.
The Dow rose 1.79%, the S&P 500 rose 1.86%, and the NASDAQ rose 1.62%. Caterpillar rose more than 5 percent, and Intel rose more than 4 percent, leading the dow. Tech stocks moved higher, with Apple up more than 2 percent and Micron up more than 8 percent. Department store stocks rose sharply, with Nordstrom up nearly 38 percent and Macy's up nearly 7 percent. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell expressed a preference for a 25 basis point rate hike in March.
Most of the popular Chinese stocks fell, TouchPal fell 19.67%, Shell fell 10.98%, Wunong Technology fell 8.27%, Autohome fell 7.93%, and Qutoutiao fell 7.14%. In terms of gains, Qudian rose 9.63%, Melco Boya Entertainment rose 9.16%, Ctrip rose 8.07%, Renren rose 5.09%, and Yuchai International rose 4.42%. New energy vehicle stocks rose and fell, with Weilai Automobile down 0.41%, Xiaopeng Automobile up 1.68%, and Ideal Automobile down 1.08%.
In addition, Russia and Ukraine opened the second round of talks, and risk aversion cooled. Treasury yields rose collectively, with 2-year Treasury yields up 21.1 basis points at 1.52%, 3-year Yields up 20.3 basis points at 1.681%, 5-year Yields up 19.9 basis points at 1.763%, 10-year Yields up 16.7 basis points at 1.882%, and 30-year Treasury yields up 13.9 basis points at 2.247%.
International oil prices continue to rise
International oil prices continued to rise, and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers held their 26th ministerial meeting by video on March 2, and decided to maintain the original production increase plan in April this year.
According to the statement issued by OPEC, the participating oil producers reconfirmed the production adjustment plan and monthly production adjustment mechanism approved by the 19th Ministerial Conference, and decided to raise the total monthly production in April by an average of 400,000 barrels per day according to the original schedule.
The statement said that the participating oil producers believe that the current volatility of the crude oil market stems from changes in the geopolitical situation, rather than changes in market fundamentals; the current crude oil market fundamentals and consensus on future directions show that the market supply and demand are balanced.
Recently, affected by the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the severe sanctions imposed by the West on Russia, international oil prices rose above $100 per barrel. Before the 26th ministerial meeting of major oil-producing countries, some market participants had expected the participating countries to further expand production increases to curb the excessive rise in oil prices.
The content is synthesized from the Global Network, CCTV News, etc