Fire broke out at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine
According to the latest report of CCTV News, on March 4, local time, local officials in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, said that the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was on fire.
Ukrainian official: The Flagship of the Ukrainian Army, "Gerthman Sagaidakny", was sunk by its own side
On March 4, local time, Ukrainian officials said that the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, "Gerthman Sagaydachny", was sunk by its own side. Previously, the ship had been in maintenance. According to other media reports, the Gerthman Sagaydashny had been sunk on February 24 to prevent it from falling into Russian hands.
On 3 March, it was reported that the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, "Gertman Sagaidakin", had been sunk.
According to a video released by ukraine's Ministry of Emergency Situations, 22 civilians in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv have been killed in Russian attacks.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a statement on social media on the 3rd, saying that the Russian army continued to attack many cities such as Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, and some cities were attacked by missiles. On the same day, the Ukrainian News Agency quoted the information released by the Ukrainian Air Force as saying that more than 30 Russian fighters entered the Ukrainian airspace on the 2nd. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 3 fixed-wing aircraft and 2 helicopters of the Russian army.
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The second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is over
A nuclear power plant caught fire
On March 3, local time, the second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine ended in the Belovezh Forest in Belarus. The two sides reached an understanding on the establishment of humanitarian corridors and agreed to hold a third round of negotiations as soon as possible.
The day's negotiations lasted about three hours. Before the talks began, Podolyak, an adviser to ukraine's office to the president, listed on social media three key topics for the talks, namely an immediate ceasefire, an armistice agreement and the establishment of humanitarian channels. After the negotiations, he wrote on social media for the first time: "Ukraine did not get the desired results. A solution is reached on the mere arrangement of humanitarian access. According to Ukrainian media reports, Podoriac also said that the two sides agreed to hold a third round of negotiations as soon as possible.
According to TASS, the head of the Russian delegation and assistant to the president, Meczynski, said after the talks that the two sides discussed three topics in detail during the negotiations, involving military, international humanitarian and political settlement of the conflict. The main issues to be resolved in this round of negotiations concern the safety of civilians in conflict areas, and the two sides "agreed on the establishment of humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians and a temporary ceasefire in the areas associated with humanitarian corridors when evacuating civilians." Meginsky sees this as "substantial progress.".
TASS also reported that Slutsky, a Russian negotiator and chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament), said that the third round of negotiations with the Ukrainian side will take place in the next few days. He also said that the possibility that the Russian-Ukrainian delegation would need to hold several more rounds of negotiations was not ruled out.
Zelenskiy: Ukraine is preparing for the first "foreign volunteers"
On March 3, local time, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said that Ukraine is preparing to welcome the first batch of "foreign volunteers". He said the first batch of 16,000 "volunteers" was currently on their way to Ukraine.
Russia has no intention of engaging in nuclear war
No foreign mercenary in Ukraine is entitled to prisoner-of-war status
The Russian Defense Ministry issued a notice yesterday saying that Western countries have increased the number of armed personnel of private military companies sent to the battlefield. Foreign mercenaries arriving in Ukraine have been disrupting and attacking Russian convoys of equipment and supplies, as well as aviation forces taking cover.
The Russian Defense Ministry said foreign mercenaries use weapons that require systematic training to become proficient and that the West provides to the Ukrainian regime. The Russian Ministry of Defense stressed that all personnel of private military companies sent by the West are not combatants under international humanitarian law, are not entitled to prisoner-of-war status, and the best outcome awaiting them is criminal prosecution. The Russian side urged foreign citizens planning to travel to Ukraine to think twice.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov also told the media on the 3rd that the idea of nuclear war only exists in the minds of Western politicians, and Russia has no intention of conducting nuclear war.
The White House announced sanctions against eight Putin cronies and their families
On March 3, local time, the US White House issued a statement saying that it would impose sanctions on 8 people and their families who are close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including cutting off their ties with the US financial system, freezing assets in the United States, and banning assets.
U.S. White House press spokesman Psaki said on the same day that there are no plans to hold a meeting or phone call between US President Biden and Russian President Putin, saying: "Now is not the time." We have no plans to meet or call between them. But we'll have these discussions internally and weigh a range of factors. ”
EU member states have unanimously agreed to grant temporary residence permits to Ukrainians coming to the EU
European Commission President von der Leyen said in Bucharest, romania, on the 3rd that the EU has started the process of considering Ukraine's application for membership. "We will have close diplomatic and economic relations with Ukraine" and are working to connect Ukraine's energy grid with that of the European Union, she said.
On March 3, local time, the meeting of EU home ministers was held in Brussels. The European Commission's Commissioner for Home Affairs Johansson said at a post-meeting news conference that the participating countries agreed to grant Ukrainians coming to the EU a temporary residence permit for at least one year, which could be extended as appropriate after expiration. During the period of granted temporary residence, Ukrainians can live, work and attend school in EU countries and enjoy minimum subsistence and basic medical services such as housing. At present, the number of Ukrainians entering the EU countries has reached 1 million.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: More than 3,000 Chinese citizens in Ukraine were safely transferred to neighboring countries of Ukraine
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin was asked at a regular news conference yesterday to brief on the evacuation of Chinese citizens from Ukraine.
Wang Wenbin said: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with the embassy and consulate in Ukraine to assess the situation, consider various factors and possibilities, and study and formulate a feasible plan to ensure the safe evacuation of Chinese citizens in Ukraine. At present, more than 3,000 Chinese citizens in Ukraine have been safely transferred to neighboring countries in Ukraine. The Chinese side thanks relevant countries for facilitating the entry of Chinese citizens for a short stay.
In addition, regarding the China-related content in the reports published by Western media on the Ukraine issue, Wang Wenbin said that the relevant reports were purely false information. It is hoped that the initiators of the crisis will reflect on their role in the Ukraine crisis and take responsibility for their due responsibilities, rather than blaming others.
The United Nations Human Rights Council held an urgent debate on Ukraine yesterday. Ambassador Chen Xu, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations in Geneva, addressed the meeting, calling on all parties concerned to exercise restraint, ease the situation and avoid civilian casualties, and urged relevant parties to stop politicizing human rights issues, abandon confrontation and pressure, and strive to solve problems through dialogue.
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