Head of the Ukrainian delegation for Russian-Ukrainian negotiations: No document providing for Russia's veto will be signed

Beijing time on April 3, 04:15: Head of the Ukrainian delegation for Russian-Ukrainian negotiations: will not sign any documents stipulating that Russia has the right of veto On April 2, local time, Arahamia, head of the Ukrainian delegation for Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, said in an interview with the media that if any document stipulates that Russia has a veto right, then Ukraine will not sign this document. Arahamiya said that Russia's veto power means that Ukraine will not have security guarantees, so Ukraine advocates a peace treaty with Russia, but the security guarantees are provided by other countries, and Russia cannot stop the process. Allahamiya believes that Ukraine will make Russia accept this position, otherwise it will not be possible to sign any documents. Arahamia revealed that turkey, Germany and Italy, three NATO members, are ready to become security states as Ukraine envisions. Arahamiya stressed that when Ukraine's security is guaranteed, a referendum will be held to decide whether to amend the provisions of the Ukrainian Constitution on non-aligned neutrality. If the referendum supports Ukraine's continued membership in NATO, ukraine will hold new talks with Russia. Beijing time on April 3, 03:42: Head of the Ukrainian delegation for Russian-Ukrainian negotiations: close to reaching an agreement with Russia On April 2, local time, Alahamia, head of the Ukrainian delegation for Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, said in an interview with the media that Ukraine and Russia are close to reaching an agreement, but there are still differences on the Crimean issue. Arahamia said the talks were conducted online every day, and a working group of lawyers and diplomats was drafting the final document. With regard to the draft proposed by Ukraine in Istanbul, Russia has verbally accepted the terms except for the Crimean issue. The Ukrainian side is waiting for the Russian side to make written confirmation. According to Arahamiya, the Russian side believes that the draft document is sufficiently well-developed and that the working group is preparing the agenda for a possible meeting between the presidents of the two countries. Arahamiya believes that a meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia is highly likely to be held in Istanbul, Turkey. At present, this claim has not been confirmed by the Russian side. Beijing time on April 3, 02:19: Russian presidential press secretary: Russia hopes that Russian-Ukrainian negotiations can continue On April 2, local time, Russian presidential press secretary Eskov said in an interview with Belarusian Channel 1 that Russia hopes to continue negotiations with Ukraine in Belarus, but the Ukrainian side opposes this. Peskov said that the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations were not easy, but it was important that the negotiations could continue and that the military operations were ended through negotiations, and it did not matter where the venue for the negotiations was. Peskov believes that Western double standards have existed and are and will continue to be, and That Russia and Belarus have had to deal with them and therefore require patience and persistence. Peskov promised that when Belarus is attacked, it will be considered an attack on Russia, and the Russian side will not hesitate to give it military help. Beijing time on April 3, 00:42: Belarus will pay for Russian oil and gas in Russian rubles this year On April 2, local time, Belarusian Prime Minister Golovchenko said that Belarus will settle the oil and gas purchased from Russia in Russian rubles this year. Beijing time on April 2, 23:50: Lithuanian Energy Ministry said it will no longer import natural gas from Russia On April 2, local time, Lithuania's Ministry of Energy said that it would no longer import natural gas from Russia. Beijing time, April 2, 23:37: Vice Chairman of the Russian State Duma: Evidence of possible preparations for bacterial destruction operations in the U.S. biological laboratory in Ukraine On April 2, local time, Yarovaya, vice chairman of the Russian State Duma and co-chair of the U.S. Biological Laboratory Activities Investigation Committee in Ukraine, said that the Russian side found evidence that these biological laboratories may be prepared for bacterial destruction operations, including banknotes contaminated with germs found near a school in Luhansk in November 2020. According to Yarovaya, the Luhansk side provided relevant information and documents, which will be archived and handed over to the relevant departments. Personnel of the relevant departments of Luhansk and the Russian State Duma Commission of Inquiry will continue to conduct joint investigations and send relevant experts. Beijing time on April 2, 19:45: Russian President Putin and Kazakhstani President Tokayev had a telephone conversation On April 2, local time, the Russian Kremlin released a message saying that Russian President Putin and Kazakh President Tokayev had a telephone conversation. The two sides discussed the main topics of bilateral relations, focusing on the development of mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation and the prospects for deepening cooperation under the framework of Eurasian space integration. The leaders of the two countries affirmed their commitment to comprehensively strengthen the relations between the Russian-Kazakh union and the strategic partnership. In addition, Putin briefed Tokayev on the process of special military operations and the talks between Russia and Ukraine. The two sides also agreed to continue engagement at all levels between the two countries. Beijing time on April 2, 19:31: The Russian Federal Reconnaissance Commission launched a criminal investigation into the Attack on oil depots in the Belgorod region by Ukrainian troops On April 2, local time, the Russian Federation Reconnaissance Commission said that it had launched a criminal investigation into the attack of ukrainian troops on oil depots in The Belgorod region of Russia. According to the investigation, two Ukrainian helicopters illegally invaded Russian airspace and carried out at least four air strikes on oil depots in the Belgorod area. The chairman of the Russian Federation's Reconnaissance Commission, Bastrekin, has ordered an immediate investigation of all those involved in the attack. Beijing time on April 2, 19:01: Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba On April 2, local time, Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng, as a special envoy of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, arrived in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, on the same day, and held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba to discuss the situation between Russia and Ukraine. Lin Fangzheng will return to Japan on April 5. Beijing time on April 2, 18:47: The Ukrainian flag is raised again in front of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

On April 2, local time, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant displayed the re-raised Ukrainian flag in front of the power station through social media. Ukrainian media had previously reported that the Russian military handed over control of the nuclear power plant to Ukrainian personnel on March 31. Beijing time on April 2, 18:43: The Ukrainian government hopes to obtain $400 billion from the frozen Russian assets for national reconstruction On April 2, local time, the Ukrainian president's economic adviser said that according to the Ukrainian government's assessment, the losses of the Ukrainian side in military operations are about $1 trillion. The Ukrainian government wants $400 billion from frozen Russian assets for national reconstruction.

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