Progress in the situation in Russia and Ukraine: Russia says it is ready for negotiations but does not consider a ceasefire. Ukraine says it will not accept any compromise with Russia.
China news agency, Beijing, September 24 th Comprehensive news: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on the 23rd that Russia is ready to negotiate on the Ukrainian issue, but will not consider any ceasefire proposal. Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian President’s Office, said on social media on 23rd that any form of compromise with Russia is unacceptable.
According to the Tass news agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference after the 78th UN General Assembly on 23rd that Russia is ready to negotiate on the Ukrainian issue, but will not consider any ceasefire proposal. Lavrov also said that Russia will not have "any contact" with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
Last October, Uzbek President Zelensky signed a decree banning negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to this decree, it is impossible for Uzbekistan to negotiate with Russia during Putin’s presidency.
According to the report, Lavrov said earlier that the longer Ukraine delays negotiations with Russia, the more difficult the subsequent negotiations will be.
Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian President’s Office, said on social media on 23rd that Ukraine has always explained to its partners that any form of compromise with Russia is unacceptable. He said that without Russia’s clear failure and fundamental changes in the security architecture, any "peace with Putin" would only mean "interruption before a new round of war."
Podolyak said that no Ukrainian is happy about the prospect of a long-term "war of attrition", but Ukraine has no other way to go.
According to Sputnik news agency & radio, the Information Office of Russian Defense Ministry reported on 23rd that Russian air defense system shot down 257 Ukrainian drones in the past week. The Russian Defense Ministry also said that the Russian armed forces carried out 12 strikes against Ukrainian military facilities within one week, which severely damaged the supply guarantee and combat capability of the Ukrainian army.
According to the Kiev Independent, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Veleshuk urged Ukrainians to leave Crimea on social media on the 23rd.
According to the report, the news was released after several attacks in Crimea, and the Ukrainian army has claimed responsibility for some of them. It is not clear how many Ukrainians live in Crimea.
According to Sputnik news agency & radio, the Russian Defense Ministry said on the 23rd that in the past week, the Russian air defense system shot down five missiles and 37 unmanned aerial vehicles in Crimea.
The Associated Press quoted the analysis of military experts on the 24th, pointing out that in recent weeks, Ukraine has been attacking Russian naval facilities in Crimea more and more, and Ukraine must continue to attack the targets in Crimea, so as to demoralize the Russian army and weaken its army.
The US media previously reported that the United States will provide Ukraine with the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) with a longer range. In this regard, Sean Bell, a military expert of British Sky TV, said on the 23rd that Ukraine relies heavily on western military aid to support its highly active and consumptive counterattack. The longer the weapon range, the farther the Russian military logistics supply base will be from the front line, which can limit the Russian military’s ability to respond quickly to the front line demand. However, western countries have been worried that the long-range weapons they provide will be used to attack targets in Russia, thus triggering an escalation of the conflict.
Bell said that if the Ukrainian army uses ATACMS, all Russian soldiers and Russian military equipment occupied by Russia in Ukraine will be within range. (End)