Cover Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter a hall for their talks at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Sergei Karpukhin / AP
- The Chinese plan contains elements that “can serve as a basis for a peaceful solution [du conflit], if they are ready for it in the West and in Kiev. However, we do not observe any such disposition on their side at the moment, ”said Vladimir Putin.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday that he had “invited” China to the dialogue.and “awaiting a response” to his invitation while his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is in Moscow to maintain his alliance with Vladimir Putin.
- Mr. Zelensky received the Japanese Prime Minister, whom he described as a “powerful defender of the international order”. Fumio Kishida had previously visited Boutcha, near Kiev, where Russian soldiers committed atrocities while occupying the town. He expressed his “outrage”.
- Russia became China’s top crude oil supplier in January, reports Portal, citing official Chinese figures. In 2022, it ranked second behind Saudi Arabia.
- Russian crude oil production, which was cut by 500,000 barrels a day last month in retaliation for international sanctions, will remain flat through the end of Juneannounced Alexander Novak, Russian Minister of Energy.
- The United States inaugurated its first permanent military garrison in Poland. “It shows that we’re staying here. This shows the world that the United States is committed to Poland and NATO. We are united in the face of Russian aggression,” said US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski.
- The European Union paid 1.5 billion euros to Ukraine as part of the second tranche of the 2022 financial aid plan, announced EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday.
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