Kremlin: Attack on NATO countries? We don’t want to think about it
Russia does not intend to attack NATO countries. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told American TV channel Pbs it was “an interaction”. But “we can’t think about it and we don’t want to think about it,” stated Peskov, who added that Russia feels surrounded by a “hostile reality” because it is “in the midst of an economic and commercial war” being carried out by the countries Of the West. And then: «We have to adapt to the new conditions, and unfortunately they are quite hostile. Western European countries, United States, Canada, Australia are at war against us in trade, economy, confiscation of our property, confiscation of our funds, freezing of our financial relations. . We have to adapt to the new reality».
Repelled 7 Russian attacks in 24 hours
Finally, Ukrainian forces on the warfront have repelled seven Russian attacks in the past 24 hours, destroying 12 Moscow tanks and 10 combat vehicles, Kyiv officials say, according to the Guardian. The Ukrainian Air Force also shot down 17 Russian aircraft, including eight airplanes, three helicopters, four UAVs and two cruise missiles.
Reopening of 3 humanitarian corridors, including Mariupol
Ukraine has announced the resumption of civilian evacuations through three humanitarian corridors, including from the besieged city of Mariupol, after a day of suspension over fears of Russian “provocations”. “Three humanitarian corridors have been approved for today,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Verechtchuk said in a video published on Telegram.
The villages of Visegrad split and the meeting for the next few days was cancelled
The Visegrad 4 meeting between respective defense ministers scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday will no longer take place as both Poland and the Czech Republic have refused to reunite with Hungary, which has so far given only lukewarm support for measures against Fly . This was announced by the Euractiv portal, citing preliminary information from the Slovak Ministry of Defense.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak explains the daily canceled his participation in the meeting on Hungarian rhetoric on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza” reported on Monday. Last Friday, Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochová also canceled her participation. “I have always supported V4 and I am very sorry that cheap Russian oil is now more important to Hungarian politicians than Ukrainian blood,” Cernochová wrote on Twitter, also stating that he did not want to “participate in the election campaign” in Hungary from March 3. April.