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China wants to work with Russia to lead the world in a “just direction”.
After a meeting of their diplomats in Beijing, China and Russia declared their desire to jointly protect interests and promote the development of international order. Heads of state Putin and Xi are also scheduled to meet this week. More on Live Ticker.
CAccording to a top diplomat, Hina wants to work with Russia to steer the international order in a “more fair and rational direction”. Beijing is ready to pursue “strategic cooperation” with Moscow, “safeguard common interests and promote the development of international order in a more just and rational direction,” Communist Party foreign representative Yang Jiechi told a meeting. Russian Ambassador to Beijing Andrei Denisov.
Under the “strategic leadership” of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, China-Russia relations are “always on the right track,” Yang told the crowd. Denisov spoke of the “useful results” of bilateral relations.
Putin and Xi are scheduled to meet this week at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan. The SCO includes China, Russia, four Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan – as well as India and Pakistan.
Since the start of the war of aggression against Ukraine and the associated Western sanctions, Russia has been trying to expand its relations with Asian countries, especially China. Beijing did not condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but criticized Western sanctions against Moscow and arms distribution to Kyiv.
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10:55 am – Another power outage in Kharkiv, school destroyed in small town
The city of Kharkiv and its environs experienced power outages again, although the city itself was not shelled during the night. “Instead, at 3 a.m., the enemy shelled Losova, directly hitting an educational institution,” Kharkiv military governor Ole Sinyehubov said on his Telegram channel. Pictures show a completely destroyed school building in the small town about 150 kilometers south of Kharkiv.
10:18 am – Current situation in Ukraine
09:42 – Russian local politicians call for Putin’s resignation
More than six months after the Ukraine invasion, dozens of local politicians in Russia have called on Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to resign. New supporters will continue to come, wrote Xenia Darstrem, deputy of the St. Petersburg District Council, on Twitter. “We see the actions of President VV Putin as harming the future of Russia and its citizens,” read the petition he released. According to Torstrem, it has so far been signed by more than 40 local politicians from a total of 18 districts in the Baltic Sea metropolis of St. Petersburg and the capital Moscow.
9:16 am – London: The leading elements of the Russian army have been greatly weakened
According to British intelligence services, the frontline units of the Russian army have been severely weakened by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. Especially in the early stages of the war, the British Ministry of Defense briefed on heavy losses that the troops never recovered. The First Defense Tank Army suffered only partially. Parts of this unit, one of the most valuable in the Russian army, withdrew from the Kharkiv region last week.
08:43 – Hofreiter for fast tank delivery in Ukraine
According to Green Party politician Anton Hofreiter, Germany should deliver Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine as soon as possible. “Sooner or later we cannot avoid supplying modern, Western battle tanks to Ukraine,” said Hofreiter, head of the Europe Committee in the Bundestag, a media group in Bavaria. According to Hofreiter, Germany’s response to Ukraine’s current military successes should be more arms supplies – including stocks.
06:20 – US Secretary of State Blinken sees “significant progress” in Ukraine
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sees “significant progress” in the Ukrainian counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territories, particularly in the country’s northeast. During a visit to Mexico City, Blinken told reporters that these developments were primarily the result of “the extraordinary courage and resilience of the Ukrainian armed forces and people.” However, it is too early to predict the exact outcome of the counterattack.
Russia still has “substantial forces” in Ukraine, as well as equipment, weapons and ammunition, Blinken said. Russia uses them not only against the Ukrainian armed forces, but also against civilians and civilian infrastructure.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine has recaptured 6,000 square kilometers of previously Russian-occupied territory in its counteroffensive since early September. Zelenskyj said in his evening video address on Monday that soldiers had “liberated” the area in the south and east and would “continue to advance”.
6:16 am – On Tuesday, Zelensky will talk about billions in loans to the IMF
According to insiders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will later talk to IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva about a new loan. It’s about an elaborate financing plan, explain two people familiar with the matter from the Reuters news agency. Ukraine seeks $15-20 billion loan It is considered unlikely that the International Monetary Fund will approve such a large amount. The IMF’s executive board discussed the $1.4 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine at an informal meeting on Monday.
Correction: Due to an editorial error, the article was briefly titled “War on Russia”. We apologize.
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