Putin Urges Ukraine to Stop Fighting, U.S.-Ukrainian President Speaks Again
According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 6th, a comprehensive Xinhua News Agency foreign reporter reported. "Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 6th that only if Ukraine stops fighting and meets Russia's requirements, Russia's special military operations may be suspended. U.S. President Biden said in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the 5th that the U.S. government is increasing security, humanitarian and economic assistance to Ukraine."
= According to Ukraine's Interfax news agency
citing local officials, the main natural gas pipeline from Donetsk to Mariupol
was attacked on the 6th, from the western part of the Donetsk region to the
Zaporozhye Oblast. Gas supply to the surrounding residential areas along the
city of Djansk will soon be interrupted.
= Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked on the phone on the 6th, and the two
sides discussed the situation in Ukraine. Putin stressed that Russia's special
military operations are proceeding as planned, and that the Russian military is
doing everything possible to ensure the safety of civilians. Putin said that
Russia's special military operations may be suspended only if Ukraine stops
fighting and meets Russia's demands. Erdogan urged Putin to cease fire, open
humanitarian corridors in Ukraine and sign a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement.
Erdogan said that Turkey is willing to contribute to the peaceful resolution of
the conflict.
= According to the news released by the
spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense Konashenkov on the 6th, since the
special military operation, Russia has destroyed a total of 2,203 targets in
the military infrastructure in Ukraine, including 76 command posts and
communication centers, 111 Set of anti-aircraft missile systems and 71 radar
stations. In addition, the Russian army also destroyed 69 aircraft on the
ground, 24 aircraft flying in the air, as well as 62 drones, 778 tanks and
other armored vehicles and other military equipment.
= The Ukrainian Army posted a message on
social media on the 6th that British volunteers have arrived in Ukraine, and
they will fight with the Russian army together with the Ukrainian army.
According to Ukrainian media reports, the British volunteers are mainly retired
British Royal Marines.
= Ukraine Mariupol City Council issued a
statement on the 6th saying that from 10:00 to 21:00 local time on the 6th,
Mariupol will implement a ceasefire. Local residents will be evacuated from 12
noon that day.
= The German Interior Ministry told the media
on the 6th that the country has registered to receive 37,786 people from
Ukraine, an increase of nearly 10,000 people from the previous day. In fact,
the number of people entering Germany from Ukraine may be much higher than that,
the interior ministry said.
= U.S. President Biden had a phone call with
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the 5th to discuss the situation in
Ukraine. Biden said that the U.S. government is increasing security,
humanitarian and economic assistance to Ukraine, and is working closely with
Congress to implement additional security assistance funds for Ukraine.
Zelensky posted on social media that he and Biden discussed issues such as U.S.
security and financial support for Ukraine and continued sanctions against
Russia.
= Israeli Prime Minister Bennett discussed the
situation in Ukraine with Putin in Moscow on the 5th. Zelensky posted a message
on social media in the early morning of the 6th that Bennett spoke with
Zelensky after the meeting with Putin. According to Ukrainian media reports,
according to Zelensky's proposal, Israel will act as a mediator in the conflict
between Russia and Ukraine. Bennett met with German Chancellor Scholz in Berlin
on the evening of the 5th. The two sides agreed to maintain close contact on
the situation in Russia and Ukraine, saying that the common goal of both sides
is to end the conflict as soon as possible.
= A letter from the White House Office of
Management and Budget to Congress on the 2nd shows that the Biden administration
has applied to Congress for an emergency appropriation of $10 billion. Among
them, $4.8 billion will be allocated to the U.S. Department of Defense to
provide military assistance to Ukraine, support U.S. troops deployed in Europe,
and strengthen the Pentagon’s intelligence collection and defense against cyber
attacks; $5 billion will be allocated to the U.S. State Department and
International Development The agency will provide security and economic support
to U.S. allies and partners in Ukraine and Eastern Europe; the remaining $200
million will be allocated to the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy, Justice,
and Treasury, respectively.
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