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Ukraine wants to exclude Russia from the UN Security Council: Lavrov's spokeswoman accuses Kyiv of "twisted logic".

2022-12-30T03:58:18.267Z


Ukraine wants to exclude Russia from the UN Security Council: Lavrov's spokeswoman accuses Kyiv of "twisted logic". Created: 12/30/2022, 4:47 am By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi, Fabian Müller Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with his spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in July (archive photo). © Russian Foreign Ministry/imago-images A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Ukraine of "twi


Ukraine wants to exclude Russia from the UN Security Council: Lavrov's spokeswoman accuses Kyiv of "twisted logic".

Created: 12/30/2022, 4:47 am

By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi, Fabian Müller

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with his spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in July (archive photo).

© Russian Foreign Ministry/imago-images

A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Ukraine of "twisted logic".

Vladimir Putin plans to hold talks with Xi Jinping on Friday.

The news ticker.

  • Putin

    wants to talk to

    China

    again : The Russian President plans to hold talks with Xi Jinping on Friday.

  • Habeck

    sees

    Russian defeat

    coming: According to him, Putin is losing on the battlefield.

  • Europe aid to Ukraine

    too hesitant?

    Military expert Gustav Gressel criticizes "pants shit".

  • This

    news ticker on diplomatic developments

    in the

    Ukraine war

    is constantly updated.

Update from December 29, 7:25 p.m .:

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s head of state Xi Jinping want to have a video conversation on Friday.

According to the Kremlin, the exchange of views will focus on "the most important regional problems" - both those "closer to Russia" and those "closer to China".

In the face of international condemnation of Russia's offensive in Ukraine and Western sanctions, Putin wants to strengthen ties with Beijing and boost economic cooperation.

The two countries see themselves as a geopolitical counterweight to the United States and its allies.

In December, for example, Russia and China held joint military exercises that the Russian army chief described as a response to the "aggressive" US stance in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ukraine-News: Russia wants Kazakh oil to be pumped through a pipeline to Germany

Update from December 29, 5:49 p.m .:

According to the Russian leadership, Russia is ready to allow the use of the “Druzhba” pipeline for the transmission of Kazakh oil to Germany.

Russia is ready to agree to such a request, Energy Minister Alexander Nowak said on Thursday, according to the Interfax news agency.

"We are normal about this and if part of the Kazakh oil from Ust-Luga is diverted to the 'Druzhba', then that is normal."

Because of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Europe wants to reduce its dependence on Russian oil.

In this context, Germany and Poland have announced that they will no longer use Russian pipeline oil from January.

In order to continue to ensure the supply, the ex-Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan, among others, was asked to expand its oil supplies.

According to the head of the state oil and gas company Kazmunaygas, Magsum Mirsagaliev, his company is ready to send test deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany to the PCK refinery in Schwedt from January.

Until recently, the refinery in Brandenburg belonged to the Russian oil company Rosneft.

According to the report, the Kazakh pipeline company Kaztransoil has already submitted an application to have 1.2 million tons of oil transported to Germany in the coming year.

Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia.

In order to transport oil to Europe, the country must either use Russia's pipeline infrastructure or ship the raw material by sea via the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan, where it can be pumped via pipelines to Turkey or the Black Sea coast of Georgia.

Ukraine wants to exclude Russia from the UN Security Council: Lavrov's spokeswoman accuses Kyiv of "twisted logic".

Update from December 29, 4:55 p.m .:

The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, has accused Kiev of “twisted logic” with regard to the recent diplomatic forays.

Ukraine recently called for Russia to be excluded from the Security Council.

"It's interesting to listen to.

It feels like reading fiction.

It has nothing to do with international law, reality or diplomacy," Sakharov said on Thursday about the Ukrainian demand.

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Russia is one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, giving it extended veto power to block decisions.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced on December 20 that Kyiv was preparing official steps to expel Russia from the Security Council.

However, the 41-year-old also explained that the process was very difficult to accomplish.

Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Lavrov has repeatedly stated in the past that Russia's exclusion from the UN Security Council is impossible.

Putin wants to talk to China again - Kremlin spokesman praises "real partnership"

Update from December 29, 3:02 p.m .:

As announced on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has planned a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.

According to the Kremlin, there should be a video link.

"The exchange of views on the most important regional problems will be very important, both those closer to us, Russia, and those closer to China," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

These would be discussed "in the spirit of our true strategic partnership".

In the face of international condemnation of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and Western sanctions, Putin wants to strengthen ties with China and boost economic cooperation.

The two countries see themselves as a geopolitical counterweight to the United States and its allies.

Lavrov's spokeswoman criticizes ban on Russian channels - "hunting down Russian media" in the EU

Update from December 29, 1:40 p.m .:

According to the state news agency Tass, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, criticized the ban on state Russian broadcasters in Europe.

According to her, Western governments wanted to prevent the European population from seeing an alternative point of view on the Ukraine war and thus developing a different opinion on the Russian war of aggression.

"Basically, Europeans are being deprived of the right to free access to information," Zakharova said, according to Tass.

France's new moves to ban Russian channels show that the country is acting as the "main lobbyist" of such efforts.

She accused the EU of "hunting down Russian media" and labeling Russian journalists as "propagandists".

This is a violation of freedom of expression.

Ukraine-News: Lavrov attacks Zelenskyy because of "illusory" peace plan

Update from December 29, 9.45 a.m .:

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized the peace formulas presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "illusory".

In an interview with the state news agency Ria Novosti, Lavrov accused the Ukrainian leadership of not being ready for dialogue.

Zelenskyy wants to achieve a Russian withdrawal from the annexed Ukrainian regions, including Crimea, with the help of the West.

That is an "illusory thought".

"Of course, under these conditions, we will not talk to anyone," Lavrov said.

Nevertheless, he emphasized that Moscow is fundamentally open to a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

According to the Tass agency, he also spoke about the delivery of American Patriot systems to Ukraine.

Washington informed Moscow through diplomatic channels that the US did not want a direct war with Russia.

The USA would supply Patriots, but would not send its own personnel to operate the air defense systems.

"It was explained to us in detail that this is not planned," Lavrov said, "because the Americans do not want to and will not fight directly against Russia."

Habeck sees Russian defeat coming – “Putin is losing this war on the battlefield”

Update from December 29, 6:55 a.m .:

In the war against Ukraine, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck sees Russia on the way to military defeat.

"Nobody would have thought that the year 2022 would end like this," said the Green politician of the German Press Agency in Berlin.

"Putin is losing this war on the battlefield," he underscored.

This is because the Ukrainian army receives weapons from Europe, NATO countries and the USA and uses these weapons "skillfully and strategically, wisely and heroically".

"I am in favor of Germany, together with the Allies, supporting Ukraine in such a way that it can win this war," Habeck emphasized.

"There will certainly always be new systems, more support, but they always have to be discussed in conjunction with the Allies." So much has come, the next steps would certainly enable further successes for Ukraine.

Zelenskyy appeals to people in Ukraine - "Support each other"

Update from December 29, 6:35 a.m .:

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj appealed to the humanity and feelings of his fellow citizens in an unusually apolitical video message.

"No matter what happens and what's on your mind, support each other, absolutely," Selenskyj asked in his daily video speech on Wednesday evening, which usually talks about the current situation in the Ukraine war.

"Please take the time to say kind words to those close to you."

Ukraine-News: Zelenskyy directs non-political address to the people - "Hug your family more often."

He called on Ukrainians to help each other in times of need.

"If you know someone is expecting a son or daughter from the war, please pay attention: say hello, listen, help," said the Ukrainian leader, whose country continues to suffer severe hardships in the war with Russia.

"Hug your family more often." Kind words to colleagues or friends are also appropriate.

"Thank your parents more often, be happy with children more often." It is also important not to lose contact with friends and relatives.

At the end of his speech on the war in Ukraine, Zelensky did get a bit political: "Protect Ukraine, respect each other and do everything to help our soldiers."

Update from December 28, 10:15 p.m .:

Parts of the peace plan drawn up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have allegedly become public.

It is of course also about the military battles between the armies of Ukraine and Russia.

According to the news channel Al Jazeera English, Zelenskyj's draft includes the following points:

Ukraine-News: Zelenskyj's peace plan to end the Ukraine war

  • Release of all prisoners and deportees, including prisoners of war and children deported to Russia.



    Withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities, restoration of Ukraine's state borders with Russia.



    Establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes.



    Nuclear security, with a focus on restoring security around Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhia, which is currently occupied by Russia.

In addition, Zelenskyy calls for security for Ukraine's grain exports to the poorest nations for an end to the war.

In addition, energy security for Ukraine with a focus on critical infrastructure and price caps on Russia's energy products and the release of all prisoners and deportees to Russia, which includes prisoners of war and children deported to Russia.

Ukraine-News: Talks between Putin and Xi Jinping planned before the New Year?

Update from December 28, 9:45 p.m .:

Apparently, Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming for a conversation with China’s ruler Xi Jinping before New Year’s Eve.

A Kremlin spokesman, however, left open whether the meeting would be a face-to-face meeting or a phone call, and a scheduled date was not announced.

The current course of the Ukraine war should probably also be part of the entertainment.

Ukraine news current: Putin seeks talks with China's rulers - rejection of Macron

While Putin is probably aiming for talks with China's rulers, the Kremlin spokesman gave a clear rejection to French President Emmanuel Macron.

Various reports in the media had speculated that there would be a phone call in the near future.

However, there was confirmation of the statement that US President Joe Biden would not receive any New Year's wishes from Putin this year.

Ukraine-News: Zelenskyj holds video conference on post-war reconstruction with Blackrock

Update from December 28, 4:55 p.m .:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has described the reconstruction of Ukraine after the Russian war of aggression as the largest economic project in Europe.

During a speech in the parliament in Kyiv on Wednesday, Zelenskyj called on MPs to draw up laws that would attract entrepreneurs and investors, according to the media.

According to the Presidential Administration, Zelenskyy also held a video conference with the head of the investment company Blackrock, Larry Fink, on the topic of post-war reconstruction of the country in Ukraine.

Ukraine-News: Reconstruction is the largest economic project in Europe

It must also be possible to bring Ukrainians who have fled abroad back into the country, Selenskyj told the Rada at the end of the year.

Ukraine has become a leader of the free world.

You have helped the West to find itself again.

"The West has stopped being afraid of Russia," said Zelenskyj in his recent speech on the situation in the Ukraine war.

Russia will be held accountable for its war crimes.

The country is also making its defense industry one of the most advanced in the world, with the aim of restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity, he pledged.

Ukraine news: Will Putin use a tactical nuclear bomb?

Meloni Minister thinks it's possible

Update from December 28, 3 p.m.:

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto believes it is possible that Russia will resort to tactical nuclear bombs in the event of a certain defeat in the war in Ukraine.

"The use of a tactical nuclear weapon is envisaged by Russia," he told Italian newspaper

Messaggero

.

"It's unthinkable for us, but for Russia, yes, if there is no way back if there is a risk of defeat," he said.

There is therefore a risk of nuclear use, albeit "very unlikely".

He was also fundamentally open to supplying Ukraine with air defense systems: "Russia has crossed a line that shouldn't have been crossed."

War in Ukraine: Berlin welcomes Kuleba proposal for Ukraine peace conference

Update from December 28, 2:25 p.m .:

The federal government has welcomed the proposal by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba for an international peace conference for his country attacked by Russia.

Apparently she sees little chance for this for the time being.

"Basically, every suggestion to bring the Russian war of aggression to an end is good and right," said Foreign Office spokesman Christofer Burger.

Of course, it is up to the government of Ukraine to decide on the taking place, timing and content of possible negotiations with the Russian Federation.

However, it should be noted that “Russia is not showing any signs of abandoning its original war aims”.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has just made it very clear that Russia "continues to work hard towards the destruction of Ukraine's statehood," said Burger.

"We have to take note of that.

And that's why our support for Ukraine, for its right to self-defense, remains undiminished," he said.

At the same time, the spokesman pointed out that Germany has long been providing diplomatic support on issues that are important to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement.

It is about, for example, holding those responsible for war crimes accountable. 

Kremlin sets condition for negotiations: Russia wants recognition of annexed regions

Update from December 28, 1:35 p.m .:

As a basis for negotiations in the Ukraine war, the Kremlin continues to insist on the recognition of annexed Ukrainian regions as part of Russia.

"There can be no peace plan that does not take into account today's realities on Russian territory, after which four new regions have joined Russia," Russian agency RBC quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.

Update from December 28, 1:05 p.m .:

In an interview with an Italian newspaper, ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her attitude towards Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin.

At the same time, she also acknowledged NATO mistakes.

Ukraine News: Sharp criticism of European politics

Munich – In order to be able to defend itself against the Russian attack, Ukraine is dependent on the support of the West.

But which weapons should be supplied and in what quantity, what sanctions should be imposed and where should the limit be set?

These are hotly debated questions – in an interview with Stern

magazine, military expert Gustav Gressel sharply criticizes the answers given by European governments

.

Europe aid to Ukraine too hesitant?

– Military expert Gressel criticizes “pants shit”

"The problem is that in Europe we are mostly dealing with slobs in the political leadership ranks who, due to the nuclear disparity, do not dare to jump over the slightest hurdle alone," said the expert, who focuses on Eastern Europe and Russia.

So, eventually, the US would have to "go and take them by the hand and escort them, like little children do."

The federal government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) also came under Gressel's sights.

"The Chancellor's carousel of excuses still has plenty of ammunition," he said, referring to Germany's refusal to deliver Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

In addition to the SPD, the excuses would also be fueled by “party-loyal bloggers and trolls”.

In addition, according to Gressel, Germany must stop sending only signals of de-escalation and renewed economic cooperation to the Kremlin.

He emphasized in an interview with

Stern

: "For all his madness, Putin is well able to read the mood among the heads of state he faces and with whom he speaks on the phone."

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Ukraine News: Traffic light debates tank delivery - Strack-Zimmermann attacks the Chancellery

The supply of Leopard tanks is also the subject of heated debates within the traffic light coalition.

Recently, the FDP defense politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann accused the chancellor's office of adopting Russian representations when justifying the blockade of combat and infantry fighting vehicle deliveries to Ukraine.

"Obviously the Russian narrative works and is preventing some in the Chancellery from giving Ukraine the urgently needed tanks," said the chair of the defense committee of the editorial network Germany (RND).

"Anyone who fantasizes about the concern that a red line would be crossed towards Russia is telling the story of the aggressor, not that of the victims," ​​reprimanded the FDP politician.

(bb/dpa)

Source: merkur

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