China is once again trying to open negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The German Defense Ministry says the recent leaks were orchestrated by the Kremlin.
China is once again trying to open negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Chinese special envoy Li Hui for Eurasian affairs arrived in Moscow where he met with the vice minister of Foreign Affairs. He has already clarified that the demands of Kyiv and its allies “only harm the prospects of a solution” to this conflict.
The Kremlin also denounced on Monday “direct involvement” of the West in Ukraine, following the broadcast on Russian social networks of exchanges between German officers on arms deliveries to Ukraine. These exchanges show “once again the direct involvement of the collective West in the conflict in Ukraine”Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the press.
“You know that we have also taken a certain step and that the ambassador of the FRG has been summoned (to the Russian Foreign Ministry). The said (military conversation) itself shows that, behind the scenes of the Bundeswehr, plans for strikes targeting Russian territory are discussed in a meaningful and concrete manner. No need for legal interpretation, here everything is more than obvious.”he continued, according to the Tass news agency.
In Germany, the German Ministry of Defense confirms that the recent leak of discussions between officers was certainly “coordinated and orchestrated” by the Kremlin. Berlin also specifies that this affair does not change its position on the aid to be provided to Kyiv, and refuses the sending of Taurus cruise missiles. During the discussions, published by Russian media, German officers did not discuss “plans”but of “scenarios” theories on how such missiles could be used by Ukraine.
“With a few exceptions, it seems that this phone call has little new content, at least so far. And that leads us to realize that the sole purpose of this recording is to destabilize and destabilize. And that is the case. it’s up to us to decide whether we jump over the stick that Putin hands us or whether we continue on our cautious path, work consistently, remain determined and work towards the adoption of the necessary measures” said Boris Pistorius, German Defense Minister.
In Ukraine, in the city of Odessa, the death toll from the latest Russian airstrike rose to 12 people, including five children, aged between 4 months and 9 years. On Sunday evening, rescue teams completed their search in a building hit by a Russian drone. 18 apartments collapsed.
Ukrainian military intelligence services announced that they had managed to access the computer servers of the Russian Defense Ministry.
“The Ukrainian special services now have information protection and encryption software used by the (Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation) as well as a set of secret official documents of the ministry. The information obtained allows us to establish the complete structure of the organization chart of the Russian Defense Ministry and its units”they write on Telegram.
