▲Firefighters fight a fire after an airstrike in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, during which at least two people died.Photo Ap

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La Jornada Newspaper
Saturday, November 23, 2024, p. 17

Moscow. China called on Russia and Ukraine to exercise restraint following the recent exchange of attacks between the sides that has raised fears of a more serious escalation in the conflict.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stressed that China’s position on the conflict has always been clear. Beijing is in favor of resolving the crisis through political means and avoiding escalationhe added.

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, considered a scary climbing Russia’s launch of the new intermediate-range ballistic missile in Ukraine, Oreshnikas well as the use of North Korean soldiers who mobilize on the front and die for Putin’s imperial dream.

Scholz reiterated that Germany will not supply missiles Taurus long-range missiles to kyiv and will not give permission to use German weapons to destroy targets on Russian territory.

Germany and Japan expressed alarm at Ukraine’s decision to use American-made antipersonnel mines.

The spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry, Christian Wagner, regretted the decision, as it violates the Ottawa Treaty, which prohibits the production and use of these mines. It is regrettable that kyiv has decided to take this step and considers it as an advantage in the warWagner said.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya emphasized that this type of mine can cause great damage over a long period.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the start of serial production of the hypersonic missile Oreshnikafter it was tested and hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

We have to start mass production. The decision has already been madePutin declared, praising his particular strength and poweralthough he specified that It is not a means of mass destruction, but a precision weaponin a televised meeting with senior military commanders.

The president added that Russia will continue testing the missile, in combat conditionsand emphasized that he does not have no doubt that the United States understood the warning.

In that sense, the vice president of the Russian Security Council, Dmitri Medvedev, stated that the new missile system will change the development of the Ukrainian conflict and clarified that Moscow had no contact with the current US administration after the test of its new missile.

Medvedev added that Russia could use nuclear weapons, although he considers them the last optionwhile Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova noted that a controversial US missile defense base in Poland is a potential target of the Russian military.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymir Zelensky, demanded that his allies deliver new anti-aircraft defense systems that can protect lives from new risks.

US and European officials discussed a number of options that could deter Russia from taking more Ukrainian territory, including providing nuclear weapons to kyiv, the report said. The New York Times.

The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, reported that there are about 10,000 North Korean troops in the Russian border region of Kursk, partially taken over by Ukraine, who will enter soon in combat.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Ukraine will hold emergency talks next Tuesday, the alliance said, following the escalation in the war that began almost 33 months ago. The conflict is entering a decisive phasesaid Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and is taking on very dramatic dimensions.

Meanwhile, kyiv acknowledged that Russian troops were advancing rapidly in the east of the country and the Ukrainian Parliament canceled a session scheduled for yesterday as the European nation increased security following the Russian attack on a military facility in the city of Dnipro. Russian air defense intercepted five US operational tactical missiles Atacms and two cruise missiles Storm Shadowmade in Britain, in a week, reported the Russian Ministry of Defense.