Russia warns of reckless action; Poland considers “playing big” with Russia; Find the key object in the Chinese plane crash

Russian Embassy in Poland. (Source: AFP)

Newspaper The World & Vietnam Highlights of some outstanding international news of the day:

Russia-Ukraine

* Russia-Ukraine reached consensus on 9 humanitarian corridors: Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced that on March 23, the country had reached an agreement with Russia to try to evacuate civilians trapped in towns and cities in this Eastern European country through 9 “transportations”. humanitarian corridor”.

However, the official signaled that the two sides had not reached an agreement on establishing a safe corridor from the center of Mariupol city. Those wishing to leave the besieged port city will have to find transport in nearby Berdyansk, Ms. Vereshchuk said. (Reuters)

* Russia said about reckless action: On March 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that the deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine could lead to a direct confrontation between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that any clash between the Russian military and NATO forces could have dire consequences.

According to Peskov, the idea raised last week by Poland to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine is reckless and extremely dangerous.

Peskov also affirmed, occupation of Ukraine is not Russia’s goal. (Reuters)

* Russia warns that the transfer of weapons to Ukraine threatens global security: Russia’s Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov called the transfer of weapons and mercenaries to Ukraine “irresponsible and extremely dangerous” policies.

The press service of the Russian Embassy quoted Ambassador Antonov as saying on the channel Telegram The militarization of Ukraine directly threatens European and global security. (TASS)

* Russia accuses the US of obstructing negotiations with Ukraine: On March 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the US of wanting to hinder negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to end the nearly month-long conflict.

According to him, “negotiations were tough, the Ukrainian side constantly changed positions. It was hard to erase the impression that American colleagues were ‘hands-on’ with them.”

The diplomat also accused Washington of “apparently wanting to keep us in a hostile state for as long as possible” and that Russia-Ukraine’s quick completion of the negotiation process would be detrimental to the US.

In addition, Foreign Minister Lavrov said that the purpose of recent sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow is to eliminate Russia, thereby building a unipolar world in which the United States is a sovereign state. and sole dominion. (AFP, Sputnik)

* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Japan to increase pressure to punish Moscow by imposing a trade embargo on Russian goods.

The proposal was made during an online address to the Japanese parliament in Tokyo on March 23, in which President Zelensky thanked Japan for taking the lead in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and offering sanctions.

Before, Kiev also called on China play a more active role in solving the current crisis. (Reuters, Kyodo)

* Tokyo considers imposing more sanctions on Russia, according to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio after listening to the speech of the President of Ukraine at the National Assembly in Tokyo.

Prime Minister Kishida emphasized that he maintained his determination not to tolerate Russia’s “reckless” actions in Ukraine, and affirmed his desire to expand humanitarian aid to Ukraine. (Kyodo)

* Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi urged China not to support Russia during the special military operation in Ukraine, and should “responsibly participate” in efforts to bring peace to Ukraine.

Speaking to the Italian parliament, Prime Minister Draghi also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin showed no interest in agreeing to a ceasefire that could help negotiations to end the conflict successfully.

However, the Italian leader said that Putin seems focused on ensuring control of more territories after nearly a month of military operations, according to which “Russia’s plan seems to be to achieve military victory”. (Reuters)

* German Chancellor Olaf Scholz affirmed that Russia’s military operation was “stagnant”. and urged Moscow to “immediately” end the fighting.

The German leader said that the unprecedented sanctions that Moscow is experiencing have taken a toll on the Russian economy, but that “this is just the beginning, the most devastating consequences will be seen in the coming years”. next week”, and warned “we are constantly creating sanctions”.

According to Scholz, President Putin “needs to listen to the truth” that the war has not only damaged Ukraine but also “Russia’s future”.

Affirming that Germany is always on Kiev’s side, however, Chancellor Scholz will not accept President Zelenky’s call for NATO to help establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine or deploy “peacekeeping troops”. .

Germany also stressed that there would be no direct military conflict between Russia and NATO. (AFP)

* Israel officially put the field hospital in Ukraine into operation on March 22 in the town of Mostyska in the Lviv province, in support of the victims of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

This hospital is set up on the campus of an elementary school and is expected to operate in about a month.

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Russia

* The Russian Parliament passed a law related to soldiers participating in military operations: During a plenary session on March 23, the Russian lower house of parliament unanimously approved at the first reading a bill recognizing the participants in the special military operation in Ukraine as veterans.

The above initiative was submitted to the lower house of parliament on March 22 by representatives of the United Russia party, led by First Vice Chairman of the Federation Council (Senate) of Russia, Andrey Turchak.

According to Mr. Turchak, those participating in the special military operation will enjoy the same policy regimes in the social protection system as veterans who have served in Afghanistan, Syria and many other hot spots.

Andrey Kartapolov, head of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, said the law was meant to show that the whole of Russia supported those participating in the Special Military Operation.

* Poland expelled about 40 Russian diplomatsaccording to the information posted on the portal Onet of Poland, citing government sources.

Onet The Polish authorities have decided to expel about 40 Russian diplomats from Poland because their activities are not suitable for the status of a diplomat, which in diplomatic language means is espionage.”

According to data on the website of the Russian Embassy, ​​there are currently more than 50 Russian diplomats working in Poland.

According to onet, Russian Ambassador to Warsaw Sergei Andreev was summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry on the morning of March 23 to raise this issue, according to which, the list of Russian diplomats whom Polish authorities consider to be carrying out activities operating on Polish territory contrary to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, consisted of about 40 people. Among them were employees of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw.

News agency RIA Citing a source of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia will retaliate against Poland’s move. (Sputnik, Reuters)

* Russia withdraws from the International Union of Prosecutors: On March 23, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russia announced that it had withdrawn from the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP).

The statement stated that Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov sent a letter to IAP Secretary General Han Moraal about this.

Responsibility for the potential consequences of Russia’s withdrawal from the IAP rests entirely with its leadership. (Sputnik)

* Russia sentenced the opposition figure Navalny to prison, the US-EU immediately spoke out: On March 22, a Russian court sentenced Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to nine years in prison for fraud, and fined him 1.2 million rubles ($11,535).

The European Union (EU) and the United States have criticized the Russian court’s ruling. (Reuters, AFP)

China plane crash: Find see the cockpit voice recorder

On March 23, a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that it had found the black box containing the cockpit voice recording data of the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed two days earlier.

The plane’s black box is the “key” to explain why the plane carrying 132 people suddenly crashed straight down the mountain at a terrifying speed – nearly 600 km/h. The tragic accident of the flight was considered “very unusual” and rare. So far, no survivors have been found.

Meanwhile, director of the Aviation Safety Office of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Zhu Tao said it is still too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the accident. (AFP)

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India-China: Light signal

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to arrive in New Delhi on March 24 for a two-day visit to India.

The sources were tight-lipped on whether the visit would lead to a resolution of the stand-off between the two countries’ forces on the border, but said the move would pave the way for India’s foreign minister S. Jaishankar visited Beijing to conduct more substantive negotiations.

According to local media, Mr. Wang Yi will not only meet his counterpart Jaishankar but will also likely greet the leaders of the host country.

In case all goes well, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit China to attend the BRICS Summit of the world’s leading emerging economies (including Brazil, Russia, India, China). and South Africa), likely to be held after the Russia-India-China (RIC) Summit. China holds the rotating chairmanship of these two groups in 2022.

Mr. Wang Yi will fly directly to India from Pakistan, where he will be the main guest of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ministerial conference. With such a move, New Delhi seems to have abandoned its longstanding position that a foreign official should not combine a visit to India with a visit to Pakistan.