Despite progress in the second round of Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, tensions have not yet eased. On the 4th local time, the Office of the President of Ukraine said that the third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine may be held on March 5 or 6.
The scene of the second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine.
10 sentences to learn about the latest developments in the situation in Ukraine:
——The Ukrainian side revealed that in the early morning of the 4th local time, a fire broke out near the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said the fire was caused by tank shelling by Russian troops. A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian patrol personnel near the nuclear power plant were shot by Ukrainian "saboteurs" in the early morning of local time on the 4th, and after the Russian army repelled it, the Ukrainian personnel set fire to it when they left.
On the 4th local time, IAEA Director General Grossi said that the fire caused by the armed conflict at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant had been extinguished and no radioactive material leakage occurred at the nuclear power plant.
On the 4th local time, the Office of the President of Ukraine said that the third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine may be held on the 5th or 6th, and the two sides will directly contact each other.
Putin had a telephone conversation with Lukashenko, and Putin stressed that Russia will fully complete its operations in Ukraine. Lukashenko said that belarus supports Russia's actions in Ukraine.
– Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said that since the special military operation, the Russian military has destroyed 1812 Ukrainian military targets, including 65 command posts and communication centers, 56 anti-aircraft missile systems, 59 radar stations, 635 armored vehicles and 62 aircraft.
Image source: Screenshot of the Russian Channel One report
— Russia's Channel One reported that the World's largest transport aircraft, the An-225, had been destroyed. Earlier, the Ukrainian side said that the aircraft was destroyed by the Russian army, which was later denied by Russian sources.
Affected by tensions between Russia and Ukraine, some Ukrainians evacuated to safe areas.
More than 1.2 million refugees have left Ukraine since Feb. 24, according to data released by the United Nations. UNICEF estimates that about 500,000 of these people are adolescents.
— U.S. Defense Department spokesman Kirby confirmed that the U.S. and Russia are setting up a telephone hotline to be able to communicate in real time when necessary, reducing the risk of miscalculation and the "U.S.-Russia conflict." Kirby said the telephone hotline had been set up and preliminary tested, and the Russian side also answered the phone.
The European Commission announced on the 4th that it will stop projects with Russia and Belarus in the "EU Neighbor Mechanism" and the "Pan-Baltic Sea Area Plan" respectively. At present, the EU and Russia have 8 projects with a total of 178 million euros, and there are 2 cooperation projects with Belarus, with a total of 257 million euros.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed two new sanctions on Russia, imposing export controls on Russia's refining industry and placing 91 entities from 10 countries on the Commerce Department's list of export control entities on the grounds of "supporting Russian military activities."
Source: China News Network