Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told independent Russian journalists on Sunday that his government would declare neutrality and consider providing security to Russia.
He said the agreement would include keeping nuclear Ukraine free.
However, Mr. Zelensky was guaranteed by a third party to adopt a neutral position within a few months after the Russian troops withdrew, and was submitted to Ukrainian voters in a referendum. He added that it needs to be done.
Russia banned Zelensky’s remarks from being published almost immediately. Rothcomnazol, a communications of the Russian Federation agency that regulates Moscow, announced a ban on Sunday and told the participating Russian media “as a foreign agent.”
Russia recently passed a law threatening to imprisonment for up to 15 years against anyone disclosing information that goes against the story of the Moscow war.
Latest development
► Oscar started with a compliment from Ukrainian-born Mila Kunis and took 30 seconds of silence for Ukraine until the Academy Awards turned black in the middle of the Sunday show.
► Ukrainian top officials accused Russia of trying to divide Ukraine into two countries on Sunday and made a comparison between North Korea and South Korea.
Ukraine-Russia negotiations in Turkey
Ukraine and Russia will meet in person in Turkey starting Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his country in a speech on Sunday night.
He said Ukraine’s priority at this week’s talks in Turkey was “sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
“We really want peace without delay. Turkey has the opportunity and need for face-to-face meetings. This is not a bad thing. Let’s see the results.”
David Alacamia, leader of the Servant of the People’s faction of President Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Facebook that the face-to-face talks were agreed in a video talk.
But Russia’s chief negotiator said negotiations would begin on Tuesday instead of Monday.
The two have met before without reaching an agreement.
-Selina Teball
Contribution: Associated Press
Ukrainian war threatens food supply in the Arab world
From Lebanon, Iraq and Syria to Sudan and Yemen, millions of people in the Middle East, whose lives are already disrupted by conflict, evacuation and poverty, are wondering where their next meal will come from.
Ukraine and Russia account for one-third of the world’s wheat and barley exports, and Middle Eastern countries rely on subsidized bread and barley noodles to feed millions of people. I am. It is also the largest exporter of other grains and sunflower seed oil. Used for cooking.
Even before the war in Ukraine, people in the Middle East and North African countries did not have enough food. Today, conflicts disrupt trade and make more commodities affordable or unavailable.
Rama Faki, Director of the Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch, said:
— Associated Press
Refugees fleeing Ukraine
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 3.6 million refugees have been forced to flee Ukraine in just one month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the fastest growing refugee since World War II. It’s a crisis.
An additional 6.5 million people were forced to evacuate in Ukraine, and more than 12 million were affected in the areas most affected by the war.
Humanitarian needs are increasing exponentially.
“Many people remain trapped in the realm of intensifying conflict and are unable to meet their basic needs for food, water, medicine, etc. due to disruption of essential services,” the agency reports. I announced it in a book. Lack of secure humanitarian access. “
— — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy
