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Let's take a look at the news from Ukraine.
The U.S. defense secretary and defense ministers from more than 40 countries met to discuss support for Ukraine.
At this meeting, the United States emphasized the need for support, saying the next few weeks are important.
In response to this move from the West, Russia has stopped supplying gas to Poland and other countries.
Correspondent Kim Min-jung.
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40 countries participated in the 'Ukraine Defense Advisory Council', which was held at the US Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany, presided over by the US Defense Minister Austin.
Korea and Japan also participated in the video.
Secretary Austin said the war had entered a new phase and that the next few weeks would be decisive, stressing the resolute support of the West.
[Austin/US Secretary of Defense: I have clearly explained why the next few weeks are so important to Ukraine.
So we have to move at the speed of war.]
Russia criticized World War III and nuclear war mentioned by Russia, saying, "No one can win a nuclear war."
Russia has cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria and warned of military aid from the West.
Russia's defense ministry said it could strike a command center in the Ukrainian capital Kiiw, where Western military advisers may be staying.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and said he was looking forward to a diplomatic agreement with Ukraine and that negotiations were continuing.
Nevertheless, he insisted that an invasion of Ukraine was inevitable and that Russia was not responsible for the massacre of civilians in the Bucha.
[Vladimir Putin/Russian President: (Ukraine) The Russian military has nothing to do with what happened in the Bucha.]
A third mass burial site was captured by satellite images outside Mariupol, which was on the brink of fall.