China News Agency, Beijing, June 3. Comprehensive news: It has been 100 days since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on June 3.
According to reports from the Ukrainian side, the current battle between Lisichansk and Severo-Donetsk in the Luhansk region is still stalemate.
The European Union and the United States have launched a new round of sanctions against Russia, while negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have stalled.
Russia once again warned that the supply of weapons from the West to Ukraine will only exacerbate the situation.
Russia warns Western arms supply to Ukraine will only worsen the situation
According to the Ukrainian State News Agency reported on the 2nd local time, Sergei Ghede, the military administrator of the Luhansk region, said that in the Luhansk region, the battlefield situation is still severe for the Ukrainian army, but the Russian army still does not fully control the northern Donets. gram city.
Gede said on the 1st local time that about 80% of the urban area of Severo Donetsk was occupied by the Russian army, and street fighting was still going on.
In addition, Lisichansk, another important city in the Luhansk region, is still under Ukrainian control.
US President Biden issued a statement on the 1st local time, announcing the 11th security assistance plan for Ukraine.
Biden said the latest aid plan includes providing Ukraine with more advanced weapons such as the "Haimas" high-mobility rocket system.
British media reported on the 2nd local time that the United Kingdom has promised to deliver medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine.
British Defence Secretary Wallace said that the UK will deliver a batch of M270 launchers, which can launch precision-guided rockets nearly 79 kilometers away.
Ukrainian troops will also be trained in the UK on how to use the equipment.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov warned on the 2nd local time that the supply of weapons from the West to Ukraine will only exacerbate the situation.
He said that Ukraine is still continuing to receive advanced weapons, and if Ukraine tries to use these weapons to attack Russian territory, it will significantly worsen the current situation.
He also said that the West's supply of advanced weapons to Ukraine will not affect Russia's special military operations, and Russia will achieve its operational goals.
Foreign media say the EU approves the sixth round of sanctions against Russia, the United States announces a new round of sanctions against Russia
The Russian Satellite News Agency and other media quoted internal EU sources on the 2nd local time as saying that the 27 EU member states officially approved the sixth round of sanctions against Russia on the same day after a one-day delay due to Hungary's opposition.
The relevant sanctions are expected to come into effect the next day.
At the recently concluded EU special summit, EU leaders reached a consensus in principle on the sixth round of sanctions against Russia, including a "partial embargo" on Russian oil.
According to EU rules, the representatives of the member states in the EU also need to implement this political consensus into a legal text. On this basis, the new round of sanctions against Russia can officially take effect.
Because the Hungarian representative to the EU raised objections to some of the sanctions, the parties failed to pass the plan on the 1st local time as originally scheduled.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 2nd local time, saying that the results of the EU's extraordinary summit further showed that the EU has become a tool to contain Russia in accordance with the geopolitical guidelines of the United States and NATO.
The EU supports Ukraine through vague commitments to EU integration, supply of lethal weapons and financial support.
EU leaders did not mention a solution to the situation in Ukraine through peaceful negotiations, but deliberately pushed Ukraine to the brink.
The White House announced on the 2nd that it has imposed new sanctions on Russia.
According to the briefing, the new sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department will target important Russian government and business officials. further restrictions.
The U.S. government also decided to add 71 parties from Russia and Belarus to the Entity List, preventing them from obtaining products made using U.S. technology or software.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister and UN Deputy Secretary-General Discuss Ukrainian Humanitarian Situation and Food Outbound Issues
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Fomin discussed the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the issue of food export with visiting UN Deputy Secretary-General Griffiths in Moscow on the 2nd local time.
Fomin pointed out in the meeting that the interaction mechanism between the Russian Ministry of Defense and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is functioning effectively.
In response to the issue of Ukrainian food shipments, Fomin said that Russia has not blocked Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, and has opened humanitarian corridors for ships to leave Ukrainian ports since March.
The Russian armed forces are willing to ensure the safety of ships on the routes leading to international waters, and the Uzbek side should be responsible for the demining of ports in the Black Sea and the clearing of waterways within its control.
Fomin stressed that the food crisis first occurred because Western sanctions disrupted supply chains and restricted grain exports from Russia, one of the world's major food suppliers.
UN Secretary-General Guterres said on the 1st local time that if Ukraine and Russia's grain and fertilizers cannot re-enter the international market, there will be no effective solution to the food security problem.
He will continue to make every effort to push for an end to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict through dialogue.
Guterres reiterated his call for prompt and decisive action by the international community to deal with food crises that may be triggered by conflict, especially those affecting developing countries.
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