China News Agency, Beijing, January 12th. Comprehensive news: According to Ukrainian news agency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 11th that NATO should start a mechanism to accelerate the acceptance of Ukraine.

Russian media reported that Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced on the 11th that the commander-in-chief of the regional joint forces of Russia's special military operations against Ukraine will be replaced by Gerasimov, the chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

　　Zelensky calls on NATO to launch mechanism to speed up acceptance of Ukraine

　　Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 11th that NATO should launch a mechanism to speed up Ukraine's accession to NATO.

　　Speaking at a news conference after the second summit in the Lublin Triangle, Zelensky reportedly said that NATO's support for Ukraine in the form of "open door" rhetoric was not enough.

"We need to move forward ... We await strong steps, something more than an 'open door'," he said.

　　On September 30, 2022, Ukraine signed its application to join NATO.

　　Russia replaces commander-in-chief of special military operations

　　According to Russian media reports on the 11th, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced on the same day that the commander-in-chief of the regional joint forces of Russia's special military operations against Ukraine will be replaced by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Gerasimov.

　　According to the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the former commander-in-chief of the regional joint forces for special military operations and the commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, General Surovikin, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army, General Salyukov, and the deputy chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Kim, will serve as deputy chiefs. commander in chief.

　　The Russian Satellite News Agency quoted the Russian Ministry of Defense as saying that the increase in the rank of the commander-in-chief was due to the increase in the number of tasks to be completed during the implementation of special military operations. The quality of category support and the command effectiveness of regional joint forces.

　　Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland sign joint statement

　　Ukrainian news agency reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Lithuanian President Nauseda and Polish President Duda signed a joint statement after the second Lublin Triangle summit in Lviv on the 11th.

　　In a joint statement, Poland and Lithuania expressed their support for Ukraine's entry into NATO and the EU as soon as possible.

　　The joint statement also reiterated that Lithuania and Poland will continue to provide military, technical and humanitarian support to Ukraine.

　　Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations: The Security Council will hold a meeting on the Ukraine issue

　　According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 12th, the First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky announced that at the initiative of Moscow, the UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the Ukraine issue on January 17.

　　Polyansky also said that at 19:00 Moscow time on January 20, Russia will hold an informal meeting of the Security Council on the shelling incident in the Donbass in December.

　　US media: European Commission President plans to visit Kyiv in February

　　According to a report by the Ukrainian News Agency on the 11th, the US political news website "Politico" quoted an EU official as saying that European Commission President von der Leyen and other European Commissioners plan to visit the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in early February to carry out "the highest level of consultations."

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