Latest developments: Russia says that the West's supply of tanks to Ukraine will push the confrontation to a new height. Ukraine says Russia and Ukraine are fiercely competing in Wukhledar

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 27th: Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency correspondent reports: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zakharova said on the 27th that the supply of tanks from the West to Ukraine will push the confrontation between the West and Russia to a new height.

Sergei Cherevati, spokesman for the Eastern Ukrainian Army, said on the same day that in Wukhledar in the southwest of the Donetsk region, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for several months, and the fierce conflict is still going on.

　　——Zakharova said at a regular press conference on the 27th that the supply of tanks from the West to Ukraine will not change the situation in favor of Ukraine, but will push the confrontation between the West and Russia to a new height.

She emphasized that NATO is fully involved in the confrontation with Russia and that this confrontation is escalating.

Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov said on the same day that the West’s decision to provide Ukraine with tanks and other weapons has made the situation in Ukraine more tense.

　　——Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) Defense and Security Committee First Vice Chairman Chiroff said at a press conference on the 27th that the basis for substantive and effective negotiations on the situation in Ukraine can only be the success of special military operations.

There are currently no talks on resolving the Ukraine crisis, and there are no opportunities in sight for talks between Moscow and Washington and Brussels on the issue.

He also emphasized that the West's assistance to Ukraine with tanks is a "political gesture" and an important signal of the escalation of the situation.

　　— Sergei Cherevati, spokesman for the Eastern Ukrainian Army Group, said in a live TV broadcast on the 27th that in Wukhledar in the southwest of the Donetsk region, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the region has continued for several months.

Cherevati said that the fierce conflict is still going on, and the Russian army tried to make a breakthrough but was repelled by the Ukrainian army.

　　——Russia Today News Agency quoted Chemezov, the president of the Russian State Technology Group Corporation, as saying on the 27th that the consumption of various types of ammunition such as bullets, artillery shells and missiles in the special military operations of the Russian army is indeed very large, but the Western media hype the ammunition of the Russian army Exhaustion, pure nonsense, the Russian military-industrial complex has increased ammunition production several times.

He also revealed that in order to meet the needs of special military operations, the company is developing drones that can conduct cluster attacks.

　　——According to a report by Russia Today News Agency on the 27th, Chemezov said that despite the sanctions imposed by the West, the total revenue of the Russian State Technology Group Corporation last year was expected to reach 2.1 trillion rubles (about 30 billion U.S. dollars), although it was lower than expected, but still increased year-on-year.

Chemezov pointed out that the company's current main goal is to complete defense procurement tasks.

According to Russian media reports, in the past 10 years, Russia exported about US$15 billion in weapons and military equipment each year, of which US$13 billion was completed by Rosoboronexport, a subsidiary of Rostec.

　　——Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said in an interview published by the Russian "Kommersant" on the 26th that Russia does not refuse to discuss arms control issues with the United States, but the United States has made constructive dialogue difficult.

Ryabkov pointed out that the dialogue between Russia and the United States on arms control depends on the actions of the United States in the context of the Ukraine crisis.

　　——Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki said in an exclusive interview broadcast on Canada's CTV television station on the 26th that in addition to the 14 "Leopard 2" tanks in stock, Poland will also provide Ukraine with 60 modern tanks, of which 30 are PT. -91 main battle tank.

　　—— According to data released by the Russian Central Bank on the 27th, in 2022, Russian banks will rely on good performance in the second half of the year to obtain a full-year profit of 203 billion rubles (about 2.9 billion U.S. dollars) despite the huge losses in the first half of the year.

(Participating reporters: Liu Kai, Huang He, Chen Chen, Li Dongxu)