(International Observation) Origin and starting point, how to break the Ukraine crisis?

　　China News Agency, Moscow, February 25th: The origin and starting point, how to break the Ukraine crisis?

　　China News Agency reporter Tian Bing Zhang Shuo

　　The United Nations General Assembly held an emergency special session on the situation in Ukraine on the 22nd and 23rd and passed a non-binding resolution.

　　NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said on the 24th that he had invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to attend the NATO summit in Vilnius in July.

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin said on the same day that the U.S. has sent 20,000 additional soldiers to Europe, "there may be difficult times in the future."

The US announced new sanctions against Russia on the same day.

On the same day, the European Union reached an agreement on the tenth round of sanctions against Russia.

　　The impact and impact of this "largest military conflict in Europe since the 21st century" is being revealed in all directions.

On the first anniversary of the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, the international community is increasingly worried about the expansion and protraction of the conflict. Returning to the original point, reshaping the starting point, and promoting peace talks are getting louder.

　　Russia and Uzbekistan: The war is stalemate, each speaks his own words

　　On the 24th, fighting between Russia and Ukraine continued in multiple directions.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it destroyed a large number of multiple rocket launchers and other weapons and ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army in multiple directions in the Donbas region.

The Ukrainian military stated that it repelled the Russian attack in multiple directions, but the situation in the east was "very difficult" and the south was "very dangerous."

The person in charge of the Uzbekistan Ministry of National Defense Intelligence Directorate said that a "decisive battle" will occur in the middle and late spring, or it will become a "turning point" in the war.

　　Zelensky delivered a 15-minute video speech to the public on the 24th, emphasizing that Ukraine will not be overthrown and will regain all lost ground.

　　Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his first state of the nation address since the special military operation against Ukraine on the 21st, releasing several important signals to the outside world.

Putin said that Russia is open to security dialogues with the West, but in return it is the intention to continue expansion and turn local conflicts into global confrontations.

Russia will complete all tasks.

He announced that Russia will suspend its implementation of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

　　Russian officials at different levels expressed on different occasions that they are willing to hold negotiations with the Uzbek side based on "established reality", but only if the Ukrainian side has no preconditions.

However, the Russian side believes that whether to negotiate with Russia is not decided by the Ukrainian side, but by the United States and NATO.

　　Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Vereschuk said on the 23rd that it is currently impossible for Ukraine and Russia to negotiate, "now our best negotiators and diplomats are soldiers."

　　The United States and Europe: One-handed assistance, one-handed sanctions

　　On the 24th, US President Biden posted on his social media that he would continue to support Ukraine.

Just 3 days ago, Biden made a speech in Warsaw and "confronted Putin across the air", saying that Russia would not win the war.

　　On the day before the "Warsaw Speech", Biden made a surprise visit to Kiev, held closed-door talks with Zelensky, and announced that the United States would provide Ukraine with a new package of US$500 million in military aid.

According to US media reports, the cumulative US military aid to Ukraine has exceeded US$50 billion.

On the first anniversary of the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, Biden's visit of more than five hours has a strong "symbolic significance".

Since March last year, Western leaders including the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, and Italy have also visited Kiev in turn.

　　At the same time, Zelensky is running around for support from the West.

Earlier this month, he successively appeared in London, Paris, and Brussels, met with the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union, and delivered a speech at the European Parliament.

The purpose of Zelensky's trip is very clear: to get more heavy weapons and ammunition from Europe as soon as possible, and to call for further sanctions against Russia.

　　While the United States and the West continue to provide weapons and equipment to Ukraine, the scale of sanctions against Russia has been increased in turn.

Since the escalation of the Ukraine crisis, the United States and the West have imposed nine rounds of sanctions on Russia, involving the economy, finance, energy, foreign trade and other fields, but the effect is limited and the backlash effect is obvious.

On the 24th, EU countries finally passed the tenth round of sanctions against Russia after intense bargaining.

　　International Community: Work Together to Promote Peace and Talks

　　The fact that the Ukrainian crisis has been escalated for one year shows that there are no winners in conflicts and wars, and dialogue and negotiation are the solution.

　　On the 24th, China released the document "China's Position on the Political Resolution of the Ukraine Crisis", covering 12 specific aspects, including respecting the sovereignty of all countries, abandoning the Cold War mentality, ceasefire and cessation of war, and launching peace talks.

　　On the 21st, China released the "Global Security Initiative Concept Paper", which explained the core concepts and principles of the Global Security Initiative, and clarified key cooperation directions and platform mechanisms.

The document pointed out that it supports the political settlement of hot issues such as the Ukrainian crisis through dialogue and negotiation.

　　On the Ukraine issue, China's position can be summed up in one sentence, which is to promote peace and talks.

Over the past year, China has not stood idly by, never added fuel to the flames, and opposed looting while actively promoting the cooling of the situation, encouraging and supporting all efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully.

China's position has been widely recognized and appreciated by the international community.

　　The tree that embraces is born at the end of the millet; the platform with nine stories rises from the pile of soil.

All parties, especially major countries, should adopt a responsible attitude to create conditions for promoting peace and talks, and do more things that are conducive to political settlement, instead of adding fuel to the flames, let alone taking advantage of the opportunity.

The key to the final resolution of the Ukraine crisis is to abandon the Cold War mentality, properly address the legitimate security demands of all parties on the basis of emphasizing and respecting the legitimate security concerns of all countries, and promote the construction of a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture.

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