China News Agency, Beijing, March 11th. Comprehensive news: According to a report by TASS on the 11th, EU Foreign and Security Policy High Representative Borrell said that the opportunity to impose new sanctions on Russia has almost been exhausted.

Finland announced that it will provide 29 million euros in aid to Ukraine.

New sanctions on Russia almost impossible, EU diplomat says

  According to a report by the TASS news agency on the 11th, Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said in an interview with the media that the opportunity to impose new sanctions on Russia has almost been exhausted.

"But we can continue to increase financial and military support (for Ukraine)."

  Ukrainian news agency quoted Borelli as saying that what Ukraine needs are not only weapons and sanctions against Russia, but "a lot of money to keep it going."

Finland announces aid to Ukraine

  On the 11th, Ukrainian news agency quoted the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that Finland will provide Ukraine with 29 million euros in aid, of which 15 million euros will be used for humanitarian assistance and 14 million euros will be used for development cooperation projects.

  The above-mentioned funds are part of an additional €70 million provided by the Finnish government to support Ukraine in 2022.

  Finnish Prime Minister Marin visited Ukraine on the 10th.

Ukrainian President Zelensky said at a joint press conference held with Marin in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, that the key topic of the talks between the two sides was national defense and security, and Ukraine thanked Finland for providing a package of defense support.

The two sides also discussed topics such as sanctions against Russia and the reconstruction of Ukraine.

President of Uzbekistan convenes Supreme Command meeting

  According to a report by the Uzbekistan News Agency on the 10th, Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Command on the same day, listened to the report of the front-line commanders, and strengthened the defense and protection of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Udon city of Bakhmut (Russia called Artemovsk). Areas such as Kherson and Sumy, as well as issues such as ammunition supply, were discussed.

  In the report of the same day, the UTA News Agency stated that the Russian army continued to attack in the direction of Bakhmut.

The Russian Foreign Minister accused the Western media of the explosion of the "Beixi" pipeline

  TASS News Agency reported on the 10th that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believed that some Western media reported that "pro-Ukrainian groups" caused the explosion of the "Beixi" gas pipeline.

  Russian Satellite News Agency quoted Zelensky as saying on the 10th that Ukraine had nothing to do with the explosion of the "Beixi" natural gas pipeline.

He believes that the announcement of Ukraine's involvement in blowing up the gas pipeline is to slow down the process of supplying weapons to Ukraine.

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