Beijing, 3 Mar (ZXS) -- Comprehensive news: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on 21 March that Western sanctions against Russia have brought both risks and opportunities. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrell said on the 20th that the EU will provide 20 million shells to Ukraine within 12 months.

Putin said that Western sanctions bring risks and opportunities to Russia

According to TASS, Russian President Putin said on the 20th that Western sanctions against Russia have brought both risks and economic opportunities to Russia, which is mainly reflected in the issue of "import substitution", "We know that we can produce what we have bought." He also said that Russia's unemployment rate has fallen to 3.6%, an all-time low.

The EU plans to provide 100 million shells to Ukraine

According to Reuters, EU member states reached an agreement on an aid plan worth 20 billion euros to Ukraine on the 20th. As part of the plan, 17 EU member states and Norway jointly signed an agreement on the 20th to cooperate in the procurement of artillery shells.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrell said through social media on the same day that according to the plan, the EU will provide 12 million shells to Ukraine within 100 months.

The United States will provide another $3 million in military aid to Ukraine

According to Reuters, the US State Department issued a statement on the 20th that the US decided to provide Ukraine with another military aid worth a total of $3 million, including artillery ammunition, missiles, anti-tank weapons and so on.

According to relevant statistics, since February last year, the total amount of US military aid to Ukraine has exceeded $2.325 billion.

The Russian ambassador to the United States said that he was worried about the whereabouts of US aid weapons to Ukraine

According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 21st, in response to the new military aid plan of the United States to Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that Russia has reason to worry that some of the US military aid to Ukraine may fall into the hands of terrorists and criminals.

He also warned that the continued supply of weapons by the United States to Ukraine may lead to "the expansion of the geographical scope of the Ukrainian crisis" and increase "the risk of direct conflict between Russia and NATO."

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said in an interview with TASS on the 20th that if there is no progress in meeting Russia's requirements for the export of agricultural products from Black Sea ports within 60 days, the implementation of the agreement may be terminated after expiration.

Russia confirmed on the 18th of this month that the agreement on the export of agricultural products from Black Sea ports, which was scheduled to expire on the same day, was extended for 60 days. However, the Russian side has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the implementation of the Russian-related parts of the agreement, believing that Western sanctions still cause difficulties in exporting Russian grain and fertilizers.

The Prime Minister of Japan visits Ukraine

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Ukraine on the 21st local time and will hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This is the first time a Japanese leader has visited Ukraine since February last year.

Bloomberg reported that Fumio Kishida was the last G2 leader to visit Ukraine since February last year. (End)