Beijing, 4 Apr (ZXS) -- Comprehensive news: According to foreign media reports, the two Ukrainian officials have different views on the Crimea issue. The British Ministry of Defense issued an announcement on the 7th that the Russian army recently made a breakthrough on the front line of Bakhmut (known as "Artomovsk").

Ukrainian officials are divided over Crimea

According to Reuters and CNN, Andrei Sibiha, deputy director of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said in an interview with the Financial Times on the 5th that if the Ukrainian army completes the strategic "counteroffensive" and arrives at the border of Crimea, Ukraine is willing to negotiate with Russia on the future of Crimea.

Podolyak, an adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, was suspected of refuting the former's views on the 6th. Podolyak said that the basis of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border, including Crimea, and there is no possibility of any territorial concessions or bargaining over Ukrainian sovereignty.

Reuters said that it is unclear whether the two senior Ukrainian officials' different views on the Crimea issue reflect differences within Ukraine.

The British Ministry of Defense said that the Russian army had made a breakthrough in Bakhmut

The British Ministry of Defense announced on the 7th that the Russian army recently made a breakthrough on the front line of Bakhmut (Russian called "Artyomovsk"), occupied the west bank of the Bakhmut River, and is likely to have advanced to the center of the town, endangering an important supply line in Ukraine.

According to Reuters, Bakhmut is an important regional transportation hub in the Wudong region and is of great strategic importance. Zelensky said on the 5th that if the Ukrainian army is at risk of being surrounded, they may retreat from Bakhmut.

Russia and Belarus jointly develop the national security concept of the alliance

According to TASS, Russian President Putin and Belarusian President Lukashenko attended a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russian-Belarusian Union in Moscow on the 6th. Putin announced plans to develop a national security concept for the alliance against the backdrop of tensions with Belarus.

Putin said that the border of the Russian-Belarusian alliance is increasingly tense, and Russia and Belarus will strengthen security and defense cooperation, which is especially important in the complex geopolitical situation.

Lukashenko noted that the West began to deploy militarily on the Russian-Belarusian border. "If necessary, we will do everything in our power to defend the Union country and our people," he said. ”

Progress was made in the investigation of the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline

According to Reuters, Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who investigated the explosion of the "Nord Stream" natural gas pipeline, said on the 6th that the type of explosives used was now known, and the explosion may be "a state-sponsored gang", but the identity is difficult to identify.

Ljungqvist noted that the gang may have realized they were leaving clues and was careful to point evidence in multiple directions, making it difficult to definitively confirm. Ljungqvist also said investigators had determined the type of explosives, ruling out the possibility of a large number of participants.

TASS reported that Ljungqvist did not believe that there was a need to cooperate with Russia in the investigation of the incident, because he did not see the need for cooperation. He did not comment on Hersh's article.

In February this year, Hersh, a well-known American investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, broke the news in his personal blog from sources who did not want to be named, that the destruction of the "Nord Stream" pipeline was related to US intelligence and the US military. (End)