China News Service, Beijing, December 12 Comprehensive news: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Argentina on the 11th local time and met with leaders of many countries to discuss the holding of the Ukraine-Latin America Summit and other issues.
According to the website of the President of Ukraine, Zelensky attended the inauguration ceremony of the new President of Afghanistan Milley in Argentina on the 10th, and held talks with Milley and the presidents of Uruguay, Paraguay and Ecuador respectively to discuss the possibility of holding a Ukraine-Latin America summit and other cooperation projects.
Zelenskyy said he had a "very direct" conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on European affairs on the sidelines of Milley's inauguration. According to Reuters, Orban recently raised objections to the EU's financial aid plan for Ukraine and the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
The White House issued a statement on the 10th, saying that U.S. President Joe Biden invited Zelensky to the White House for a meeting on the 12th to discuss Ukraine's need for aid and issues related to the United States' continued assistance.
According to the website of the President of Ukraine, Zelensky plans to start a working visit to the United States on the 11th. The Ukrainian-American sides plan to discuss such key topics as specific cooperation projects on the production of weapons and air defense systems.
According to the British government website on the 11th, the United Kingdom will transfer two "Sandown"-class minesweepers to Ukraine. The United Kingdom and Norway will work together to form a new alliance of maritime power to help Ukraine improve its maritime capabilities by providing assistance to ships and other vehicles, and providing training.
According to Ukraine's "Kyiv Independent", Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, was attacked by Russian missiles in the early morning of the 11th, and the Ukrainian air defense system destroyed 8 Russian air targets. At least four people were injured and several buildings were damaged as a result of the attack.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, at the request of Russia, the UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the 11th on the supply of weapons by the West to Ukraine.
TASS reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on the 10th that the United States used Ukraine to "wage war" against Russia, but only made Russia stronger.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 10th that in the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems shot down a total of 20 Ukrainian drones and 6 "Hippocampus" multiple rocket launchers in the Kherson, Luhansk and Donetsk regions. (ENDS)