The main news that the war in Ukraine leaves this Tuesday, March 1, summarized.
– Russia has tightened its military offensive against Ukraine this Tuesday, March 1:
– On Kyivthere are worrying signs that a full-scale attack to try and take over the city may be imminent: Moscow has bombed a television tower and has asked citizens to leave their homes. Also, it’s about a military convoy of more than 60 kilometers long formed by tanks, artillery and other combat vehicles.
– In the east of the country, the Russian Army has raged against Kharkov, the second most populous city in Ukraine and with a Russian majority, with bombings of civilian areas and blocks of flats, despite the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin promised yesterday with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, to respect the population civil. In this city, a Russian bombardment has destroyed the consulate of slovenia.
– At South of the countrythe Russian Ministry of Defense has assured that Ukraine no longer has access to the Sea of ​​Azov, in the northeast of the Crimean peninsula, with one of the most important commercial ports in the region.
– At the same time, the diplomatic channel remains open: representatives of Russia and Ukraine will meet again tomorrow Wednesday, after yesterday’s first contact on the border with Belarus. Asier Blas, political scientist at the UPV/EHU, has explained to us what we can expect from these conversations:
– China ready to mediate with Russia. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has communicated to his Ukrainian counterpart, Dimitro Kuleba, “China’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Kiev interprets that China is trying to distance itself from Putin.
– The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has intervened by videoconference in the plenary session of the European Parliament. The president has asked the EU for help: “Show that you are with us, that you will not leave us aside”.
– The International Energy Agency (IEA) has agreed release 60 million barrels of oil4% of the strategic reserves of its members worldwide, to guarantee that there will be no supply problems.
– Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has stressed that military offensives will continue to “protect Russia from the military threat posed by Western countries.” The Kremlin has recalled what its conditions are: that Kiev recognizes the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, that it undertakes to renounce having nuclear weapons on its territory, that it “demilitarize” and renounce joining NATO.
– The world of entertainment also turns its back on Moscow. Disney, Sony and Warner Bros have canceled their premieres in Russia (including the long-awaited new Batman movie), and Netflix has announced that it will not comply with Russia’s new audiovisual law, which requires it to include content from around twenty channels public.
– UNHCR brings to 677,000 refugees Ukrainians who have fled the conflict. In Euskadi, the Basque Government will set up a space with 150 seats in Irun to welcome people arriving from Ukraine.
– The Basque journalist Paul Gonzalez He has been detained in Poland for more than 24 hours and there is still no news of him.
Source: Eitb
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