Joe Biden will not be present at the peace summit in Swiss organized byUkraine. Despite the pressure of Volodymyr Zelensky on the States, especially the allied ones, to take part in the meeting, from which the Russia and to which the Chinafrom Washington the head of the will not arrive White Housebut rather his deputy Kamala Harris. The vice president will attend on June 15 and reiterate the Biden administration’s commitment to supporting Kiev’s efforts to secure “a just and lasting peace, based on sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The national security advisor will be with her Jake Sullivan.
Despite the announcements, the American participation seems unconvinced, even taking into account that we are talking about Kiev’s main ally which, in turn, is banking on the summit to demonstrate a international isolation of Russia which, at least according to the 109 participants, it doesn’t seem to be there. And speaking of this, Beijing responds to Ukraine’s accusations of wanting boycott the summit: “The use of political force is not the style of Chinese diplomacy, and China’s position is open and transparent. Under no circumstances do we put pressure on other countries.”
Meanwhile, after the approval of Bidenwhich he authorized Kiev to use weapons short-range Americans for strike on Russian territoryThe Kremlin he warns – in a threatening tone – him United States: “I would like to warn Americans against calculation errors that they might have fatal consequences“, said Deputy Foreign Minister Serghei Ryabkov – quoted by Tax – according to which, “for some unknown reason the USA they underestimate the seriousness of the response they might receive”.
Moscow: “Irresponsible attitude” – The deputy minister added that Russia’s responses to Ukrainian attacks on its military facilities, including the strategic missile warning system, could be “asymmetrical“. “The attitude of the Americans – insisted Ryabkov – is the most irresponsible possible. They gave Kiev carte blanche for every crime, for every such action, and they are doing nothing to stop the dangerous provocative actions of their minions. But for the United States there will certainly be a price to pay. They will feel the consequences,” threatens Ryabkov.
The Netherlands: “Kiev will be able to use our F16s on Russian soil” – There end of restrictions for Ukraine on the use of weapons sent by Western countries had been supported by the NATO secretary, Jens Stoltenberg: the France he paved the way, then Canada, Poland, Sweden And Denmark they followed her. And today the Minister of Defense of NetherlandsKaisa Ollongren, ensured that the 24 fighters F-16 which the Netherlands will transfer to Ukraine they can be used to strike targets on the territory of Russia. “There are no Belgian-style restrictions. We apply the same principle that we apply to every other supply of forces and assets, namely: as soon as we deliver them to Ukraine, they can use them,” Ollongren said.
China rejects Zelensky’s accusations – Meanwhile the China rejected the president’s accusations Volodymyr Zelensky “on pressures” exercised on other countries to defect the Swiss peace conference on Ukraine expected this month. “The use of political force is not in the style of Chinese diplomacy and China’s position is open and transparent: in no case do we put pressure on other countries,” replied the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning, according to Beijing “ sincerely hopes that this peace conference will not become a platform to create one clash between the camps. Not participating does not mean that we do not support peace.” And even if some countries “decide to participate, it does not necessarily mean that they hope for a ceasefire and an end to the fighting. The most important thing is aconcrete action“, Mao noted, recalling that “China has repeatedly stressed that the peace conference must be recognized by both Russia and Ukrainethat all parties must participate on an equal footing and that all peace plans must be the subject of a fair discussion“. For this reason, “it is difficult for China to participate in Switzerland precisely because we believe that these three points may not be achieved in this meeting”.
From the front – As for news from the front, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed responsibility for the capture of the small town of Umanskein the region of Donetsk which had 180 inhabitants before the invasion began. Umanske is located 25 kilometers northwest of Donetsk. On Friday, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced the progress of Russian forces “in tactical directions”, with the capture this year of 880 square kilometers of territories. Russian forces are also pushing in the direction of Pokrovsk, about thirty kilometers northwest of Umanske and have attacked ten border areas and settlements in Sumy Oblast on June 2, resulting in at least 46 explosions.
