for putin, well, first of all, it will be so, because at the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the diploma, the establishment of diplomatic relations between paris and beijing, in his speech in the central part of it, president macron said that we have set the parameters and we expect with you the further continuation of their implementation after your... conversations, i will now say almost verbatim what was broadcast in paris, and the french president hinted at the 15th, well, at that time the date of the visit of the moscow führer to beijing was meant as the 15th, now it has been postponed to the 16th, well, it doesn't matter that much, from my point of view, svidzenpin sent the news while already in belgrade, because it was felt in terms of rhetoric. from russia, but the situation concerns

what? the first is the fulfillment by china of the sanctions conditions, and this will determine the relationship of paris to beijing, but one thing, one addition must be made here, xi jinping did not want to go to brussels, but brussels came to xi jinping in paris and... the conversation between the three ursula fondelein, president macron and siddharth was very hot, very hot emotional, and it continued in the corridors of the elysée palace, and it was noticed by journalists, how red and hot sidzenpin was. it is obvious that the inherent style of ursula funderlay, where she was able to press and show. all those violations

that beijing allowed, supplying moscow with dual technologies, financing russia's military-industrial complex, and in principle both macron and ursula fonderlein stopped at the fact that the relationship between beijing and the liquid european market will depend on how much beijing will carry out further sanctions. pay attention, at this time, including in washington. the issue of preparation of a sanctions package in relation to china is defined. from my point of view, on the 16th-17th, all this will be announced in detail to the moscow führer, and the situation now looks like china has nowhere to go, it has to narrow its support for the kremlin, or another option, go with another option, this is to formalize one thing. between moscow, beijing and

tehran, in such a situation both russia and china, and tehran and iran will fall into a complete blockade and isolation, as is the case in europe and of the united states of america. from my point of view , this option can be considered, but no, it is the main one. today, sidzenpin will not risk the liquid european market. and american investments, which means that he will have a very difficult conversation with the moscow führer. but roman petrovich, i understand that the european market is quite important for sijin pinya, because i looked only in germany, the trade turnover between germany and china amounted to 253 billion dollars last year, and it has something to lose, so that... therefore, there is something to lose, because if

the united states of america and germany press on it, then there will be no transfer to china, given the problems that china already has, and it has to choose here, or it remains on the side russia and occupies this so-called peacekeeping mission, which they invented on february 24 , 2023, this is some incomprehensible plan. of peace, although this is not a peace plan, it is simply beijing’s position there, well, it looks like this, that is, now, as far as i understand, european politicians are putting the question of ruba before xijin pinyam, either you are with us or you are with putin, well , the situation looks even much worse for beijing, because already at the social level they began to push out the american, donate chinese goods from europe, and... it simply reached

such a level of household rejection of chinese goods in europe, from where both leaders met at the lyceum palace. to understand siddharth that it is not only about some projects with serbia or hungary, because hungary is still a member of the european union, all those drawn up plans, including during the visit of the german chancellor to beijing, three visits of the prime ministers of the european countries since the new year only to china, they will never be implemented if china continues to show. give this kind of initiative in helping russia, so it is obvious that beijing has a lot to think about, because indeed the european market is the most liquid, it is the most profitable for china, especially since

today the european states are roughly equivalent to china's investments in europe, make up 3/4, if... measure these investment volumes, and actually both leaders xi jinping was told: either we balance the economy, so we come to some kind of understanding, or we interrupt these contracts, moreover, ah, europe has set very serious demands on beijing for the implementation of sanctions that china violates in trade with russia, and this it was said it is absolutely frank that europe does not claim to control the flow of raw materials there, which are related to russia's exports to china, but europe will not allow china to continue exporting to russia dual technologies,

machine tools, machines, which are then produced arms, weapons and ammunition for the russian army, today roman petrovich, putin's international assistant. of these issues , yuriy ushakov stated that china refused to participate in the global peace summit in switzerland, we appreciate the wise and balanced position of our chinese partners regarding china's non-participation in the international conference, according to ushakov, and thereby beijing emphasizes the understanding of the counterproductiveness and senselessness of discussions on the ukrainian issue without participation of russia, if this is true, china will not participate in the global peace summit, what will it be mean, it will mean that up to a dozen countries of the so-called global south will not be present at the peace summit, well, we could call these countries without that, because they are closed in this triangle,

beijing, moscow, tehran, so it is obvious that in fact, whether they would be present depended on how beijing behaved. but here is a very interesting thing, it is that ushakov announces a decision to beijing, i would not fully trust the moscow liars in announcing this position, because i want to remind you that including, and during the meeting in paris, both xi jinping and president macron agreed on additional consultations regarding the possibility of participation. whether xi jinping or the delegation of china in the work of this forum, and the question remained open, there was no answer to it, except that speaking in response, xi jinping said that today the envoy for

eurasian affairs, li huaip, is carrying out shuttle diplomacy, that is, that this phrase meant, maybe before... that whether or not lihui will be a participant in the work of the global peace summit. there is not much time left, in a month the global peace summit will be held in switzerland, we will follow what xijin pin or the official beijing will say after the visit or during putin's visit to china. thank you roman petrovych for the conversation, it was roman bezsmertny, a politician, diplomat, a person who knows about ukrainian and not only. almost everything is politics. friends, we work live on the tv channel, as well as on our platforms in youtube and facebook, if you watch us live on these platforms, please subscribe to our platforms, and also take part in our survey. today we ask you about the following: do you

understand that ukraine should ask partners, or whether ukraine should ask partners for the introduction of troops. yes no if you are watching us on tv please pick up the phone and vote if you think ukraine should ask for troop partners 0800 211 381 no 0800 211. 382 all calls to these numbers are free call we care know your opinion next, we will contact ihor romanenko, the founder of the charity fund we will close the sky of ukraine, retired lieutenant general, former deputy chief of the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine. mr. general, i welcome you, thank you for being with us today. good evening to you. mr. general, let's start our conversation with the situation in kharkiv region, in the kharkiv direction, as the head of the main intelligence department of the ministry of defense kyrylo budanov says, the armed forces of ukraine

will be able to stabilize the front in kharkiv region within the next few days. at the same time , he expects that the russian federation will launch a new offensive further north of kharkiv in sumy region. at the same time, the state department of the united states of america predicts that the russian occupation forces, which are currently trying to advance in the kharkiv region, will not be able to achieve serious success in this area. let's hear what they think. state department of the united states of america. russia continues its aggression, and we expect that russia will try to advance in the direction of kharkiv. and perhaps russia will make further progress in the coming weeks. but we do not expect any serious breakthroughs, and over time an additional influx of american aid and continued support from partners will enable ukraine to continue resisting this aggression. mr. general, how do you assess today's situation in the direction of kharkiv

and is there a possible scenario, as general budanov says, that this offensive on vovchansk, and in general in the direction of kharkiv, is a diversionary maneuver, in fact, the russians may enter the sumy region, it is difficult to call it a diversion , because there are high-intensity battles in two directions on... north from kharkiv in the direction village of liptsi and to the north-eastern direction - this is directly vavchansk and the village around it, well, west of vavchansk, the fighting is intense, the enemy is using dill infantry and armored vehicles, they have already entered directly vavchansk , fighting is going on in the city from our side. reserves are used, armored vehicles have arrived, and the leadership

of the operational-tactical group in this direction is trying to stabilize the situation, that is, to stop the advance, inflict damage with the means that are available, and the capabilities of these means are increasing from the point sight of striking. for this , additional ammunition is added, as well as reserves for the military service of the forces, in fact, in this regard, it is not excluded, since we remember a couple of weeks ago, general skibitsky representative gur had a statement regarding the fact that there are plans and intelligence is known our and foreign countries regarding the fact that there are plans for the enemy's actions in the kharkiv and sumy directions, with... direction, we see how it is happening, made, we have hope, conclusions regarding actions

and preparations, and now there is a corresponding strengthening of the potential of the defense system on in the direction of sumy. mr. general, analysts at the institute for the study of war in the united states of america say that the russian forces in the... appear to be prioritizing the rapid creation of a buffer zone along the border rather than a deeper penetration into the northern part of the region, do you agree with this statement, is this statement not true? well, three options are being considered, the biggest plan of the enemy regarding capturing or launching hostilities directly in kharkov, it involves somewhere... from 150,000 groups, which in there is no enemy, so

it is impractical to talk about it at the moment. but what is happening now in the north, in the north-eastern direction of kharkiv oblast, everything was initially considered according to the forces, and it was several battalions in both directions and armored vehicles, er, that is, this is a kind of combat reconnaissance, but the enemy. reinforces its actions in all directions with its reserves, and therefore this is already the second, first option, it is combat reconnaissance, and now the second option is being considered: the formation of the so-called border strip by the enemy, what putin at the time called sanitary zone, perhaps they are building and completing an airfield in this direction of 75 km, that is, they are thoroughly preparing for the introduction of appropriate actions. in order to carry out combat operations, achieve results along

this lane, up to five are necessary. thousands, well tens of thousands of military personnel, there are 55 thousand of them on a line of about 700 km, and the focus is not yet on this direction, but the enemy is increasing these efforts, if there are forecasts of the west, which has already proven in two directions , a total of 25-30 thousand is accepted , and therefore this second option relative to the band, it becomes more and more... mr. general, during the offensive of the russian invaders in the north of the kharkiv region , the commander of the operational-tactical group of the kharkiv troops was changed, instead of yury galushkin, ukrainian troops in the kharkiv direction were commanded by mykhailo drapaty. in addition to the actions and analysis of the actions of those who lead the operational-tactical grouping

of troops in the kharkiv region, there are many conversations now about the fort. construction of fortifications, how they were built, whether they were built correctly, or where they were built, why the russians in in some places, they simply entered the territory of the ukrainian state on foot, at the final press conference at the end of the 23rd year , president zelenskyi stated that the most powerful line of defensive fortifications had been prepared in kharkiv oblast, which he set as an example for other regions. let's recall how it was. yes, if i see in the kharkiv region, and i am grateful to both the region and the city, and the way they united there, with military specialists, and with construction companies, and with the fact that our state budget was drawn up together with business and that they i did it there too i think it's powerful. and now, mr.

general, the head of the kharkiv regional military administration, oleg siniguv, says that on his behalf it must take place. meeting, where all participants in the construction of fortification structures in the region report on the completed works, we will also listen to sinigubov. regarding the fortification of the kharkiv region, today i instructed the relevant deputy to gather all the contractors who worked and continue to work on the construction of fortification structures, each of them must report to the meeting of the working group transparency and accountability, after which the results of the meeting will be publicly communicated at a press briefing, where... each representative of the mass media will be able to ask additional questions, always ready for a public reaction. mr. general, to what extent the fortifications are capable and can under the current conditions of war deter the enemy and whether we have done enough during at least the last two and a half years to

build these fortifications, these lines of defense. show the expediency of such kind of activity, we already have experience in this large-scale war, our experience, the defense forces of ukraine, in addition, we remember how the russians built a powerful defense system in zaporizhzhia in six months, while the allies provided help there, and how this was reflected in the we have counteroffensive actions, that is... it is not necessary to maintain the integrity and relevance of the conversation, but we must vigorously engage in the construction of such a defense system in these directions, due to the fact that if the enemy prevails, we are on the defensive, this enables the party which defends itself, to increase its corresponding defense potential, but let's say, in this gray

zone, it is in the direction of kharkiv. er, it was not implemented on the first line, the defense is effective, and the conversation, which was most likely led by the president and analyzed, is already on the second line, where it actually passes, it is north of kharkiv liptsi, and directly vavchanske the northern, eastern part from kharkov, and there is a more powerful... line closer to kharkov, but the enemy must be stopped and at a greater distance as possible in order to well, it was time to not only stop him, but to destroy his forces and, with the corresponding potential, to cross over, conduct counterattacks,

and therefore, it means that the defense in the kharkiv direction is being moved now, and the question regarding the direction of sums is also being considered. mr. general, against the background of the situation that is currently unfolding in the north... of kharkiv region, the issue was and remains relevant, the closing of the sky over kharkiv, air defense systems, today volodymyr zelenskyy spoke with antony blinken and asked for two more patriot systems in order to save kharkiv residents, civilian kharkiv residents, from the constant attacks inflicted on kharkiv by the russian occupiers. a number of german politicians generally consider it expedient. to involve the air defense systems of nato, in particular poland and romania, to help ukraine in destroying the russian air force, but of course not over kharkiv, but in general over

the ukrainian sky, and this, in particular, was stated by the deputy on behalf of the cdu, csu, roderig, kiesewetter bloc, he says , that this will relieve the ukrainian ppu and allow them to defend the front. how is the situation with air defense systems in two years ukraine has changed. i know that you... you know quite well how air defense worked before, how it was built 20 or 30 years ago over the skies of ukraine, and now, how far we are now provided with the ppu system, how much our needs are greater than what we have , well, in the second year of the war, our capabilities increased significantly, from the point of view of anti-aircraft and... in general, in this war , we became a state power in terms of anti-missile defense, when we entered the missile complex and that, but taking into account the fact that the enemy

carried out intensive airstrikes, these complexes, primarily anti-missile and air defense systems, used quite a lot of missiles, ammunition, in general, zeni. system, and therefore, at first , the effectiveness of these systems was very high, up to 70%, then as the stocks of missiles decreased, it fell to the level of 50 and even 40%, that is, we see that our soldiers have mastered this technique and the question of is precisely that new promotional opportunities have been provided. to perform relevant tasks, including in the kharkiv direction. in this regard, the question is being considered after

the relevant means of the russian air attack also flew into the territory of poland, we remember, and the citizens of poland, and romania, and moldova, which are not nato countries, but still, especially the poles already took the initiative to take part in the annexation directly on the territory of ukraine, we talked about it from the very beginning of the war, and here the thesis is about closing the skies of ukraine, including our fund, well, in general, the implementation of this principle, but according to time postponed, if consideration of this issue at the washington nato summit, where a decision should be made and the appropriate permissions given, well, it is... still time, unfortunately, although from a technical, military-technical point of view, it is an absolutely feasible idea, and it is necessary

to prepare already now to work with our allies the poles and romanians, and after the appropriate permission to urgently implement such approaches, because the need for this is, in addition, to lift the ban on the entry of the f-16 into ukraine, thus significantly increasing the potential of the system anti-aircraft of defense, these directions are very powerful, necessary for increasing the anti-hail and anti-missile defense potential of the defense forces of ukraine. mr. general, the discussion that is currently going on in european capitals is whether it will be necessary to send troops in the event of a worsening, aggravation of the situation. would say so in ukraine, and we have already heard over the past two months macron's statements that french troops can, under certain conditions, be on the territory of the ukrainian state, the head

of the defense ministry. estonia's hanno pevkur denied information that the country's authorities are considering the possibility of sending troops to ukraine, according to him, neither at the national level nor at the eu level, such ideas are not considered. earlier, the adviser to the president of estonia spoke about the fact that the country is allegedly discussing the possibility of sending troops to western ukraine, which would take over the indirect combat, rear functions of the ukrainian military in order to free them to fight at the front. well , against the background... of these statements and these conversations , today we are conducting a survey and asking our viewers whether ukraine has an official turn to partners and ask our partners for the introduction of troops, do you think it is permissible and whether it can be such a practice when official kyiv turns to individual states that are members of the north atlantic alliance, not to the alliance, but to individual countries , so that they help in case of

worsening of the situation. on the russian-ukrainian front? i even said , moreover, not to wait in case of a deterioration or a change in the situation, but this should be dealt with now, and the criteria for this can be, well , the approach that i always propose, which this is due to the fact that everything that improves the situation at the front, everything that increases the combat potential of the ukrainian defense forces must be supported. it is clear that if the troops of our allied countries took their functions, for example, to fulfill some internal needs, and in this way you freed our units to conduct hostilities directly on the line of contact, then this direction is correct, it must be considered, it must be justified and, if necessary , resolve issues with official documents and

requests in relations with these countries, that is , such an opportunity is necessary and possible, well, it is possible to commission taftology, yes, there is such an opportunity, and we need to realize it. thank you, mr. general, for the conversation, it was ihor romanenko, the founder of the charitable fund we will close the sky of ukraine, lieutenant general of the station, former deputy chief of the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine. friends, we are working live on tv channel. for those who are currently watching us on these platforms, please subscribe to our pages, take part in our survey, today we ask you about this, whether ukraine should ask partners for the introduction of troops, yes, no, everything is quite simple on youtube, you can also join this survey on tv, because there will be a second part of our program, and telephones for the survey, if you think , that ukraine should ask its partners

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after the russian offensive in the kharkiv region , the secretary of state of the united states arrived in ukraine. it a signal of reassurance - writes the western press. will the american make it? military aid to arrive at the front, we discuss in today's episode of bbc ukraine, i'm olga polamaryuk. well , the situation in the kharkiv region is currently attracting the attention of many, military experts are analyzing whether the russians will succeed in breaking through the ukrainian defenses, whether ukraine will be able to repulse the offensive and whether the partners will have time to help the armed forces.