Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency foreign correspondent reported: Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman zaharova said on the 24th that the lack of independence of the Ukrainian authorities is the main obstacle to the Russian Ukrainian negotiations. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister veleshuk said on the 24th that Ukraine and Russia conducted the first formal exchange of captured personnel since the war. —— Zaharova said at a regular press conference on the 24th that the lack of independence of the Ukrainian authorities is the main obstacle to the Russian Ukrainian negotiations. At present, the Ukrainian authorities are not making decisions. Everything is inspired by the United States through relevant channels and presented in the form of Ukrainian decisions. These decisions neither reflect reality nor serve the interests of the Ukrainian people. Zaharova also said that Russia opposes politicizing cooperation in the energy field. Russia will continue to fulfill its natural gas supply obligations in accordance with the contract, including gas transmission to Europe through Ukrainian pipelines. In addition, all initiated energy cooperation projects, including the Arctic LNG project, will be implemented. —— Villeshuk said on social media on the 24th that the Ukrainian and Russian sides had their first formal exchange of captured personnel since the start of the war on the same day, exchanging 10 captured soldiers each. Russian Federation human rights representative tadiyana moskalikova confirmed on the same day that Russia and Ukraine exchanged captured persons in a "10-to-10" manner. —— Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman nikolenko said on social media on the 24th that in response to Belarus's unfriendly behavior towards Ukrainian diplomatic staff, Ukraine has taken a series of measures, including requiring the staff of the Embassy of Belarus in Ukraine to be reduced to five and canceling the diplomatic permits of other employees of the Embassy of Belarus in Ukraine. —— Slotsky, chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament), said on the 24th that the continuous anti Russian sanctions have put Russia US relations on the verge of complete rupture. The United States imposed sanctions on the entire state Duma of Russia, and Russia imposed sanctions on U.S. lawmakers "is definitely not a problem". —— Egyptian President Sisi received a phone call from Ukrainian President Zelensky on the same day and the two sides discussed the latest situation of the Russian Ukrainian conflict, Egyptian presidential palace spokesman Bassam radi said in a statement on the 24th. Sisi said that priority should be given to dialogue and diplomatic solutions, and support all efforts to accelerate the resolution of the current crisis through political means such as dialogue and negotiation. On the same day, Egyptian Foreign Minister shukaili said during a call with Ukrainian foreign minister kuleba that Egypt looked forward to a peaceful settlement of the Russian Ukrainian conflict. —— The official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on the 24th that Poland's declaration of 45 Russian diplomats as "unwelcome people" is an act of deliberately undermining bilateral relations, and Poland should bear full responsibility for what is happening and the possible consequences. It is reported that the Polish Foreign Ministry submitted a note to the Russian ambassador to Poland Andreyev expelling 45 Russian diplomats. Andreyev said that at present, Russia and Poland have not officially severed diplomatic ties. —— The head of Russia's national defense command center mizitsev said on the evening of the 24th that 67 ships from 15 countries were trapped in several seaports in Ukraine. Russia is building a humanitarian passage to the southeast of ilcovsk port so that foreign ships can leave the Ukrainian port and sail into the high seas. The humanitarian passage will be open from 8:00 to 19:00 Moscow time from the 25th of this month. —— Tymoshenko, deputy director of the office of the president of Ukraine, said on the 24th that as of the same day, Ukraine had evacuated 219000 people through humanitarian channels, including about 56000 maliupol people. (Xinhua News Agency)