Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters abroad reported that both Russia and Ukraine said on the 30th that Russian troops were redeploying troops in Kiev and Chernigov. German Chancellor Scholtz talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone on the same day and did not agree with the natural gas payment procedure proposed by Russia. Instead, he asked the other party to provide written materials in order to accurately understand the payment process. —— Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said on the 30th that the Russian armed forces have completed their main tasks in Kiev and Chernigov and are redeploying their troops in Kiev and Chernigov in a planned way to strengthen their operations in priority areas, including dunbas. He said that since Russia launched special military operations, the Russian army has destroyed 124 fighters and 77 helicopters, 323 UAVs, 214 sets of air defense missile systems, 1767 tanks and other armored vehicles, 186 multiple rocket launchers, 741 field artillery and mortars, and 1657 special military vehicles. —— Ukrainian state news agency quoted Danilov, Secretary of the Ukrainian national security and Defense Commission, as saying on the 30th that Russia is adjusting its military deployment. Some Russian troops in Kiev and Chernigov are gathering in eastern Ukraine and appearing in Kharkov and Donetsk, with the purpose of putting pressure on Ukrainian troops in these areas. —— Putin held telephone conversations with Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Draghi on the 30th. According to the Kremlin website, when talking to Scholz, Putin said that Russia's decision to use ruble for settlement when supplying natural gas to some countries, including Germany, was because the foreign exchange reserves of Russian banks were frozen by EU Member States "in a way contrary to international law". The German federal government issued a statement saying that Scholz did not agree to the natural gas payment procedure proposed by Russia when talking on the phone, but asked the other party to provide written materials in order to accurately understand the payment process. Scholtz said that the previous agreement reached by the group of seven countries still applies, that is, energy delivery is paid in euros or dollars according to the contract. The Italian Prime Minister's office said in a statement that Draghi stressed the importance of reaching a ceasefire agreement as soon as possible in a call with Putin on the same day, and expressed Italy's willingness to contribute to the peaceful settlement of the Russian Ukrainian conflict. —— Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media on the 30th that he had a telephone conversation with US President Biden that night and exchanged views on the current situation in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Russian negotiations. —— Egyptian President Sisi spoke with zelenski by telephone on the same day. Sisi stressed the importance of peaceful settlement of the conflict and expressed Egypt's willingness to fully promote the peaceful settlement of the crisis at bilateral, regional and international levels. —— The head of Russia's national defense command center mizitsev said on the 30th that Russia will continue to open humanitarian passages in Kiev, Chernigov, sume, Kharkov and Mariupol on the same day, and will open another humanitarian passage from 10:00 on the 31st to evacuate civilians and foreign citizens from Mariupol to zaporoje. Since March 2, Russia has delivered 6521 tons of humanitarian supplies to Ukraine and carried out 703 humanitarian operations. Since Russia launched special military operations, 509425 people have been evacuated from dangerous areas to Russia, including 104807 children. (Xinhua News Agency)