Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 12th that Russia and Belarus will strengthen the integration process to deal with Western sanctions. On the same day, the world bank announced that it was ready to provide financial assistance of US $1.5 billion to Ukraine. —— On the occasion of Russian space day, Putin and Belarusian president Lukashenko went to the Oriental space launch site in the Russian Far East and held talks on the 12th. Putin said at a joint press conference after the talks that the Ukrainian authorities deviated from the results of the negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, leaving the situation in a dead end. Belarus is a suitable platform for further negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. He said that under the pressure of comprehensive Western sanctions, Russia and Belarus should strengthen the integration process and jointly deal with any attempt to hinder the development of the two countries or artificially isolate the two countries from the global economy. Lukashenko said that the United States encouraged Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic States to confront Belarus. In Russia's special military action against Ukraine, Belarus needs to do is not allow anyone to "shoot Russia in the back". —— World Bank President marpas announced in Poland on the 12th that the world bank is ready to provide $1.5 billion in financial assistance to Ukraine to support the Ukrainian government in providing basic services and help Ukraine rebuild when the time is ripe. Marpas said that the world bank is analyzing the global impact of the Ukrainian Russian conflict and is ready to respond to the crisis, focusing on providing support to developing countries. —— Alahamia, head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation and chairman of the parliamentary group of the Ukrainian people's public servant party, said in a social media message on the 12th that the online negotiations between Ukraine and Russia on the Ukrainian security agreement are still ongoing. The Ukrainian side has not changed its position on the important consensus reached by the two sides during the Istanbul negotiations, but the Ukrainian side will not consider all other issues not included in the Istanbul communiqu é, which may lead to misunderstanding of the current status of the negotiation process. —— Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov reported on the 12th that since carrying out special military operations, the Russian army has destroyed 130 fixed wing aircraft, 99 helicopters, 244 air defense missile systems, 445 UAVs, 2153 tanks and armored vehicles, 241 multiple rocket launchers, 924 field artillery and mortars and 2063 special military vehicles. —— Senegalese president Salle, the rotating chairman of the African Union, said in a social media message on the 11th that he had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President zelenski on the same day. The two sides discussed the impact of the Ukrainian Russian conflict on the global economy and the need to resolve the conflict through dialogue and negotiation. —— Ukraine has strengthened security measures along the border between Ukraine and Moldova, especially along the dniestria River, as well as the border between Ukraine and Belarus, in response to a possible escalation of the situation, said jamchenko, spokesman of the State Border Service of Ukraine, at a press conference on the 12th. Jamchenko said that at present, about 25000 to 30000 Ukrainian citizens return every day, and the number of women, children and the elderly willing to return to Ukraine is increasing recently. Kiev governor pavliuk said on the 12th that in order to restore local peaceful life as soon as possible and enable people to return home, Kiev will repair key infrastructure in two stages. The first stage is expected to be completed in April and the second stage is expected to be completed by the end of May. (Xinhua News Agency)