Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency foreign correspondents reported that on the 22nd, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that on the same day, he talked with the prime ministers of many European governments, focusing on the issue of Ukraine's EU candidate status. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said on the 22nd that Russia's absolute diplomatic priority is to prevent direct conflicts between nuclear powers. —— Zelensky said in a social media message on the 22nd that he had separate calls with Greek Prime Minister mizotakis, Swedish Prime Minister Andersson, Estonian Prime Minister Kalas, Czech Prime Minister Fiala, Latvian Prime Minister Karins and Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov on the same day, focusing on Ukraine's EU candidate status. —— Ryabkov said on the 22nd that in view of the risk of further escalation of the crisis in Ukraine and the unpredictability of the development of the international situation, Russia's unconditional diplomatic priority is to maintain dialogue to prevent direct conflicts between nuclear powers. At present, there is an urgent need to work on ensuring strategic stability and maintaining the mechanism for non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. —— Sergey gedai, chief military administrator of Lugansk region, said on social media on the 22nd that in Lugansk region, Russian troops are approaching the city of lisichansk, carrying out large-scale attacks on the city, and trying to block the highway from lisichansk to bachmut. Street fighting continues in northern Donetsk. —— Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman zaharova said at a regular press conference on the 22nd that the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia have worsened the situation in the food field to the limit. Russia is willing to continue to fulfill its obligations in the export of grain, fertilizer, energy and other important products. By the end of 2022, Russia will supply about 25million tons of grain and at least 22million tons of chemical fertilizer to the international market, and will also provide food aid to countries in need through the world food programme. She stressed that Russia has never and will not prevent Ukrainian grain shipments. —— Ukrainian defense minister reznikov said in a social media message on the 21st that the first batch of German made self-propelled howitzers and Ukrainian army personnel trained in Germany have joined the Ukrainian army. Leznikov said that this will be the sixth 155 mm artillery that the Ukrainian army will invest in fighting against Russia. (Xinhua News Agency)