Putin made a statement on Finland and Sweden's decision to apply for membership in NATO, and Russia and Ukraine reached a consensus on the treatment of the Ukrainian wounded at the Asian speed steel plant

2022-05-17

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 16th that "there is no problem" between Russia and Finland and Sweden. Therefore, Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO does not pose a direct threat to Russia. However, the expansion of NATO military infrastructure in the territory of the two countries will inevitably lead to Russia's response. The Russian Defense Ministry said on the same day that the Russian army held negotiations with representatives of the Ukrainian army besieged at the Yasu steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, and reached a consensus on the treatment of the Ukrainian wounded. —— According to the Kremlin website, when attending the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in the Kremlin on the 16th, Putin said that there was "no problem" between Russia and Finland and Sweden. Therefore, Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO did not pose a direct threat to Russia. However, the expansion of NATO military infrastructure in the territory of the two countries will inevitably lead to Russia's response. "The specific response depends on the threat to Russia." —— Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said on the 16th that Finland and Sweden's decision to join NATO is another far-reaching and serious mistake. The decision will not strengthen the security of the two countries, but will only aggravate military tensions and reduce the predictability of the situation in the region. He believes that after NATO's "North expansion", Russia will ensure its own security in what form depends on the actual consequences of Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO. —— Swedish Prime Minister Andersson announced on the 16th that the Swedish government officially decided to apply to NATO on the same day. Sweden's declaration of intention to join NATO will be submitted to NATO in the near future. —— The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 16th that the Russian army held negotiations with representatives of the Ukrainian army besieged at the Yasu steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, on the same day to reach a consensus on implementing the "silent mode" in the area of the Yasu steel plant and opening up humanitarian corridors. The injured Ukrainian soldiers will be sent to the medical institutions in the new Yasu town of Donetsk region for treatment. —— Khodakovsky, commander of the "Oriental battalion" of Donetsk armed forces, said in an interview with Russian state television on the 16th that the Ukrainian army blocked in the Asian speed steel plant decided to negotiate after finding that it was trapped in a tight encirclement and could not get out of trouble. The Russian army and Donetsk armed forces immediately sent personnel to enter the underground bunker of the steel plant for negotiation with the Ukrainian army. —— According to the Ukrainian State News Agency reported on the 16th, Sergei gedai, the military chief executive of Lugansk region, said in a social media message on the same day that the Russian army was seriously injured by the Ukrainian army when trying to cross the North Donets River from belogorovka in the west of Lugansk, losing nearly 1000 soldiers, multiple floating bridges were destroyed by the Ukrainian army, and all attempts to cross the river failed. He said that the Russian army did not give up the plan to encircle the northern Donetsk City, but was doggedly blocked by the Ukrainian army on the periphery of the city. —— Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov informed on the 16th that since the special military operation, the Russian army has destroyed 168 Ukrainian aircraft, 125 helicopters, 889 UAVs, 307 sets of air defense missile systems, 3108 tanks and other armored vehicles, 381 multiple rocket launchers, 1529 field artillery and mortars and 2949 special military vehicles. —— The Russian Federal Council (upper house of parliament) and the State Duma (lower house of parliament) held a meeting on the 16th of the investigation committee on the activities of the United States to establish biological laboratories in Ukraine. Kosachev, CO chairman of the Committee and vice chairman of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament), said that the information received by the Committee confirmed that the United States and Ukraine had violated the United Nations biological weapons convention. He stressed that Russia plans to initiate relevant international investigations under the framework of the United Nations. Yarovaya, CO chairman of the Committee and vice chairman of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament), said that over the past five years, the United States and Ukraine have provided incomplete or inaccurate information on the implementation of the biological weapons convention. (Xinhua News Agency)

Edit:He Chuanning    Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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