Negotiations in Istanbul: Ukraine and Russia are decisive days ago!
Negotiations in Istanbul: Ukraine and Russia are decisive days ago!
Brjansk, Russland - The Ukraine conflict receives a new turn because the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj confirmed his participation in negotiations with Russia for Monday in Istanbul. The Ukrainian delegation is led by Defense Minister Rustem Umjerow, who is forced to complete and unconditional ceasefire as well as the release of prisoners and the return of kidnapped children. These discussions take place at a time when the military conflicts continue to escalate.
On Sunday there was a tragic bridge fall in the Russian region of Brjansk, in which at least seven people were killed and 69 others were injured. The motorway bridge fell on rail tracks, which resulted in the derailment of a train. Another bridge in the Kursk region also collapsed, while a freight locomotive drove over it. According to Russian investigators, both bridge falls were caused by explosions.
military arguments and attacks
The military situation remains tense after Ukraine has an attack on a Russian military base in Eastern Siberia. According to reports, the Belaya air weapon base in the Irkutsk region was attacked, which led to a fire and the goal of destroying Russian fighter planes. Unpasted videos show burning strategic bombers at the air force base. In addition, Russia reports an alleged Ukrainian attack on the BRJANSK border region, which is said to have taken place on Wednesday in the Klimowski district, adjacent to the Ukrainian region of Chernihiw.
Russian military bloggers report that Ukrainian units of 20 to 200 men were used as educational and sabotage teams. The incident falls into the time of the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, while Belarusian troops were laid to the border with Ukraine, which was claimed by rulers Alexander Lukashenko. This is done under the pretext that up to 120,000 Ukrainian soldiers are stationed at the border, which the Ukrainian border troops deny.
Extended context of the conflict
The conflict, which achieved a new intensity with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has its roots in the annexation of the Crimea and the occupation of areas in eastern Ukraine since 2014. has. These attacks are not only limited to military goals, but also affect civilian institutions, including schools and hospitals.
by May 2022, 5.4 million people have already had to flee from Ukraine, while the number of internal refugees increase over 5.6 million by July 2023. Signs of genocide were increasingly recognized by scientists and institutions, while the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin and Marija Lwowa-Belowa in March 2023. Despite these legal steps, a permanent solution to the conflict remains a long way off, since the Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses, but were able to regain about half of the newly occupied areas by the end of 2022.
It remains to be seen which results bring the upcoming negotiations in Istanbul and whether they can enable progress in this complex and violent conflict.
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