EU emergency meeting on Ukraine issue yesterday, Turkish President Erdogan talks to Putin

After declaring the two states of Ukraine as separate countries, Russia has started emptying its embassy in Kiev. The European Union is going to have a very important meeting on Thursday to decide the strategy against Russia. By the way, the special thing is that this meeting will be held in Belarus, which is already with Russia and the Russian army is present on Belarusian soil.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Putin on the phone on Wednesday. According to a statement issued by Erdoan's office, Turkey has told Putin that the war will not solve any issue and we will not support any action taken against Ukraine.

According to the New York Times, the US and the European Union are going to crack down on those who are very close to Putin. These include Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Putin's Chief of Staff Anton Vaino.

Russia vacating the embassy

After declaring the two states of Ukraine as separate countries, Russia has started emptying its embassy in Kiev. On Tuesday night itself, the Russian parliament gave the green signal to President Vladimir Putin to take military action in other countries. The flag of Russia is also being lowered from here. For the time being, it has been tilted. It can be understood from this that Russia can attack Ukraine after vacating its embassy.

What Putin said

Russian President Vladimir Putin said – We have never said that Russia does not want to negotiate, but it is also certain that we will not compromise on our interests at any cost. Putin issued a video message to the country. Said- We will not compromise on our interests at all. If there are problems then there is no harm in talking. The conditions of the world are also becoming dangerous. On the one hand, there is talk of arms control and on the other hand, the expansion of NATO is being done. We want to create a security balance so that every country can protect itself.

Clashes intensify in eastern Ukraine

Russian-backed separatists opened fire in several areas of eastern Ukraine in 24 hours. In this, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and six were injured. Earlier, a car was targeted by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. A gas pipeline was also blown up. Meanwhile, Ukraine has asked reserve soldiers aged between 18 and 60 to be ready due to the possibility of open war. These people have been called again for training. This trend started on Wednesday.

Appeal to India to support

Meanwhile, Russia has appealed to India to cooperate. Russian Embassy in Delhi said- We hope that the Russia-India partnership will continue at the same level as it is today. Russia has welcomed India's stand on the Ukraine crisis.

At the same time, India's Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi said – India stands with its citizens, any of our students or citizens who are in Ukraine should be in touch with our embassy, we will do our best to help them. Be it covid or any other crisis, India has stood with its citizens.

So far 6 countries have imposed sanctions on Russia

At the same time, the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Germany have imposed sanctions on Russia. Restrictions have also been imposed on Luhansk and Donetsk, two provinces of Ukraine. Canada imposed sanctions on Russian

banks on Wednesday morning. Earlier, Australia banned Putin's top advisers from traveling and their financial transactions. Japan has decided to suspend the visas of the people of Luhansk and Donetsk. The assets of these people will be frozen in Japan. They can't even do business. Canada imposed sanctions on Russian banks. Canadians will not be able to conduct any financial transactions in Luhansk and Donetsk. Britain announces sanctions against 5 Russian banks and 3 billionaires. Germany announced the closure of the natural gas pipeline project 'Nord Stream 2'.

Update

• Ukraine's top security official said - Ukraine will impose a state of emergency in all areas except the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The emergency will be for 30 days. It can be extended for the same number of days. It has been approved by the Security Council of Ukraine. We have asked our citizens present in Russia to return to the country immediately.
• The first reaction came after the imposition of international sanctions on Russia. Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement – The new sanctions that America has imposed on us will be given a strong response. This will also be a very serious issue for America.
• The Indian government has once again made it clear that its priority is to bring back Indian students living in Ukraine. These students and Indian people have been asked to be in constant touch with the embassy. Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday evening- We want the matter to be resolved according to international law. There should be peace at all costs. We want all concerned parties to negotiate and resolve the dispute.
• On the issue of imposing sanctions on Russia, China said – imposing sanctions will not solve the problem. Try to defuse tensions through Russia-Ukraine talks.
• The White House said – a meeting between President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart is not possible at the moment. Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled the meeting with Russia. He said- Russia is not serious about adopting a diplomatic route to resolve the current tension.
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in France – The roots of the ongoing standoff between Ukraine and Russia are in post-Soviet politics. He said the current situation in Ukraine also has its roots in the expansion of NATO and Russia's changing relations with European countries. This is the result of difficult circumstances created over the last 30 years.
• Taking action, the US has announced to increase its military deployment in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. At the same time, Hungary has also announced that it will deploy troops along the border with Ukraine.
• Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said – There is no such thing as a small big attack. The attack is just an attack. We are using all kinds of diplomatic tools under Plan A. After that in Plan B we will fight for every city, every village, and every inch of land till we win.
• The stock market continues to fluctuate. The Nasdaq Composite Index and the S&P 500 (all three are US stock market indices) declined on Tuesday. The Nasdaq is down 1.23%, the S&P 500 is down 1.02% and the Dow is down 1.42%. At the same time, crude oil prices have risen 1.5 percent to $ 96.84 per barrel.

War preparations seen in satellite images

Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for another major attack by sending troops to two areas of Ukraine. New satellite pictures of military activities have surfaced. Field hospitals of the Russian army are visible in these photos. In Belarus, near Ukraine, the army has been seen with deadly tanks, artillery, weapons, and a large number of soldiers.

Trump calls Putin a genius

Former US President Donald Trump has praised Putin's order to send troops to Ukraine, calling him a genius. Speaking in a radio program, Trump said, 'Yesterday I saw the whole incident on TV, only then I said that it is genius. I said how clever Putin is, these people will go inside Ukraine and become the strongest peacekeeping force.