During the week, the main military activity was concentrated in the Lugansk and Donetsk directions. The intensity of hostilities and the concentration of troops decreased. There is a transition of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the tactics of operating in small groups (platoon, company character), greater involvement of PMCs, special forces, and units of the “DLNR,” and saving resources.
The situation in Ukraine:
From April 1 to May 2, 2022
Key trends:
🔹In terms of the number of countries whose resources are somehow involved in the war in Ukraine, the situation is already approaching a world war:
1) At a meeting in German Ramstein at a US military base, a new anti-Russian coalition was actually formed - more than 40 countries have already agreed to coordinate military assistance to Ukraine to repel Russian aggression. For example, 38 countries took part in the First World War, 62 participated in the Second World War;
2) 4 out of 5 global states and associations are already involved in the war (USA, RF, EU, NATO);
Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics Руслан Бортник rated results of Ukrainian-Russian conversions in Istanbul.
On March 29, in Turkey, there was a negotiation between the Ukrainian and the Russian delegation on the opening of the river.
The results of the discussion suggest a long -term optimization. It seems to me that the propositions are highly commendable.
Negotiators consistently state that one of the most difficult issues to discuss remains the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Crimea) and the Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts of Ukraine (Russian called “LDNR”). Indeed, issues of territorial integrity and sovereignty are "red lines" for any state leader. Even discussing them can often be qualified as a serious criminal offence.
On March 27, 2022, in an interview with Russian media, President V. Zelensky stated that he agreed to the neutral status of Ukraine, subject to security guarantees. V.Zelensky: “Security guarantees and neutrality, non-nuclear status of our state. We are ready to go for it. This is the most important point. This was the first point of principle for the Russian Federation, as far as I remember. And as far as I remember, they started a war because of this.
The war in Ukraine marks, among other things, the end of the era of the unipolar world, which began in 1989 with the withdrawal of the USSR from Western Europe and ended in the 2020s with the economic leadership of the PRC and the "rebellion of the underestimated" - the Turkey, India, Brazil, England, Russian Federation, Afghanistan, Iran, Venezuela and other countries – which today are trying to independently determine their sovereignties.
On March 15, 2022, Ambassador Qin Gang published an opinion piece entitled“Where We Stand in Ukraine”on The Washington Post. The full text is as follows:
Many Americans are understandably trying to understand where China stands as the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, so I want to take this opportunity to explain fully and dispel any misunderstandings and rumors.
In connection with the outbreak of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine, the leading countries of the world began to impose many sanctions against the Russian Federation. The main restrictive measures that contribute to "Russia being isolated by the international community " are personal, media, banking, and aviation in nature.
