{"id":3617,"date":"2023-02-01T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3617"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:37","slug":"brinken-will-discuss-ukraine-war-with-china-ukraine-eu-summit-will-be-held-in-kyiv-on-february-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/brinken-will-discuss-ukraine-war-with-china-ukraine-eu-summit-will-be-held-in-kyiv-on-february-3\/2023\/02\/01\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Brinken will discuss Ukraine war with China, Ukraine-EU summit will be held in Kyiv on February 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington (AFP) White<\/span> House<\/span> National<\/span> Security<\/span> Press<\/span> Secretary<\/span> John<\/span> Kirby<\/span> said<\/span> U.S.<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Brinken<\/span> will<\/span> discuss<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> with<\/span> Chinese<\/span> officials<\/span> during<\/span> his<\/span> Feb<\/span>\u00a05-6<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> China.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Kirby<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> that<\/span> talks<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> range<\/span> of<\/span> issues,<\/span> including<\/span> military<\/span> and<\/span> climate<\/span> change,<\/span> were<\/span> put<\/span> on<\/span> hold<\/span> when<\/span> China<\/span> protested<\/span> then-U.S.<\/span> House<\/span> Speaker<\/span> Nancy<\/span> Pelosi’s<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> last<\/span> August.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Kirby<\/span> said<\/span> Brinken<\/span> is<\/span> trying<\/span> to<\/span> “restore<\/span> and\/or<\/span> revive”<\/span> conversations<\/span> on<\/span> these<\/span> topics.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> International<\/span> Olympic<\/span> Committee<\/span> (IOC)<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> argued<\/span> that<\/span> sports<\/span> sanctions<\/span> imposed<\/span> on<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Belarus<\/span> over<\/span> their<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> were<\/span> “non-negotiable”.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> Olympic<\/span> Committee<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> athletes<\/span> representing<\/span> Russia<\/span> should<\/span> not<\/span> be<\/span> subjected<\/span> to<\/span> different<\/span> conditions<\/span> than<\/span> other<\/span> countries<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> growing<\/span> controversy<\/span> over<\/span> possible<\/span> participation<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 2024<\/span> Paris<\/span> Games.<\/span>\u00a0In<\/span> response,<\/span> the<\/span> IOC<\/span> said<\/span> rules<\/span> banning<\/span> Russians<\/span> from<\/span> competing<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> flag,<\/span> national<\/span> anthem<\/span> or<\/span> colors<\/span> remain<\/span> in<\/span> effect.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>An<\/span> IOC<\/span> spokesman<\/span> said,<\/span> “Sanctions<\/span> against<\/span> the<\/span> states<\/span> and<\/span> governments<\/span> of<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Belarus<\/span> are<\/span> non-negotiable.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> Human<\/span> Rights<\/span> Watch<\/span> accused<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> of<\/span> using<\/span> banned<\/span> anti-personnel<\/span> mines<\/span> against<\/span> Russian<\/span> military<\/span> incursions,<\/span> saying<\/span> nearly<\/span> 50<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> civilians,<\/span> including<\/span> five<\/span> children,<\/span> were<\/span> injured.<\/span> rice<\/span> field.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> insisted<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> fulfill<\/span> its<\/span> obligations<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> Mine<\/span> Mine<\/span> Treaty,<\/span> but<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> comment<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> types<\/span> of<\/span> weapons<\/span> used<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> war.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Also<\/span> known<\/span> as<\/span> “butterfly”<\/span> or<\/span> “petal”<\/span> mines<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> their<\/span> distinctive<\/span> shape,<\/span> these<\/span> are<\/span> small<\/span> HIS<\/span> PFM<\/span> mines<\/span> that<\/span> are<\/span> dropped<\/span> onto<\/span> his<\/span> target<\/span> area<\/span> by<\/span> missiles.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Ukrainian<\/span> forces<\/span> appear<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> extensively<\/span> scattered<\/span> landmines”<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> Izyum<\/span> area<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> northeast,<\/span> HRW<\/span> arms<\/span> expert<\/span> Steve<\/span> Goose<\/span> said.Ukraine<\/span> PM<\/span> says<\/span> EU-Ukraine<\/span> summit<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> place<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukraine’s<\/span> prime<\/span> minister<\/span> said<\/span> a<\/span> Ukraine-European<\/span> Union<\/span> summit<\/span> will<\/span> take<\/span> place<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> on<\/span> Friday,<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> war-torn<\/span> country<\/span> battles<\/span> to<\/span> repel<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> invasion.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“The<\/span> Ukraine-EU<\/span> summit<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> held<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 3,”<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Denys<\/span> Shmygal<\/span> told<\/span> a<\/span> government<\/span> meeting<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> calling<\/span> the<\/span> event<\/span> “extremely<\/span> important”<\/span> for<\/span> Kyiv’s<\/span> bid<\/span> to<\/span> join<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> bloc.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“The<\/span> fact<\/span> that<\/span> this<\/span> summit<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> held<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> powerful<\/span> signal<\/span> to<\/span> both<\/span> partners<\/span> and<\/span> enemies,”<\/span> Shmygal<\/span> added.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukraine<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> delivered<\/span> a<\/span> strong<\/span> protest<\/span> to<\/span> Hungary’s<\/span> ambassador<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> over<\/span> “disparaging”<\/span> comments<\/span> by<\/span> Hungarian<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Viktor<\/span> Orban,<\/span> and<\/span> urged<\/span> Budapest<\/span> to<\/span> stop<\/span> what<\/span> it<\/span> called<\/span> anti-Ukrainian<\/span> rhetoric.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>US<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> discussing<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> latest<\/span> requests<\/span> for<\/span> advanced<\/span> weaponry<\/span> to<\/span> defend<\/span> against<\/span> Russia<\/span> with<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky.<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> claimed<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> captured<\/span> the<\/span> eastern<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> village<\/span> of<\/span> Blagodatne<\/span> and<\/span> north<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> town<\/span> of<\/span> Bakhmut,<\/span> the<\/span> epicenter<\/span> of<\/span> heavy<\/span> fighting.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukraine’s<\/span> defense<\/span> minister<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> as<\/span> allies<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> debate<\/span> whether<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> for<\/span> war<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span> after<\/span> US<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> denied<\/span> supplying<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> with<\/span> F-16<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets.<\/span> I<\/span> am<\/span> scheduled<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> French<\/span> officials<\/span> in<\/span> Paris<\/span> on<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukraine<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> push<\/span> for<\/span> Western<\/span> fourth-generation<\/span> fighters<\/span> like<\/span> the<\/span> F-16<\/span> after<\/span> securing<\/span> a<\/span> supply<\/span> of<\/span> main<\/span> battle<\/span> tanks<\/span> last<\/span> week,<\/span> an<\/span> adviser<\/span> to<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Oleksiy<\/span> Reznikov<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>France<\/span> and<\/span> Poland<\/span> appear<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> accept<\/span> such<\/span> a<\/span> request<\/span> from<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> with<\/span> French<\/span> President<\/span> Emmanuel<\/span> Macron<\/span> telling<\/span> reporters<\/span> in<\/span> The<\/span> Hague<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> that<\/span> when<\/span> it<\/span> comes<\/span> to<\/span> military<\/span> aid,<\/span> “by<\/span> definition,<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> excluded.<\/span> There<\/span> is<\/span> nothing<\/span> that<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> done,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>But<\/span> President<\/span> Macron<\/span> set<\/span> a<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> “criteria”<\/span> before<\/span> making<\/span> a<\/span> decision.<\/span> Days<\/span> after<\/span> allies<\/span> pledged<\/span> to<\/span> supply<\/span> tanks,<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> stepped<\/span> up<\/span> its<\/span> demands<\/span> for<\/span> more<\/span> advanced<\/span> weapons<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> West.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington (AFP) White House National Security Press Secretary John Kirby said U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Brinken will discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine with Chinese officials during his Feb\u00a05-6 visit to China.\u00a0 Kirby told reporters that talks between the two countries on a range of issues, including military and climate change, were put on hold […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,24,276,2425,2480,2482],"tags":[76,132,154,156,170,174],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ukraine.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3620,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617\/revisions\/3620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}