Original title: Russia-Ukraine talks have not made significant progress Biden is about to visit Ukraine’s neighbors
Please see the reports from Xinhua News Agency reporters from Russia, the United States and Belgium –
@Russia
The Moscow Stock Exchange is one of the two main stock exchanges in Russia. After a three-week suspension of trading, the Moscow Stock Exchange resumed trading of Russian government bonds at 10 a.m. local time on the 21st, and stock trading was still suspended.
The exchange held an auction of 55 federal government bonds within the first hour of resuming trading. In order to reduce price fluctuations during the resumption of trading, the Russian central bank decided to buy federal government bonds and sell the purchased bonds after the financial market stabilizes.
The Russian and Ukrainian delegations resumed video talks on the 21st. Alahamia, a member of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation and chairman of the parliamentary group of the Ukrainian People’s Servant Party, told the “Ukraine Pravda” that the negotiation lasted for an hour and a half, and the working group continued to discuss after the end. They work all day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the same day that the “compromise model” in the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will be decided by a referendum in Ukraine.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov told the media on the 21st that the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations have not made significant progress, and it is too early to talk about the meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents.
@America
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Europe this week and plan to attend a NATO summit, among other things. The Russian-Ukrainian situation and European defense will undoubtedly become important topics in the meeting between the leaders of the United States and Europe, and the differences between the two sides on issues such as sanctions against Russia have also attracted attention from the outside world.
A White House spokesman said Biden’s European trip would also include Ukraine’s neighbor Poland.
Video footage taken on March 8 shows U.S. President Joe Biden speaking at the White House in Washington.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jie
@Belgium
The EU Council adopted an action plan called “Strategic Compass” on the 21st. The plan sets goals for the EU to enhance mutual defense capabilities and provides direction for achieving them.
According to this action plan, in the future the EU will establish a rapid response force of up to 5,000 people, which can be quickly deployed in the event of a crisis.
The action plan is expected to be formally approved at the EU summit on the 24th and 25th of this month.
Source: Xinhuanet