I hope March is the first day in the world.
As of press time, Russia and Ukraine are still negotiating, and no special news has flowed out, while the United States has launched a financial war against Russia.
latest summary of the situation in Russia and Ukraine
the third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has begun and is expected to be the final round
On the afternoon of February 28 local time, the third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Belarus has begun and is expected to be the final round.
Russia Ukraine negotiations are still continuing and have lasted for 3 hours
According to Tass news agency, citing sources involved in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are still continuing, and the negotiations have lasted for three hours.
On February 28 local time, the talks between Russia and Ukraine officially began in Belarus. It was nearly two hours later than the original planned negotiation time (12 noon local time on the 28th). The Russian delegation is composed of representatives from the Russian Ministry of foreign affairs, the Ministry of defense and other institutions, including the office of the president. The Ukrainian delegation sent a total of six people to participate in the talks, including defense minister reznikov, deputy foreign minister tositsky, adviser to the president’s office podoliyak, chairman of the people’s public servant party arahamia, congressman umelov, and koskin, the first deputy leader of the tripartite contact group on Ukraine. Belarusian foreign minister maki attended the Russian Ukrainian negotiations.
Earlier, Ukrainian media quoted Ukrainian reporters as saying that the Russian Ukrainian negotiations have ended.
Before the negotiations, Ukraine said that the main topics it advocated were a ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine.
Medynski, head of the Russian delegation, reiterated that Russia had no intention of occupying Ukraine.
Putin told macron: three points must be reached to solve the Ukrainian problem
The French presidential palace said macron hoped that Russia could ensure the safety of the main roads in Ukraine and protect civilians. The Elysee Palace said Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to work hard for this.
According to the official website of the Kremlin, the Russian president was invited to have a telephone conversation with French President macron on the 28th and had a serious and detailed exchange on all aspects of the situation in Ukraine.
The French side expressed its views on Russia’s ongoing special military action to protect Donbas and expressed the hope that the current conflict would be resolved as soon as possible through dialogue and negotiations with Kiev.
Putin stressed that only by unconditionally taking into account Russia’s legitimate security interests, including recognizing Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea, solving the demilitarization of Ukraine and ensuring its neutral status, can such a solution be . It is reported that Russia is open to the talks with Ukraine and hopes that the negotiations can achieve the expected results.
The Russian president stressed that the Russian armed forces did not threaten civilians or target civilian facilities. Putin and macron agreed to keep in touch.
Russian media: Zelinski signs Ukraine’s application for EU accession
According to RIA Novosti reported on the 28th, Ukraine’s supreme Rada (parliament) announced on the instant messaging software telegraph that Ukrainian President Zelensky signed Ukraine’s application for accession to the European Union.
German Ministry of economy: Germany can still buy natural gas through swift, and sanctions against Russia will also hurt domestic enterprises
On the 28th local time, a spokesman for the German Ministry of economy said that Germany still has a channel to pay natural gas bills, and it is still feasible to buy natural gas through swift system. Previously, Germany expressed support for western countries to use swift international payment system as one of the means to sanction Russia, but hoped that it would be subject to “targeted and functional” restrictions. At the same time, the federal government also announced that it would increase efforts to promote the development of renewable energy in order to reduce Germany’s dependence on individual energy suppliers.
Gazprom said on the same day that it was continuing to transport natural gas to Europe through Ukraine’s transit pipeline, and the natural gas transported on the 28th day could reach 105.8 million cubic meters. In response to western countries’ concerns that Russia will suspend natural gas supply due to countermeasures, the company stressed that it can ensure the reliable delivery of natural gas even in the most serious crisis.
In addition, the spokesman of the German Ministry of economy also acknowledged that the implementation of sanctions against Russia will “inevitably” have a negative impact on German companies. The federal government will provide assistance to enterprises in serious difficulties as appropriate. However, the spokesman did not give a specific amount, and in principle, Germany has no provisions on compensation for EU sanctions.
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: it has reported to the UN Secretariat on the inability of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to visit Geneva
On February 28 local time, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that it had reported to the United Nations Secretariat that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov was unable to visit Geneva, and there was no result.
Earlier in the day, it was reported that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s trip to Geneva had been cancelled due to the EU’s blockade of Russian flights.
UNHCR: more than 500000 refugees fled Ukraine
On February 28 local time, the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees Filippo grandi said that the situation in Russia and Ukraine has led to more than 500000 refugees fleeing from Ukraine to neighbouring countries.
adviser to the office of the president of Ukraine: Ukraine requested the withdrawal of all Russian troops during the talks
On February 28 local time, alestovic, an adviser to the office of the president of Ukraine, said that during the talks, Ukraine demanded the withdrawal of all Russian troops, including Crimea and Donbas.
Russian Ministry of Defense: the living conditions of people in Ukrainian settlements controlled by Russia are normal
On February 28 local time, the Russian Defense Ministry said that after Russia launched a special military operation, people’s living conditions in Ukrainian settlements controlled by Russia were normal.
Russian Defense Minister: strategic missile force, Northern Fleet, The Pacific Securities Co.Ltd(601099) fleet, etc. are in combat readiness
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu reported to Putin on February 28 that according to his order, the personnel on duty of the strategic missile force, the Northern Fleet, The Pacific Securities Co.Ltd(601099) fleet and the strategic aviation command have been strengthened and put into combat readiness.
Switzerland renounces neutrality
decided to freeze Russian assets in Switzerland
On the 28th local time, the Swiss Federal Council decided to adopt sanctions consistent with the EU, including freezing Russian assets in Switzerland and sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin.
UN General Assembly emergency special session held, Guterres: the world is facing a critical moment
On February 28 local time, an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the situation in Ukraine and Russia was held.
President Shahid of the United Nations General Assembly and Secretary General Guterres attended and delivered speeches.
Shahid called for an immediate ceasefire, and all parties should exercise maximum restraint and seek a peaceful solution to the problem. He said that there is no winner in the war, but countless lives will die. He also said that at present, 500000 refugees have poured into the eastern EU in Ukraine, and called on all countries to support humanitarian initiatives. Shahid stressed that humanitarian law must be respected and diplomacy must prevail.
Guterres said in his opening speech that the world is facing a critical moment, and the latest developments in Ukraine are of serious concern.
Guterres said that the Minsk agreement has been approved by the Security Council, but now the Minsk agreement is being destroyed. “Now is the time for restraint, rationality and degradation.”
Guterres said that the United Nations will continue to support the Ukrainian people in humanitarian work. Guterres called on all parties to respect the principles of humanity, neutrality, fairness and independence of humanitarian action. The United Nations will also continue to mediate on the situation in Russia and Ukraine and seek a peaceful solution to the current crisis.
the United States prohibits the Central Bank of Russia from trading dollars
On February 28 local time, senior officials of the US government said that the United States took measures to prohibit the Russian central bank from carrying out any US dollar transactions and comprehensively prevent Russian direct investment funds, so as to prevent Russia from mitigating the impact of sanctions through “emergency fund” or “emergency savings account”.
According to the United States cable news network (CNN) quoted U.S. officials as saying that during Russia’s military action in Ukraine, the move will make it impossible for Russia to use its foreign exchange reserves to cushion the sharp decline of the ruble and use U.S. dollar funds no longer.
According to the statement of the office of foreign assets control of the U.S. Treasury Department, the latest U.S. measure will actually freeze any assets held by the Russian Central Bank in the United States or by U.S. citizens.
The United States also announced new sanctions against Russia’s main sovereign wealth fund “Russian direct investment fund” and its chief executive (dmitryev). The United States said he was a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. These new US sanctions are aimed at shaking the Russian financial system. US Treasury Secretary Yellen said the latest action would greatly limit Russia’s ability to use assets to finance its destabilizing activities.
According to the data of the US Treasury Department, the blockade of the assets of the Russian central bank by the United States and the European Union will make nearly half of its assets inoperable. It is estimated that the Russian central bank holds about $630 billion in foreign exchange and gold reserves. These measures are designed to prevent Russia from selling these reserves to reduce China’s financial pressure. Russian official data released in January showed that as of June last year, its foreign exchange reserves were $100 billion.
Xinjiang Beiken Energy Engineering Co.Ltd(002828) : temporary shutdown of wholly-owned subsidiary’s project in Ukraine
A-share listed company Xinjiang Beiken Energy Engineering Co.Ltd(002828) announced that the drilling projects of wholly-owned subsidiary Xinjiang Beiken Energy Engineering Co.Ltd(002828) Ukraine Co., Ltd. in Ukraine will be temporarily suspended from February 26, 2022.
According to the company, sun has 99 Chinese employees in Ukraine. As of December 31, 2021, the book value of fixed assets of Sun company was 187644800 yuan (Unaudited). Before the war broke out, the drilling project of Sun company in Ukraine was in the contract construction period. Due to the uncertainty of the evolution of the war situation, it is temporarily unpredictable when the normal construction can be resumed, which is expected to have an adverse impact on the project progress and operation. Up to now, the personnel and fixed assets of Sun company are in a relatively safe state. The company will pay close attention to the follow-up development of this war, assess the impact of follow-up business, and strive to return to work as soon as possible after the situation is stable.
According to the website data, Xinjiang Beiken Energy Engineering Co.Ltd(002828) was established in 2009, and its main business is oil and gas exploration and development, drilling engineering technology and other services. It was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in December 2016, and it is the first private enterprise listed on the main board in Karamay, Xinjiang. Due to the low oil price, the shrinking workload of petroleum engineering and the decline in the price of engineering services, the company began to expand its business outside Xinjiang and enter the overseas market since 2016.
In the first half of last year, the company’s revenue from Ukraine accounted for more than 35% of its total revenue.
European stock markets fell sharply across the board
In terms of market, European stock markets fell sharply, US stocks fell slightly, the NASDAQ index turned from decline to rise, the Federal Reserve Bank of Russia (ADR) fell nearly 70%, and A50 was in a rising state. Bitcoin is rising sharply. May the world be at peace.
