PM Fumio Kishida to meet Zelenskiy in Kyiv as Tokyo concerned about close relationship between Beijing and Moscow
“We believe that many of the provisions of the peace plan put forward by China are in line with Russian approaches, and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when they are ready for it in the West and in Kiev,” Mr Putin said.
The US has dismissed China’s ceasefire plan as a sham, arguing that any halt to hostilities now – without the withdrawal of Russian forces – would only cement the Kremlin’s occupation of parts of eastern and southeastern Ukraine and give it time to patch up and rearm its beleaguered military in preparation for new offensives.
“Alongside our granting of a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, we will be providing ammunition including armour piercing rounds which contain depleted uranium. Such rounds are highly effective in defeating modern tanks and armoured vehicles,” said British minister of state for defence Annabel Goldie.
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