Progress in the situation in Russia and Ukraine: Ukraine said that the agreement on the export of agricultural products should be extended for 120 days, and some EU countries will jointly purchase amm
China news agency, Beijing, March 18 (Xinhua) Comprehensive news: Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegal said on the 17th that Ukraine insisted that the agreement on the export of agricultural products at the Black Sea port should be automatically extended for 120 days. Reuters reported on the 17th that some EU countries will sign an agreement to jointly purchase ammunition for Ukraine in order to speed up and expand the supply of ammunition.
Uzbekistan said that the agreement on the export of agricultural products should be extended for 120 days.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegal said on the 17th that Ukraine insisted that the agreement on the export of agricultural products at the Black Sea port should be automatically extended for 120 days, according to the Ukrainian News Agency.
Megal said that Ukraine is one of the key links of global food security, and Russia’s attempt to shorten the extension period is a manifestation of further escalating the global food crisis through "manipulation".
On the 13th of this month, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vershinin said that Russia has no objection to the extension of the agreement on the export of agricultural products at the Black Sea port after its expiration, but only agreed to extend it for 60 days for the time being.
In July last year, Russia and Ukraine signed relevant agreements with Turkey and the United Nations respectively in Istanbul on the issue of agricultural products outbound in Black Sea ports. The relevant agreement is valid for 120 days. After it expired on November 19 last year, the parties negotiated to extend the agreement for 120 days until March 18 this year.
Some EU countries will sign an agreement to jointly purchase ammunition for Ukraine.
According to Reuters’s report on 17th, some EU countries will sign an agreement on 20th to jointly purchase ammunition for Ukraine, so as to speed up and expand the supply of ammunition.
The report quoted a senior EU official as saying that many countries are expected to sign the agreement, but the exact figures are still unclear because some countries are still reviewing the agreement.
It is reported that the agreement on joint procurement of ammunition will be signed during the meeting of EU foreign ministers and defense ministers in Brussels on the 20th, and the first order under the agreement will be delivered before the end of May.
EU officials said that this move will bring larger single orders to arms companies, thus encouraging them to increase their investment in production capacity and reducing competition between governments trying to push up prices by placing similar orders.
It is reported that in order to speed up the delivery of ammunition to the Ukrainian army, borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, recently proposed to provide an additional 1 billion euros in joint funds to help Ukraine.
Russian troops occupied a Ukrainian stronghold in Arcomovsk.
According to Sputnik news agency & radio’s report on the 17th, the leader of Donetsk region, Denis Pushkin, said through live television that Russian troops had successfully occupied a Ukrainian stronghold in the building of the "Oriental Equipment Manufacturing" factory in the north of the non-ferrous metal processing plant in Arjomovsk (Ukraine called "Bakhmut"). Pushilin also said that during the attack on the city center, the commandos defeated the enemy troops in the north and south.
According to reports, Aljomovsk is an important transportation hub for supplying Ukrainian troops in Donbass. According to the latest information, Russian troops cut off or seized all the asphalt roads leading to the city, and the muddy roads that have been boiled have seriously increased the difficulty of transporting Ukrainian ammunition and personnel. (End)