{"id":239216,"date":"2023-03-22T00:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T22:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=239216"},"modified":"2023-03-22T00:04:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T22:04:53","slug":"day-391","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/day-391","title":{"rendered":"Day 391: Chinese President holds second day of talks in Moscow, Japanese Prime Minister visits Bucha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

China\u2019s Xi sits down for the second day of talks with Russia\u2019s Putin. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida visits Bucha. Russia has likely requested lethal aid from China, NATO Secretary General said. The UK is planning to send armor-piercing depleted uranium shells to Ukraine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi\u2019s visit to Moscow erodes world\u2019s trust in China\u2019s \u201cpeacemaking\u201d intentions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed China\u2019s peace proposal for Ukraine on Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. He did not elaborate further, refraining from comments until official statements were made.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a joint news conference after talks with Xi ended, Putin said: \u201cMany provisions of the Chinese peace plan can be taken as the basis for settling of the conflict in Ukraine, whenever the West and Kyiv are ready for it.\u201d During the visit, Xi invited Putin to China this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan PM visits Bucha, expresses \u201canger at atrocity committed here.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Japan Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv. Japan serves as president of the G7. Kishida also traveled to Bucha, the town north of the Ukrainian capital that has become synonymous with Russian atrocities and alleged war crimes. \u201cThe world was astonished to see innocent civilians in Bucha killed one year ago. I really feel great anger at the atrocity upon visiting that very place here,\u201d Kishida said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He laid a wreath outside a church before observing a moment of silence and bowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia likely asks China for lethal aid, NATO Secretary General says<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

NATO has \u201cseen some signs\u201d that Russia has likely requested lethal aid from China to bolster Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChina should not provide lethal aid to Russia. That would be to support an illegal war,\u201d Stoltenberg told reporters at a news conference in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stoltenberg said Xi\u2019s three-day state visit to Moscow signals the closer ties developing between China and Russia in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. has intelligence that the Chinese government is considering providing Russia with drones and ammunition for use in the war in Ukraine, three sources familiar with the intelligence told CNN last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UK sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The UK is planning to send armor-piercing tank rounds \u201cwhich contain depleted uranium\u201d to Ukraine alongside a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks, the UK\u2019s Minister of State at the Ministry of Defense, Baroness Goldie said, responding to a written question from The Lord Hylton, a member of the House of Lords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlongside 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,\u201d Baroness Goldie said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depleted uranium is the byproduct of the uranium enrichment process. It is used for tank armor and armor-piercing bullets. Media reports raised questions about the possible connection between the use of depleted uranium ammunition by NATO forces in Kosovo and Bosnia and allegedly higher cases of leukemia in troops and civilians. Britain hopes the Challenger 2 tanks it is supplying to Ukraine will arrive at the country at the end of March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odesa added to UNESCO World Heritage List. Ukraine in Flames #376<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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On January 25 extraordinary session of the UN World Heritage Committee ended with an extremely important decision for Ukraine: the historic center of Odesa received the status of a UNESCO monument. Consideration of Odesa’s candidacy for a place on the world heritage list became a diplomatic battleground with the russian delegation, where Ukraine, supported by foreign partners, won a convincing victory. Watch Ukraine in flames #376 to find out about the criteria by which Odesa was given the UNESCO status and how this status can help the city now amidst the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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