According to CCTV and other news on the 26th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov was interviewed and responded to issues such as the Russia-US leaders 'meeting and the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. He revealed details of the call with the United States, believing that the ball was on the United States side. In addition, on the 26th, Russian troops launched an air strike on Kiev, killing 3 people and injuring 32 people. Uzbek President Zelensky thanked the United States and the United States for imposing sanctions on Russia and called for simultaneous sanctions. On the same day, Slovakia Prime Minister Fizo emphasized that Slovakia would not participate in the EU plan to provide funds for military aid to Uzbekistan, and criticized EU sanctions against Russia.
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According to Central Television News, on 26 local time, the Russian Foreign Ministry released a video of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's recent interview.In the interview, Lavrov responded to questions such as the postponement of the meeting of Russian-American leaders in Budapest, the proposal for a ceasefire in Russia.
Lavrov said that he had a substantive phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on the 20th of this month. After the call, based on the US statement, Lavrov believed that both sides have a clear understanding of the actions Russia and the United States can take to implement the results of the Alaska meeting between the leaders of the two countries. Lavrov said that Russia is ready to continue to advance dialogue at a pace that the United States deems comfortable.
Lavrov disclosed that neither side mentioned new meetings or negotiations in the phone call on the 20th. Lavrov believes that the ball is on the U.S. side,"they put forward something and we are finally ready to accept it." He also said that it was the United States that first proposed to cancel the Budapest meeting between the leaders of the two countries, and then changed the name "cancellation" to "rescheduling." These changes all originated from the initiator of the meeting initiative, namely the United States.
Lavrov also revealed some details of the meeting between Russian and American presidents in Alaska: "President Putin announced that Russia was ready to accept their proposals and advance to the practical level on the basis of the proposals, but no direct reply was received. All parties agreed to pause in order to consider these proposals." A month later, Lavrov met with Rubio in New York, and the latter said that the US side was still considering them.
Regarding Europe's proposed "immediate ceasefire", Lavrov believes that it is just to buy time to replenish Ukraine's weapons arsenal. He said Europe was trying to use a ceasefire to dominate the agenda,"they changed their stance based on what happened on the front lines."
According to Xinhua Agency, Ukraine's National Emergency Service and Kiev Mayor Klitschko released news on social media on the 26th that as of 11 a.m. on the 26th, a new round of Russian air strikes on Kiev has killed 3 people and injured 32 others.
The National Emergency Service said that the casualties appeared in the Jasniyansky district of the city of Kiev, and hundreds of rescue workers and police were rescued on the scene.
On the same day, Klitschko posted on social media that a 9-story residential building in Jesnyanski District was hit by explosive fragments and caught fire. In addition, a 16-story residential building in Obolon District of Kiev was hit by drone debris, causing no casualties.
The Ukraine Air Force posted a message on social media on the 26th that from the evening of the 25th to the early morning of the 26th, Russian troops flew from Kursk Oblast, Orel Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and Crimea to Uzbekistan. 101 drones were launched in Ukraine, of which about 60 were attack drones. As of 9 a.m. on the 26th, Uzbekistan's air defense firepower and electronic warfare forces had intercepted 90 drones. Five attack drones that were not intercepted hit four locations, and another five locations were hit by drone debris.
Uzbek President Zelensky posted on social media on the 26th that in the past week, the Russian military has launched more than 1200 attack drones and more than 50 missiles of various types into Uzbekistan, and dropped more than 1360 aerial bombs. He thanked the European Union and the United States for adopting a new round of sanctions against Russia, and called on the G7 and other partners to adopt simultaneous sanctions.
According to Central Television News, on October 26 local time, Slovak Prime Minister Fico stressed that Slovakia would not participate in any EU program aimed at funding military aid to Ukraine.Since the Fico government came to power in 2023, Slovakia has actually stopped state military aid to Ukraine, but allowed commercial sale.
On the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Slovakia and Hungary have different positions than other EU countries, and both the Fico and Orbán governments see the battlefield as not the solution to the problem.
Fico also criticized the EU’s multiple sanctions imposed on Russia over the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, saying the sanctions were more harmful to Europe.
Daily Economic News Comprehensive Central TV News, China News Agency
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