Russian President Vladimir Putin said on February 23, 20 15 that there would be no war between Russia and Ukraine. On June 26, 2022, the "Normandy Model" four-party talks were held in Paris, and representatives of the four parties held consultations on easing the Ukrainian crisis. On February 2 1 day, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order recognizing the "Donetsk People's Republic" and the "Lugansk People's Republic" in eastern Ukraine, and then ordered the Russian army to maintain the peace of the two republics.
On February 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to launch a special military operation in Donbass. On the same day, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that the whole territory of Ukraine would enter a state of war. On February 26th, Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said that the Ukrainian side had refused to hold peace talks and Russian military operations would continue.
The latest progress in Ukraine and Russia
According to a report quoted by the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) by senior officials of the US government, American and European officials have begun to discuss with the Ukrainian government how to hold peace talks with Russia to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, including the conditions that Ukraine may have to give up in order to reach an agreement with Russia.
According to the report, American and European officials are worried about the stalemate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and their ability to continue to provide assistance to Ukraine. According to two people familiar with the matter, US President Biden has been paying close attention to Ukraine's constantly consuming military power.
Before the Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out in Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), White House officials publicly expressed their belief that the US Congress would pass the decision to provide additional financial assistance to Ukraine before the end of 2023, but they privately admitted that it might be difficult.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Ukrainian Issues.