(Finance) – The Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan they had a telephone conversation to discuss the situation in Ukraine. This was announced by the office of the Turkish president, as reported by Tass also specifying that Turkey is ready to organize a meeting between the Russia, Ukraine and the UN in Istanbul, according to what Erdogan told Putin and also to participate in a potential observation mechanism in Ukraine in case Moscow and Kiev reached an agreement on this.
Meanwhile, the US has announced that it will not send (medium-range) missile systems to Kiev that can reach Russian territory: the president said. Joe Biden. In recent days, CNN had reported that the White House was preparing a new package of military aid that would also include medium / long-range missile systems. These are the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, also known as HIMARS, a lighter version of the former but capable of firing the same type of ammunition. Both systems can launch rocket bursts of up to 300 kilometers at ground targets from mobile vehicles. Far beyond then the Howitzers howitzers supplied so far, which have a maximum range of 25 kilometers, and Javelin anti-tank missiles or Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.
The Vice-President of the Russian Security Council Dmitri Medvedev he considers “reasonable” the decision of US President Joe Biden not to supply Ukraine with medium-range missiles capable of reaching Russia. Tass reports it. In the event of attacks on its cities, Russia, Medvedev adds, would hit the centersthe “criminal decision makers”, some of which are “a long way from Kiev”.
Meanwhile, the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine continues. A French journalist was killed after a car was hit near Severodonetsk. This was announced by the regional governor of Lugansk, Serhiy Gaidai, as reported by the Guardian. “Today our armored evacuation vehicle – said Gaidai – was going to collect 10 people from the area and ended up under enemy fire. Shrapnel from the grenades pierced the armor of the car, a fatal wound in the neck was received by an accredited French journalist who was making a report on the evacuation, a patrol policeman was saved by a helmet “.