Washington reminds kyiv that its military equipment must not be used on Russian soil

• Joe Biden’s administration reminded Ukraine on Friday that it does not support its equipment being used to attack targets in Russia. In an interview on CNN, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “We have again made it clear to the Ukrainians what our expectations are regarding the Russian attack; we don’t want to encourage or allow that, we certainly don’t want US-made equipment to be used to attack Russian soil. »
• Russia claims to have sent on Thursday, for the second time this week, fighter bombers to prevent two American strategic bombers of “violating the state border” above the Baltic Sea.
• Alexander Lukashenko spoke on Thursday about the transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia to Belarus. He was unable to specify whether the weapons in question were already in his country. “Maybe, I go back and I will see”, said the leader from Moscow, explaining that Vladimir Putin had announced to him the day before that he had signed the decree allowing the transfer.
• Russia will not win the war in Ukraine by military means alone, the US Chief of Staff reiterated on ThursdayGeneral Mark Milley, who has also declared that it is unlikely that kyiv will manage to quickly expel all Russian forces from its territory. “It means the fighting is going to continue, it’s going to be bloody, it’s going to be tough. And, at some point, the two parties will either negotiate an agreement or reach a military conclusion.he specified.
• The European Union has asked China to use its influence on Moscow so that ” [soit mis] end to bloodshed » in Ukraine and that Russian troops are withdrawing from the country. Li Hui, sent by Beijing to Europe to discuss a political settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, was received Thursday in Brussels by Enrique Mora, right arm of Josep Borrell, the head of European diplomacy, before going to Moscow on Friday.
• Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigojine said on Thursday that his men had begun to hand over their positions in Bakhmout to regular Russian army troops. “By 1^er June, most of [de nos unités] will relocate to rear bases. We hand over the positions to the military, the ammunition and everything that is there”, did he declare. Hanna Maliar, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, also denied again Thursday the total loss of the city.

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