Turkey considers Russia’s special operation as a ‘military intervention’. Pivovarov-Redaktsiya Telegram channel reported citing the administration of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Foreign Ministry of China made statement. It is quoted by TASS. «Russia does not need China’s military support during the military operation in Ukraine,» the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.
The President of France Emmanuel Macron demanded from Russia to immediately cease hostilities in Ukraine, Interfax reports.
Emmanuel Macron condemned Moscow’s decision to start a war. He also expressed solidarity with Ukraine. According to the French leader, the country supports the Ukrainians and cooperates with its partners and allies to achieve an end to the war.
The British Foreign Office notes that Ukraine is not a member of NATO, «but the United Kingdom will help them in self-defense.»
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarusian troops do not take any part in the Russian special operation in Ukraine. He urged the parties to sit down at the negotiating table.
Lithuania declared a state of emergency due to the situation in Ukraine.
The head of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said that new sanctions against the Russian Federation would also harm the countries that impose them.
Earlier it was reported that martial law was declared in Ukraine.
On the night of February 24 Vladimir Putin officially announced start of a military special operation in Donbas.
An extraordinary meeting of Russia’s Security Council was held in Moscow on February 21 to discuss the issue of recognizing the independence of the DPR and LPR. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree.
Earlier, the US leader Joe Biden signed a decree banning trade and investment with the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. The document was published on the White House website.
On February 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address and said that Kiev was seeking peace and would continue diplomatic work in this direction following Russia’s decision to recognize the Donbas republics.
The President of Kyrgyzstan believes that this may have been a forced measure. Sadyr Japarov spoke out about the conflict in Ukraine on social media.
