Progress in the situation in Russia and Ukraine： Zelensky announced sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry, and Russian and Belarusian leaders will meet in the near future.

　　China news agency, Beijing, February 6 (Xinhua) Comprehensive news: Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that his country’s decision to sanction the Russian nuclear industry had taken effect that night, according to a report by Wutong News Agency on the 5th. Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned Belarusian President Lukashenko that night and agreed that they would meet in the near future, Tass news agency reported on the 5th.

　　Zelensky announces sanctions against Russian nuclear industry

　　Ukrainian President Zelensky announced in a video address that night that the decision of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Committee on sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry had come into effect, according to the Ukrainian News Agency reported on the 5th.

　　According to reports, there are 200 entities on the sanctions list, including the Russian National Atomic Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries, and the sanctions period is 50 years.

　　It is reported that Zelensky urged the EU to make a decision to impose sanctions on the Russian Atomic Energy Corporation at a news conference after the Ukrainian-EU summit.

　　Russian and Belarusian leaders will meet in the near future.

　　Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned Belarusian President Lukashenko that night and agreed on the time for their recent meeting to discuss cooperation and anti-sanction measures, according to the Tass news agency reported on the 5th.

　　According to the news released by the Belarusian President’s Information Bureau on the same day, the leaders of the two countries discussed the common cooperation agenda in the economic and political fields and security issues during the call.

　　The Tass news agency reported that Lukashenko said in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov last month that he planned to meet with Putin "more frequently" this year.

　　Ukraine may change its defense minister.

　　The Ukrainian News Agency reported on the 5th that Ala Hamija, chairman of the parliamentary group of the Ukrainian People’s Public Servant Party, said that Budanov, director of the General Intelligence Department of Ukraine’s Ministry of National Defense, would succeed Reznikov as Ukraine’s Minister of National Defense. Ala Hamija said that Reznikov will be transferred as Minister of Strategic Industry to strengthen military-industrial cooperation.

　　According to Reuters news, Reznikov said on the 5th that any decision on personnel changes depends on Zelensky, and the news of being transferred to the position of Minister of Strategic Industry is also "news" for him. "If I suddenly receive this job invitation, I will refuse it because I don’t have the relevant professional knowledge."

　　Reuters reported that Zelensky has not issued any statement on replacing the defense minister.

　　Russian Defense Ministry: Ukraine plans to create a "false flag operation" to frame Russia.

　　According to Sputnik news agency & radio news, the Russian Defense Ministry posted on social media on the 5th that Ukraine is planning a "false flag operation" and plans to carry out a large-scale bombing in Kramatorsk to frame Russia.

　　The Russian Defense Ministry said that according to some confirmed information, Uzbekistan plans to use remote-controlled explosives to blow up the drug and cancer prevention and treatment institute and the first city hospital in Kramatorsk in the near future, thus accusing Russia of deliberately bombing civilian facilities.

　　The Russian Defense Ministry said that accompanied by Ukrainian personnel, a group of western media reporters have arrived in Kramatorsk, and the western media will accuse Russia of this planning incident and demand the international community to respond and speed up the delivery of long-range missiles to Kiev.

　　Scholz said that Western weapons supplied to Ukraine will not be used to attack Russian territory.

　　According to German media reports on the 5th, German Chancellor Angela Scholz said that she had reached a consensus with Ukraine that weapons provided by the West would only be used in Ukraine and would not be used to attack Russian territory. (End)