The NATO chief talks to Erdogan about the accession of Finland and Sweden
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference with European Parliament President Roberta Mezzola (not pictured) at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on 28 April 2022.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the Prime Minister of Finland and spoke with the President of Turkey as he sought to overcome Turkish resistance to the accession of Finland and Sweden to the alliance.
Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted that he had met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the need to respond to Turkey’s concerns and move forward” with applications for membership of Finland and Sweden.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted Scandinavian countries to apply to join NATO, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Sweden and Finland of backing Kurdish extremists seen by Turkey as terrorists.
Stoltenberg said he had a “constructive telephone conversation” with Erdogan, called Turkey a “valuable ally” and praised Turkey’s efforts to mediate in a deal to ensure the safe transportation of grain supplies from Ukraine amid global food shortages caused by the Russian invasion. . Stoltenberg tweeted that he and Erdogan would continue their dialogue without giving details.
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The art of war: 101 days later, street artists show their support for Ukraine
It has been 101 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, and street artists around the world continue to create works showing support for Ukraine and condemnation of Russia. See the full collection here.
Ukrainian soldiers take pictures of a mural entitled “Saint Javelin”, dedicated to the British portable surface-to-air missile, which was found on the side of an apartment building in Kyiv on May 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The work of illustrator and artist Chris Shaw is related to the Javelin rocket, donated to Ukrainian troops to fight the Russian invasion.
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Murals of two young Ukrainian victims depicted on the wall. Left Vitaly Skakun Vladimirovich (1996-2022), whom the Ukrainian army considers a hero for his heroic actions during the explosion of a bridge to stop the Russian army, right, 10-year-old Ukrainian Polina, killed by Russian soldiers when she and her family tried to escape from Kyiv by car.
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Street artist Denis Antiukov and his assistant Hannah are working on a mural inspired by the Russian warship Go F … Yourself! postage stamp in the Khortitsky region of Zaporozhye, Southeastern Ukraine.
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Newspaper kiosk takes magazines to the mural of Italian urban artist Salvatore Benintende, also known as “TV BOY”, depicting a girl painting a symbol of peace on the flag of Ukraine reading “Hope” in Barcelona on April 30, 2022.
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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA – APRIL 26: Paintings of street art supporting Ukraine on April 26, 2022 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and was met with worldwide condemnation in the form of rallies, protests and peaceful marches in cities around the world. (Photo by Paulius Peleckis / Getty Images)
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Ukraine says there is no point in negotiating until Russian troops are repulsed
Ukraine has said there is no point in negotiating with Russia until Moscow’s forces are withdrawn as far as possible to Ukraine’s borders.
Ukrainian negotiator and presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak made statements about the latest events in the war during an exclusive interview with the Anatolian Agency in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 19, 2022.
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Adviser to Ukrainian President Mykhailo Podoliak commented when asked about French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to mediate talks between Kyiv and Moscow to end the 100-day war in Ukraine on Friday.
“… Until we get the full number of weapons, until we strengthen our positions, until we push them (Russian forces) back as far as possible to the borders of Ukraine, there is no point in negotiating,” Podoliak said. television.
Macron, who has sought dialogue with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin since the February 24 invasion of Moscow, said the West should not humiliate Russia in order to keep the door open for a solution through diplomacy.
Ukraine, which claims that Russia has already occupied about 20% of its territory, is now receiving more powerful weapons from the West.
“Our armed forces are ready to use (the new weapons) … and then I think we can start a new round of talks from an enhanced position,” said David Arahamia, a Ukrainian lawmaker and member of the negotiating team. Friday.
Among other things, the United States will provide Ukraine with precision HIMARS missile systems that allow it to strike Russian positions from a greater distance.
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Ukraine says Russian troops are trying to cut off access to Severodonetsk
Photo shows an explosion in the city of Severodonetsk during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbass on May 30, 2022, the 96th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Kyiv said Moscow had stepped up troops around Severodonetsk and tried to cut off Ukraine’s access to the industrial city, at the heart of Russia’s offensive to seize the eastern Donbass region.
Sergei Gaidai, the governor of Luhansk province, said Russian forces were blowing up bridges across the Seversky Donets River to prevent Ukraine from deploying military reinforcements and delivering aid to civilians in Severodonetsk.
“The Russian army, as we understand it, is directing all its efforts, all its reserves in this direction (Severodonetsk),” Gaidai said in a live television broadcast. The Russians are blowing up bridges, so we could not bring reinforcements to our boys in Severodonetsk.
After being expelled from the capital Kyiv, Russia launched a massive attack in Luhansk and Donetsk, two provinces that make up the eastern region of Donbass.
For both sides, fighting in the east in recent weeks has been one of the deadliest phases of the war, with Ukraine saying it is losing 60 to 100 troops every day.
The Ukrainian military said on Saturday that Russia had used artillery to conduct “assault operations” in Severodonetsk, but Russian forces withdrew and Ukrainian troops held positions in the city, about 145 kilometers (90 miles) from the Russian border.
Russian troops also tried to advance on Lisichansk, across the Seversky Donets River from Severodonetsk, but were stopped, the General Staff of Ukraine said.
Reuters reached Severodonetsk on Thursday and was able to confirm that Ukrainians still hold part of the city.
In the neighboring Donetsk province, Russian troops are just 15km (9 miles) outside the city of Slavyansk, District Governor Pavlo Kirilenko told Reuters on Friday.
The British Ministry of Defense said that Russian air activity remained high over Donbass, with Russian planes striking using both controllable and uncontrollable ammunition.
In the southern part of the Odessa region of Ukraine rocket hit an agricultural warehouse, injuring two people, wrote a spokesman for the regional administration in the Telegram.
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The UK says Russia’s offensive in northern Ukraine “ends in costly failure”
The UK Ministry of Defense said Russia’s offensive in northern Ukraine “ended in costly failure”.
The ministry said Russian forces had been deployed “too weakly without enough support from artillery and fighter jets”. It said the effort was based on “wildly optimistic assessments of the welcome of Russian troops in Ukraine”.
“Russia has already adopted a ‘depletion strategy’ and is making slow and costly profits in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine,” the ministry said.
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Putin blames “short-sighted” Western policy on energy and food issues
Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for problems in world food and energy markets, warning that the new sanctions will only worsen the situation.
“This is absolutely short-sighted, wrong, I would say, just a stupid policy that leads to a dead end,” Putin said, according to Russia’s TASS news agency.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the development of road construction via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, near Moscow, on June 2, 2022.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine has shaken the world economy, disrupting global food and energy supply chains. Both nations produce about 30% of the world’s wheat and barley. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization says food prices are at the highest levels ever recorded.
“The unfavorable situation on the world food market did not begin to take shape yesterday or even since Russia launched a special military operation in Donbass and Ukraine. It began to take shape in February 2020 in the process of combating the consequences. of the coronavirus pandemic, “he said, according to a TASS report translated by NBC News.
Putin’s comments come as the UN continues its efforts to release grain seized in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports due to the Russian blockade.
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UN calls for an end to violence as it works to free grain exports stranded in Black Sea ports
When the war in Ukraine entered its 100th day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the conflict “has already claimed thousands of lives, caused incredible destruction, displaced millions, led to unacceptable human rights violations and inflamed a three-dimensional global crisis – food, energy and finance – that is hitting the most vulnerable people, countries and economies. “
“As we celebrate this tragic day, I renew my call for an immediate end to the violence, for unlimited humanitarian aid …
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