A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a civilian A Ukrainian court sentenced to life imprisonment on May 24 – Maximum – among the signals of the Kremlin, in turn, some of the fighters who surrendered in the Mariupol steelworks could be prosecuted.
Meanwhile, in a rare public expression of opposition to the war from the ranks of the Russian aristocracy, a veteran Kremlin diplomat resigned and sent a scathing letter to foreign allies in which he said of the invasion, “I have never felt so much on my own.” Shame not on the country on February 24.”
as well, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for “maximum” sanctions against Russia In a video address to world leaders and officials at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He also uncovered one of the deadliest single attacks of the war, a missile attack on a village near Kyiv that killed about 90 people.
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Kyiv
Ukraine’s Zelensky urges allies to pressure Moscow over prisoner swap
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was ready to exchange prisoners with Russia “even tomorrow” and called on its allies to put pressure on Moscow.
“People-to-people exchanges – this is a humanitarian matter today and a very political decision that depends on the support of many states,” Mr. Zelensky said in a question-and-answer video link with the audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos. said. , , Reuters
Moscow
Russia may set up military base in Ukraine’s Kherson region
Russia’s RIA news agency quoted a local government official as saying that the Russian-appointed administration of Ukraine’s Kherson region would ask Moscow to set up a military base on its territory.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February, specifically capturing the Kherson region adjacent to Crimea, the peninsula that Moscow has controlled since an earlier conflict in 2014.
It established a new administration there and started offering the Russian ruble as currency. , Reuters
United Nations
Russia accused of spreading propaganda
The United States and Britain are accusing Russia of spreading misinformation and manipulating public opinion online about the war in Ukraine and vigorously rejecting Russian claims that the West aims to control and control all information flows. It is to define what is true or what is not.
Britain’s Deputy Ambassador James Roscoe told a UN Security Council meeting on the use of digital technologies to keep peace that Russia has carried out cyberattacks and “used an online troll factory to spread propaganda and inform the public about its war.” To manipulate opinion.” , AP
Tokyo
Ukraine is a global issue, not a regional one, says Biden in Asia
The crisis in Ukraine is a global issue, not a regional one, US President Joe Biden said on May 24 at a meeting of the quad group of countries in Tokyo.
“This is more than just a European issue. It is a global issue,” Mr. Biden said.
Emphasizing that Washington will stand with its “close domestic partners” for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, he said: “Russia’s attack on Ukraine only violates the fundamental principles of the international order, territorial integrity and sovereignty.” enhances the importance of those goals.” , Reuters
Berlin
EU oil embargo ‘in days’ as Ukraine isolation moves Russia closer to China
According to its largest member Germany, the European Union will agree to a ban on Russian oil imports “within days”, as Moscow said it has cut its economic ties with China after the West was isolated over its invasion of Ukraine. saw it grow.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told global business leaders in Davos that the world should increase sanctions against Russia to prevent other countries from using “brute force” to achieve their goals. , AP
Washington
Pentagon says more high-tech weapons are going to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters that about 50 defense leaders from around the world met and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a Harpoon launcher and missiles.
And General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said there are “low-level” discussions on how the US might need to adjust its training of Ukrainian forces and whether some US troops should be based in Ukraine. .
The US withdrew some of its troops in Ukraine before the war and has no plans to send combat forces. Mr Milley’s comments left open the possibility that the military could return for embassy security or some other non-combat role. , AP
Kyiv
87 killed in attack on Desna
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says last week’s attack on the city of Desna killed 87 people.
In addition to the Russian bombing of a movie theater in Mariupol, Desna may have had one of the largest casualties in a single attack during the war.
Desna is 55 kilometers (34 mi) north of Kyiv. Zelensky said debris removal work at Desna in the Chernihiv region had been completed and that the deaths and destruction were caused by only four missiles. , AP