Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on 8 July
Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on 8 July
With Russia’s military crackdown in Ukraine in its fifth month, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Kyiv on Thursday that it should quickly accept Moscow’s terms or brace for the worst, adding ominously That Russia has barely started its action.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Russia-Ukraine conflict, The summit will mark the first face-to-face meeting between Lavrov, President Vladimir Putin’s long-serving foreign minister, and some of Russia’s biggest critics. invasion of ukraineWhat Moscow called a “special military operation”.
NASA said Thursday that Russian forces have now occupied about 22 percent of Ukraine’s farmland since the February 24 invasion, which affected one of the major suppliers to global grain and edible oil markets.
Russia doubled its effort for Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region, with the Ukrainian military claiming at least eight civilians were killed and 25 wounded in the area in the past 24 hours. in front of them.
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US, Russian envoys gather for G20 with calls to end Ukraine war
Top Russian and US envoys gathered in Indonesia on Friday for a meeting of a group of 20 foreign ministers, with the host immediately telling them that the Ukraine war must end and differences should be resolved through talks.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov joined their allies at the start of a day-long talks, with Washington seeking to garner support from the world’s top economies to pressure Moscow on its neighbor’s invasion. -afp
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The first high-level dialogue and tense relations between the European Union and the United Nations are
The European Commission president and UN chief on Thursday opened the first EU-UN high-level talks, saying the need to work together is important, especially at a time when the war in Ukraine has created a global food and energy crisis. have make.
The head of the EU’s executive branch, Ursula von der Leyen, said before the meeting began at the Greentree estate on Long Island, New York, that it comes “at a critical time” as “the world is at a major turning point and the global system,” At the core of the United Nations, is at stake.” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said multilateralism is needed more than ever to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, “a dramatic climate emergency,” and many conflicts. -ap