Ukraine and Russia: what you need to know now
A provincial governor said Ukraine’s military fought to halt Russian military advances in the area east of the Donbass, as Ukraine urged its allies to send more weapons to it.
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* US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had discussed Russia’s aggression in Ukraine during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during which he also raised concerns over Beijing’s alignment with Moscow.
* G20 foreign ministers on Friday called for an end to the war and grain blockade in Ukraine, as Russia’s top diplomat walked out of a meeting and denounced the West for “frenzied criticism” and its handling of global economic problems. Missed the chance
* President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that ongoing sanctions against Russia could lead to “catastrophic” energy price hikes for European consumers.
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* Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and gathering them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, British military intelligence said.
* Russia’s ambassador to Britain told Reuters on Friday that Russia is unlikely to withdraw from land across Ukraine’s southern coast and will defeat Ukrainian forces in the entire eastern Donbass region.
* Western high-precision weapons are helping Ukraine slow down Russia’s offensive, but it doesn’t have enough and troops need time to adapt to using them, a top Ukrainian security official said on Friday. Told.
* Ukraine will not use advanced US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to strike Russian targets outside Ukraine territory, a senior US defense official said on Friday, disputing the Russian allegations.
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* “They took my spring, they took away my summer, and now they’ve taken seven more years of my life,” Alexei Gorinov, a Moscow district councilor, was quoted as saying by his supporters on Friday after being handed one. Sentenced to seven years in prison for criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.