We are approaching the hundredth day of conflict. The fighting continues in the east of the country, with the city of Sievierodonetsk (Donetsk) being stormed by Russian troops. The situation is “incredibly difficult,” said President Zelensky, while international agencies report two civilian victims. On the financial front, Moscow is evaluating a system to honor its debt in Eurobonds without going through Western financial infrastructures
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Kiev, Russian forces advance into the center of Severodonetsk
Russian forces advanced towards the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk: «The Russians are advancing towards the center of the city. The fighting continues, the situation is very difficult ». This was announced on Telegram by Sergei Gaidai, head of the Lugansk region. Gaidai adds that the “killed Russian soldiers are not taken away, the smell of decay has filled the area.”
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In Russia wheat from the Kherson region
The Kherson region has begun exporting the grain from the latest harvest to Russia, Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the military-civil administration of the Ukrainian region currently administered by Russia, told Tass. “There is a lot of grain here and room for new crops,” he said. They exported part of it after an agreement with buyers from Russia «. Negotiations are also underway on deliveries of sunflower seeds for oil production to local and Russian factories, Stremousov added. He also said that the region is already planning winter harvests and that “work should start on June 20”.
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8:18
Borrell, Russian oil embargo? Agreement by the afternoon
“We will reach an agreement on the next sanctions package by Monday afternoon.” The High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, announced on France Info radio, in view of the European Council that he will have to decide on the new round of sanctions against Russia. “In the next package of sanctions against Russia we will not fail on the oil embargo”, confirmed Borrell, reiterating that “in the end there will be an agreement”, despite the resistance of Hungary.