Washington announces the sending of more weapons to Kiev within 24 hours and asks not to invite Putin to the next G20 summit. Moscow counterattacks by accusing the United States and its allies of “neo-colonial oppression” and of “hindering” a political solution to the conflict with their support for Ukraine. All this while fighting and dying continues in Ukraine. The situation is particularly serious in Mariupol, where soldiers and civilians are barricaded in the Azovstal steelworks, and in the Donbass. In this context, Ukrainian President Zelensky argues that “the risk of skipping negotiations with Russia is very high”.
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06.17 New bombing of Kharkiv
Russia continues to bomb Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, this morning, although President Zelensky says Ukrainian forces are achieving “tactical successes” in the region. Although Ukraine has retained control of Kharkiv, the city has repeatedly come under pressure from Moscow forces and undergoes daily attacks. One person was killed and five were injured “as a result of enemy artillery and mortar fire,” the regional military administration of Kharkiv reported on Telegram.
05.40 Zelensky: We will soon put an end to the fuel shortage
Ukraine will soon end the fuel shortage, even as Russian forces have damaged numerous oil deposits. President Volodymyr Zelensky assured this in a video broadcast during the night. “The occupiers are deliberately destroying the infrastructure for the production, supply and storage of fuel – he said – Russia has also blocked our ports, so there are no immediate solutions. But government officials have assured that within a week at most two, a fuel supply system to Ukraine will be operational and will avoid shortages “.
04.52 Lavrov: lifting sanctions on Russia is part of negotiations with Ukraine
The lifting of the sanctions imposed on Russia is an integral part of the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, which are “difficult” but continue every day. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov in an interview with the Chinese agency Xinhua, published on the official website of his ministry.
04.25 Kiev: attacks on Donetsk and Lugansk rejected
Ukrainian forces repelled 14 attacks in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. It was reported on Kiev Independent. According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, “Russia has lost 11 tanks, 7 artillery pieces, 27 battleships, a combat vehicle and 14 other vehicles in Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts”.
The rain of fire from the Ukrainian skies: this is how the Russian Su-25s fly low in the Donbass
03.50 Moscow: we will continue to respect contracts
Russia intends to continue to fairly respect its commitments under international contracts related to export supplies of food, fertilizers, energy resources and other products, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Chinese agency. Xinhua taken up by Tass. “Russia, as a responsible player in the global market, intends to continue to fairly fulfill its obligations under international contracts,” he said.
03.25 Six Russian businessmen who died of apparent suicide
At least six Russian businessmen have died of apparent suicide in the past three months, and some allegedly killed members of their families before taking their own lives. CNN reports, specifying that four of the six deaths are associated with Gazprom or one of its subsidiaries.
03.02 Lavrov: “Military operation against the oppression of the West”
“The Russian special military operation in Ukraine is contributing to the liberation of the world from the neo-colonial oppression of the West”. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in an interview with the Chinese agency Xinhua taken by TASS.
02.53 Lavrov: over one million displaced people from Ukraine to Russia
More than one million people have been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia since February 24. Lavrov said this to Xinhua. The figure includes 120,000 foreigners and people evacuated from the Russian-backed breakaway regions of Ukraine, Donetsk and Lugansk.
02.38 Lavrov: “NATO support in Kiev hinders a political agreement”
“NATO support for Ukraine hinders the reaching of a political agreement to end the conflict”. Thus the Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to the Chinese agency Xinhua. The head of diplomacy in Moscow reiterated that if the United States and NATO were “really” interested in solving the Ukrainian crisis, “they should stop sending weapons” to Kiev. And he added: “By publicly expressing support for the Kiev regime, the NATO countries are doing everything to prevent the end of the operation with political agreements”.
Russia, the rehearsal of the parade on 9 May: military vehicles and heavy weapons parade in Moscow
02.16 Lavrov: Ukrainians threaten navigation in the Black Sea
The mines laid by the Ukrainian troops are adrift in the Black Sea and represent a threat to the navigation and port infrastructure of the Black Sea countries: Lavrov said in an interview with Xinhua.
01.40 The mother of the US contractor killed: “He wanted to do the right thing”
“He made us proud, he wanted to do the right thing.” This was stated by Rebecca Cabrera, the mother of Willy Joseph Cancel, the first American contractor killed in Ukraine. “He made us proud by doing what his heart felt right. He was a hero, he was doing the right thing,” Cabrera told CNN, recounting how the boy tried to keep in touch with his family as much as possible. possible.
01.27 Zelensky thanks for the return of diplomats to Kiev
The Ukrainian president thanked the countries that resumed diplomatic operations in Kiev. “UK ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons returned to Kiev today,” Zelensky said in his evening speech. “Currently 27 foreign diplomatic missions operate in the capital. And this is an extremely important gesture of support for Ukraine, for which we are grateful to all of them,” she added. “Such gestures, coupled with strong defensive, financial and political support from the free world, mean that the need to end the war is becoming increasingly evident for Russia. The defeat of the occupiers is unalterable,” he said.
00.43 Today Macron-Zelensky meeting
The meeting will be held today between French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, initially scheduled for Friday. This was reported by the French television broadcaster BFMTv, citing a source at the Elysée.
00.05 The anti-aircraft alarm in Kiev ceased
The alarm of anti-aircraft sirens in Kiev and in several other Ukrainian cities has ceased. “In some regions the alert is over. Including in Kiev and Lviv,” wrote on Twitter Iuliia Mendel, former spokesman for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had reported sirens in the capital. “We are waiting to know if our defense has dealt with all the threats,” Mendel added.