It is the 98th day of the war in Ukraine. The EU seems to have found an agreement on the embargo on Russian oil: the sixth package of sanctions provides for an immediate stop to crude oil by sea. Instead, the embargo for that transported by oil pipelines has been postponed. In these hours, however, the European Union is considering the possibility of introducing duties on Russian oil arriving via pipelines in the event that a clear agreement is not reached on the expiry of the derogations provided for by the agreement at the European summit for countries that have no outlet. on the sea: in particular the exceptions concern the states where the Druzhba pipeline arrives, including Hungary of Orban.
On Wednesday, the blacklist of the sixth package of sanctions will be decided and Patriarch Kirill could be included in the blacklist. EU leaders are also ready to offer 9 billion euros for immediate needs and the start of the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Roman Abramovich filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg against the Council of the European Union over the sanctions adopted against him following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The lawsuit of the Russian tycoon was registered by the court on 25 May.
Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov will visit Turkey next week to discuss the creation of “safe corridors” for the transport of Ukrainian grain, as announced by his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Meanwhile, Putin would have given the order to occupy the entire Lugansk and Donetsk region by 1 July. And the Norwegian Refugee Council reports that around 12,000 civilians are trapped in Severodonetsk and the military administration of Kiev has reported that the capital’s first line of defense is under construction, to face a possible new Russian attack. Ukraine will also immediately begin to try 80 suspected war criminals: this was announced by the Attorney General of Ukraine, Iryna Venediktova, whose office has already opened more than 8,000 criminal investigations related to the war and identified 600 suspects.
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00.12 – Anti-bombing sirens in many cities
As soon as midnight struck, the anti-aircraft alarms of many Ukrainian cities were sounded in sequence, including the capital, Kiev, the Sumy region, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Cherkasy and Kharkiv.
00.01 – Zinchenko in tears as he expresses the hope of the world cup for the Ukrainians
An excited Oleksandr Zinchenko expressed his dream of reaching the World Cup and giving the Ukrainian people some well-deserved feelings of pride and happiness, before his team’s match against Scotland. The Manchester City player burst into tears at a press conference at Hampden as he outlined what the World Cup play-off semi-final between Ukraine and Scotland meant to him. Zinchenko first thanked the hosts for postponing the match to March, weeks after the Russian invasion of his country, to give Ukraine the chance to qualify for the World Cup finals in Qatar. But he added that he and his teammates have arrived in Glasgow in a “fighting mood” as they are determined to deliver a result to lift the spirits of a besieged nation. “Every Ukrainian wants one thing: to stop this war,” Zinchenko said.
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