Having reached the 111th day of the war in Ukraine, Moscow talks with the Vatican: Russia in fact welcomes the mediation efforts of the Holy See in the conflict. While confirmation of Scholz, Macron and Draghi’s trip to Kiev arrives on Thursday, a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled. The Italian prime minister went to Israel yesterday. NATO secretary Stoltenberg said that “if Kiev withdraws its forces and stops fighting, Ukraine will cease to exist as an independent and sovereign nation in Europe”.
Meanwhile, news arrives from the front of Ukrainian forces blocked in Severodonetsk, where the governor reported that “all the bridges have been destroyed”: the deputy head of the People’s Militia Department of the self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic Eduard Basurin explained that “those units Ukrainian servicemen who are there have two options: to follow the example of their colleagues and to surrender, or to die. They have no other option ».
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The news and insights from Monday 13 June 2022