Tense climate at the G20 foreign ministers summit in Bali, Indonesia. The United States and its Western allies have intensified pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met for the first time since the Russian invasion in February, on the occasion of this confrontation on the Indonesian island of Bali, although Blinken later refused to meet Lavrov in a bilateral and Lavrov, in turn, stressed that they will not run after the Americans to have an interview.
And not only have the heads of diplomacy of the G20 member countries failed to reach any agreement, but they also didn’t want to have everyone immortalized together in the traditional group photo. When asked why there was no photo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov replied: “I have not invited anyone to pose for a photo with me.”
Russia is using an insignificant part of its potential in the special operation in Ukraine: the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to whom “the head of state Vladimir Putin referred to the statements of Western countries, Ukraine, who say Kiev will fight to the end Putin then reminded them that the potential is absolutely incomparable.
On the war front, the clashes do not stop, with the Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. While, according to British intelligence, Ukrainian forces continue to make gradual advances in the Southwest sector of Kherson. Russian troops are advancing in the direction of Bakhmut, in the eastern Donetsk region, at the same time the army has repelled attacks in the directions of Kharkiv and Slavyan. Meanwhile, martial law has been introduced in the Kharkiv area, as announced by the interim administration of the pro-Russian region. According to pro-Russians, martial law was introduced “in order to guarantee public order and state security”, reads a statement.
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00.31 – Biden praises the CIA: you have ruined Putin’s plans
US President Joe Biden praised the CIA for creating “a gigantic hole in Valdimir Putin’s goals” and for revealing his plans to invade Ukraine. It was thanks to the incredible work of our intelligence professionals that we were able to warn the world of what Putin was planning in Ukraine, ”Biden said during his first visit as president at headquarters in Langley, Virginia. , on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Agency.
00.16 – Pentagon confirms: 400 million new weapons
The Pentagon has announced the sending of a new package of military aid to Ukraine for 400 million dollars, confirming the rumors released in the media a few hours ago. As anticipated, in the new dispatch there will be four more Himars rocket launchers and about 1,000 155mm artillery rounds that have greater accuracy and will help Kiev forces hit specific targets. The package also includes three tactical vehicles, radar systems, spare parts and other military equipment. In the past three weeks alone, the US has provided $ 2.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, a statement from the Department of Defense said, up from $ 8 billion since the Biden administration began.
00.01 – After the visit to the front, Zelensky thanks Biden for the weapons
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said he was “truly grateful” to the US president, Joe Biden, “for the continuous and effective support in countering Russian aggression”. Zelensky, who today visited the advanced positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipro region, on the western border with Donbass, thanked for the new package of weapons promised by the Americans: “More Himars, other 155 mm bullets are ours priority needs “because” they help us to press on the enemy “.
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