Moldova fears Russian invasion
Prime Minister of Moldova Natalia Gavrilita speaks within the Treaty Room on the State Department in Washington, DC, on July 19, 2022, forward of a gathering with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Natalia Gavrilița, the prime minister of close by Moldova spoke to CNN Sunday, saying “nobody is safe” with the battle raging in Eastern Europe.
“It’s a hypothetical scenario for now, but if the military actions move further into the southwestern part of Ukraine and toward Odesa then, of course, we are very worried,” Gavrilița mentioned.
“We are very worried, especially considering that troops are on the territory of the secessionist Transnistria region,” she mentioned.
“We are doing everything possible to maintain peace and stability and to ensure that the fighting does not escalate.”
Moldova is house to a sizeable pro-Russian separatist inhabitants primarily based within the breakaway state of Transnistria.
—Matt Clinch
UK to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest
Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine have a good time after successful the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Palaolimpico enviornment, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, May 14, 2022.
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The European Broadcasting Union confirmed that the U.Okay. will host subsequent 12 months’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.
“Following the decision that, regrettably, next year’s event could not be held in Ukraine for safety and security reasons the EBU explored a number of options with the winning broadcaster,” the EBU mentioned in a press release.
“As a result of discussions, the BBC, as runner up in the 2022 Contest, was invited by the EBU to act as Host Broadcaster for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.”
“Stefania” by the Kalush Orchestra completed first again on the 2022 occasion in May, whereas Britain’s Sam Ryder got here second with “Space Man.”
—Matt Clinch
Food inflation from the Russia-Ukraine war might final until 2024: CEO
Sunny Verghese, the CEO of main meals and agri-business Olam Group, tells CNBC that it is troublesome to foretell how rather more meals costs will enhance.
Kremlin says Odesa strikes hit army infrastructure
Rescue groups dig via the rubble of buildings destroyed in in a single day assaults in a search for survivors, within the metropolis of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv area, on July 25, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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A spokesperson for the Kremlin on Monday insisted that the strikes in Odesa on the weekend focused army infrastructure.
Repeating an earlier assertion from the protection ministry, Dmitry Peskov instructed reporters that the strikes would not affect the achieve exports from the area.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strikes on Saturday an act of barbarism.
—Matt Clinch
Wheat costs rise after Odesa assault
A fireplace destroys a wheat subject as Russian troops shell fields to stop native farmers from harvesting grain crops, Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.
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Wheat futures costs for September on the Chicago Board of Trade had been up 3.6% on Monday morning as merchants confirmed warning on a grain export deal signed by Russia and Ukraine final week.
The two countries on Friday signed a U.N.-backed deal to renew exports of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea. The deal is important for international meals provides, but in addition because it’s the primary main settlement between the 2 sides since Moscow launched it is unprovoked onslaught on Feb. 24.
But Ukraine mentioned Saturday that Russian missiles had hit the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa, throwing that new pact into doubt.
Russia seemingly struggling to restore fight autos, UK says
A view exhibits a army convoy of armed forces of the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) on a highway within the Luhansk area, Ukraine February 27, 2022.
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Posting certainly one of its every day updates on Twitter, Britain’s protection ministry mentioned it has positioned a Russian army automobile refit and refurbishment facility close to Barvinok, which is in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, near the Ukrainian border.
It added that no less than 300 broken autos had been on the facility, which included armored personnel vans and tanks.
“In addition to its well documented personnel problems, Russia likely continues to struggle to extract and repair the thousands of combat vehicles which have been damaged in action in Ukraine,” it mentioned within the replace.
—Matt Clinch