Here are the newest developments in the conflict in Ukraine:
End conflict by 12 months finish: Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urges leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised international locations to do their utmost to finish Russia’s invasion of his nation by the top of the 12 months.
He additionally calls on the G7 “not to lower the pressure and to keep sanctioning Russia massively and heavily”, a G7 supply says. He says on Telegram he requested for an oil value cap to restrict Russia’s power revenues.
He says it’s too early to open negotiations with Russia, as Kyiv remains to be in search of to consolidate its positions, the French presidency says.
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G7 vows solidarity
The G7 vows solidarity with Ukraine “for as long as it takes”, in an announcement issued after Zelensky’s video handle.
Summit host, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, says the G7 will “increase pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine invasion.
The G7 additionally tells Russia it should permit grain shipments to go away Ukraine to keep away from worsening a world meals disaster.
It tells Moscow it should permit Ukrainians taken to Russia towards their will to return dwelling without delay.
And it expresses “serious concern” over Russia’s plans to ship missiles able to carrying nuclear warheads to Belarus in the approaching months.
New G7 sanctions take form
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks on the sidelines of the summit of a “consensus emerging” in the G7 on a plan to cap costs for Russian oil.
The White House additionally unveils new measures to hamper Russia’s means to resupply the weaponry used in its onslaught towards Ukraine.
The G7 additionally plans to show funds raised in lately imposed commerce tariffs on Russian exports into help for Ukraine.
A Russian missile strike hits a crowded mall in the japanese Ukrainian metropolis of Kremenchuk, Zelensky says, killing at the very least two and injuring dozens extra.
“The occupiers fired missiles at a shopping centre where there were over a thousand civilians. The mall is on fire, rescuers are fighting the fire. The number of victims is impossible to imagine,”
he writes on Telegram.
NATO to spice up forces
NATO will enhance its excessive readiness forces to “well over 300 000” troops at its Madrid summit beginning Tuesday, as they strengthen their defences in response to Russia’s conflict on Ukraine, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg says.
More heavy weaponry, together with air defence methods, may even be shifted forwards and forces pre-assigned to defend particular NATO members on the alliance’s uncovered japanese edge.
“This constitutes the biggest overhaul of our collective defence and deterrence since the Cold War,”
Stoltenberg says.
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US anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden informed Zelensky that Washington is making ready cargo of “advanced medium- and long-range air defence capabilities” to defend towards Russian assaults.
Zelensky has pleaded for extra highly effective defences towards Russian air assaults because the invasion began in February.
Russia approaches default
Two of Russia’s debt funds have been prevented from reaching collectors attributable to sanctions over the Ukraine offensive, the Moscow finance ministry says, because the nation approaches its first overseas default in a century.
Western financial sanctions have largely severed Russia from the worldwide monetary system, making it tough for Moscow to service its debt.
Putin accepts G20 invitation
Putin plans to attend the G20 summit in Indonesia this November, Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov says.
Indonesia — which holds the group’s rotating presidency this 12 months — brought on controversy by inviting Russia to the gathering of the world’s main economies.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen mentioned on Sunday she doesn’t rule out sitting on the similar desk with Putin on the G20.
“It is also important to tell him to his face what we think of him,”
she mentioned.
© Agence France-Presse
