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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres presented a “way forward” on extending Ukrainian grain exports during a meeting with Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York Monday, the UN said. Guterres gave Lavrov “a letter to President Vladimir Putin, outlining a proposed way forward aimed at the improvement, extension and expansion” of the deal, a spokesperson for the Secretary General said in a statement. An agreement has been in […]
The UN secretary-general on Monday denounced the “devastation” caused by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Russia’s foreign minister. Antonio Guterres said in front of Sergei Lavrov that the Russian invasion was a violation of international law and is “causing massive suffering” to the Ukrainian people. He added it was “adding to the global economic dislocation triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.” Lavrov was chairing a meeting on “effective multilateralism” through […]
China insisted it respects the sovereignty of all ex-Soviet countries on Monday, after comments by its ambassador to France drew ire in Europe and threw into question Beijing’s efforts to position itself as a neutral mediator of the Ukraine war. Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, the European Union’s three Baltic countries, summoned China’s envoys on Monday to account for Ambassador Lu Shaye questioning the sovereignty of former Soviet states. In comments to French broadcaster LCI on […]
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday said his son Nikolai had taken part in Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, months after being accused of trying to dodge the draft. “He took this decision. He’s a grown man. Yes, he did indeed take part in the special military operation,” Peskov told reporters, without giving further details. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military company, said last week that Nikolai Peskov had fought as part of his […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Monday 4/24/2023 Russian authorities said Monday they had “repelled” a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol in Moscow-annexed Crimea, adding that there was no damage nor casualties. The peninsula, seized by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, is home to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet and has been hit by a series of drone attacks since the Kremlin’s special military operation in Ukraine in February last year. “An attempted attack on […]
A “Ukrainian” drone has been found outside Moscow, an official said on Monday, adding this had led local authorities to call off a Victory Day parade for security reasons. Moscow has accused Ukraine of being behind a number of drone attacks on military infrastructure deep inside Russian territory. On Monday, Igor Sukhin, head of the Bogorodsky city district outside the capital Moscow, said that a local resident had found a “Ukrainian” drone in a forest. […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Monday 4/24/2023 Leading Russian technology company Sber on Monday announced the launch of its conversational artificial intelligence app intended to rival the US star ChatGPT. The state company said in a statement on its website that it was “launching its own version” of a chatbot, which will be called GigaChat — a first for Russia. The Russian-language app is now only available by invitation in test mode. Sber said GigaChat […]
Paris, France | AFP | Friday 4/21/2023 by Didier Lauras with Anna Malpas in Kyiv Russia’s far-right groups have splintered over the war in Ukraine, with some of them now fighting alongside Kyiv’s forces and organising moves to embarrass the Kremlin. In March, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVK) came out of the woodwork when it claimed responsibility for a violent incursion in Russia’s Bryansk border region. The group represents a “complex mixed threat of cross-border […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said one of its fighter jets lost ammunition over Belgorod near the Ukrainian border on Thursday, after local authorities reported a blast that injured two people and left a huge crater in the city. Russian jets have regularly flown sorties over Belgorod since the launch of Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine in February 2022. On Thursday evening, local officials reported a massive explosion in Belgorod, saying the blast had left a […]
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday thanked Cuba for its “full understanding” over the war in Ukraine as he began a visit to the island nation during his tour of Latin American allies. “We appreciate that from the start of the special military operation, our Cuban friends… have clearly shown their position and expressed their full understanding in their evaluations of the reasons that led to the current situation,” said […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Mexico for its support Thursday to organize a summit with Latin American countries to help end the Russian invasion, in a message to Mexican lawmakers. “Ukraine has already proposed to the Latin American community to organize a special summit and show its unity and position on important global principles of territorial integrity, peace and respect between peoples,” Zelensky said through an interpreter. Mexico could help […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s decision on whether to send military aid to Kyiv depends on Russia’s actions, Seoul’s presidential office said Thursday, adding that a possible large-scale civilian attack could tip the balance. Seoul has a long-standing policy against providing weapons to countries in active conflict, which it has repeatedly said makes it difficult to supply arms directly to Ukraine. South Korea has supported the US-led sanctions on Moscow and has sent […]
