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2022-07-08 16:56:14 By : Mr. Jerry Yin

Russia fires a missile at a Moldovan oil tankerDistrust in the US for the "pause" announced by RussiaPutin challenges the West to face each other on a battlefieldSpain demands China "active collaboration" to end the war in UkraineThe Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, today asked China during a meeting with his counterpart from this country, Wang Yi, "active collaboration" to put an end to the war in Ukraine.Threat from Russia if the crisis in Kaliningrad is not unblockedRussia stated this Friday that "there is progress" in talks with Lithuania and the European Union to resume traffic with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, located between Poland and the Baltic country and strategically relevant as it is the only European Russian port open all year. year.However, Kremlin spokeswoman Maria Zajarova has warned that Moscow may take "harsh" measures if the situation is not resolved in the coming days."This matter is taking too long to resolve," she said.Russia decrees martial law in the occupied territories in the Ukrainian region of KharkovThe pro-Russian authorities established in the Kharkov region, in southern Ukraine, have decreed martial law this Friday in all the territories that they have managed to occupy since the beginning of the war, decreed at the end of February by order of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.As detailed by the press service of the aforementioned authorities, the decision corresponds to the idea of ​​"guaranteeing public order and state security", as reported by the Russian news agency TASS.French fries disappear from the menu of Vkusno and TochkaFrench fries have disappeared from the menu of several Russian fast food restaurants Vkusno and Tochka (Tasty and period), the chain that acquired the McDonald's business in Russia after the American franchise announced its withdrawal from the market in this country due to the military campaign in Ukraine.Seven years in prison for a Moscow deputy for "false news" about the Armed ForcesA Moscow court has sentenced Aleksey Gorinov, a deputy from the Krasnoselsky municipality in the Russian capital, to seven years in prison for spreading "false information" about the role of the Armed Forces in the invasion of Ukraine.Gorinov has been found guilty of a "hate crime" contemplated by the Russian Penal Code in relation to knowingly publicly disseminating false information about the Armed Forces, "using his official position", the Meshchansky court judge ruled, Olesya Mendeleeva.Gorinov, who has pleaded not guilty, was arrested in late April.According to the investigation, on March 15, during a meeting of the Council of Deputies of the Krasnoselsky district, he made some statements about the Armed Forces that "contained false data", details the Interfax agency.Argentina pleads for peace after meeting with Lavrov and BlinkenThe Argentine Foreign Minister, Santiago Cafiero, today advocated for peace in Ukraine after meeting separately with his American counterparts, Antony Blinken, and Russian, Sergey Lavrov, in the framework of the G20 ministerial meeting in Indonesia."Argentina is convinced that fair and lasting solutions can only be achieved through mutual commitments that ensure peaceful coexistence," he said.War threatens to aggravate semiconductor crisisThe Russian invasion of Ukraine puts the supply of essential materials for chip production at risk and could aggravate the problems that the sector is dragging in the wake of the pandemic, causing prices to rise or forcing the delay of manufacturing projects.Wounded Ukrainian fighters in Zaragoza, "another way to fight Putin"The Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, today visited the Zaragoza Defense General Hospital to see first-hand the evolution of the 17 wounded combatants who arrived from Ukraine.Robles encouraged them in their recovery and told them that "their presence here is another way of fighting Putin" because "everyone can see their suffering, their courage and their sacrifice".Amnesty International denounces the sentence to 7 years in prison of a Russian politician who rejected the war in UkraineIn reaction to news that a Russian court has sentenced Aleksei Gorinov, a city councilor from one of Moscow's districts, to seven years in prison for spreading "knowingly false information" after he criticized the invasion of Ukraine by of Russia, Bruce Millar, Deputy Director of Amnesty International's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Programme, said:"Aleksei Gorinov's sentence is scandalous. It is an illegal retaliation for expressing his opinions, and not the administration of justice. Aleksei Gorinov did not commit any internationally recognized crime by describing the war unleashed by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine as what it is, a war criminal. The Russian judiciary has once again sided with a government that seeks to silence all forms of dissent."US identifies 18 Russian 'filtration camps' for UkrainiansThe United States has identified at least 18 camps set up by Russia to deport Ukrainian civilians to Russia, The New York Times reports, citing a US diplomat.According to the official, Moscow appears to have made preparations for the filtration camps even before it invaded Ukraine on February 24.Russia assures that the West failed in its attempt to isolate it in the G-20Western countries "failed" in their attempt to isolate Russia at the G-20 foreign ministers' meeting in Indonesia, the spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy said on Friday."The plan of the G7 [of the major advanced economies] to boycott Russia in the G20 failed. Nobody supported the Western regimes," spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram.Ukrainian model and sniper killed in battleThe Brazilian sniper Thalita do Valle, 39 years old, died after a bombing that took place in Kharkiv on June 30 and caused a fire in the bunker in which she was with her Brazilian compatriot Douglas Búrigo.This was announced by her brother Théo Rodrigo Vieira, in statements collected by the Brazilian news portal UOL."She was a heroine and her vocation was to save lives, participating in humanitarian missions," he told the aforementioned medium.Do Valle militated in the ranks of the International Legion as a volunteer.A legion that is made up of foreign citizens whose purpose was to join "the resistance against the Russian occupiers and fight for global security."In previous years, she developed her career path as an actress, model, and also as a lifeguard.Furthermore, the war in Ukraine is not the only international conflict in which she participated.She participated in a mission against the Islamic State in Iraqi Kurdistan.It was on this mission that she trained to become a sniper.According to her brother, she received the necessary training for it.Canada Sanctions Patriarch Kirill and a Dozen Russian Media Over Ukraine InvasionCanadian authorities have reported this Friday that they have imposed a new package of sanctions against 29 individuals, including Patriarch Kirill, the highest representative of the Orthodox Church in Russia, and fifteen organizations and media.In a statement, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly announced the imposition of additional sanctions against "agents and entities responsible for disinformation" and the "dissemination of propaganda" around the Russian invasion of Ukraine.López Obrador will reaffirm Mexico's neutrality over Russia in his meeting with Joe BidenMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will reaffirm his "neutrality" on Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the meeting he will hold with US President Joe Biden next Tuesday at the White House.Pro-Russians in Donetsk reinstate the death penaltyThe People's Council of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) today reinstated the application of the death penalty, by annulling the existing moratorium on it, so that at least three foreign mercenaries already convicted could be executed.Putin warns of "catastrophic" increases in energy prices if there are more sanctionsRussian President Vladimir Putin warned this Friday that the economic sanctions imposed against his country by the West could lead to "catastrophic" increases in the price of energy on international markets, which will affect all consumers throughout Europe.In a meeting with leaders of the largest Russian energy companies, including Gazprom, the Russian leader has urged them to prepare for the European embargo on their oil, already decided by the EU for the end of the year."Yes, we know that the Europeans are trying to substitute Russian energy resources, but we hope that the result of these actions will be an increase in the price of gas on the market and an increase in the cost of energy for consumers," Putin said. .Russia considers that the cap on the price of crude oil will have no effectRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov has said that Western plans to cap the price of oil exported by Russia to cut the country's income will not work."The plans to create an 'anti-cartel' will fail. We will find alternatives, means to guarantee income," Riabkov told a group of journalists, quoted by the Interfax agency.Pro-Russian authorities in Kherson block access to YouTube and InstagramThe authorities installed by Russia in the Ukrainian region of Kherson as part of its invasion of the country have ordered the blocking of access to YouTube and Instagram, both owned by Meta, which has been declared an extremist organization by Russia."Several days ago, YouTube was turned off. We are without YouTube, without Instagram," said the spokesman for the pro-Russian authorities in Kherson, adding that Viber and access to several Ukrainian websites have also been blocked, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.Zelensky visits the combat front in the Dnipropetrovsk regionThe President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has traveled this Friday to the Dnipropetrovsk region, in the eastern part of the country, where he has provided symbolic support to the military who are in the front line of combat against Russian troops."Thank you for your work and for the heroism with which you defend our country, the Ukrainian families and the sovereignty of Ukraine," Zelensky said, according to statements released by his office."Hopefully we will be victorious! Glory to Ukraine!" He has proclaimed.The Kremlin denies allegations about the use of gas and oil as a weapon of political pressureThe Kremlin has rejected suggestions about Russia's use of oil and gas as a weapon of political pressure, referring to the halting of the Nord Stream gas pipeline due to technical problems."We totally reject any or direct statement that the Russian side uses gas or oil as a weapon of political pressure. That is not the case", declared the spokesman for the Russian Presidency, Dmitri Peskov, who pointed out that "Russia consistently fulfills all its commitments, and has the capacity to guarantee Europe's energy security".Russia says it only uses a small part of its military potential in UkraineThe Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, referred this Friday to the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said that Russia has not yet started "nothing serious" in Ukraine, indicating that the country has only involved a small part of its warlike potential in the military campaign.According to the official, the Western and Ukrainian military forces are "incomparable" with the Russian ones."Russia's potential is so great that only an insignificant part is involved in the special military operation," he said.US blames Russia for worsening global food and energy crisisUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday blamed Russia for having "drastically" worsened the global food and energy crisis due to the invasion of Ukraine.This is how Blinken expressed himself during a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, within the framework of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting that was held today on the Indonesian island of Bali with the conflict in Ukraine as the central issue.The WHO studies the effects of the war in Ukraine on sight and hearingAttacks with bombs, heavy artillery and anti-personnel mines used in the Ukraine war have caused blindness, deafness and limb mutilations to a significant sector of the population living in areas affected by the fighting, the World Health Organization said today ( WHO)."The effects of war translate into the disability of thousands of people, hospitals are full of mutilated, blind or partially blind people, to which are added the devastating psychological effects of a conflict of this magnitude," he said in a link from Odessa - the largest port city in Ukraine - WHO incident manager Dorit Nitzan.Sauli Niinisto ratifies the new law on the protection of the border with RussiaThe President of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, has ratified this Friday the legislative reform approved on Thursday by Parliament to increase border protection against a possible threat from Russia.The Finnish Ministry of the Interior has confirmed that Niinisto has signed the Border Guard and Preparedness Acts in a bid to bolster the country's defense in case of retaliation by Russia for trying to join NATO.Kuleba assures that Russia's place is in the Justice and not in international forumsThe Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dimitro Kuleba, has remarked this Friday that Russia's place is in the International Criminal Court (ICC) and not in other global forums."To be honest, I think that after everything Russia has done in the last six months it has no place in any international forum," Kuleba said during his videoconference speech at a G20 ministerial meeting taking place this week in Bali, Indonesia."A country that is waging a war of aggression against its neighbor and committing massive and brutal crimes against the civilian population should only be offered a place - in the International Criminal Court," the Ukrainian minister insisted.The Russian Medvedev warns the United States: messing with a nuclear power is crazyFormer Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told the United States that the West's attempts to punish a nuclear power like Russia for the war in Ukraine risk endangering humanity.The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most serious crisis in relations between Russia and the West since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, when many feared the world was on the brink of nuclear war.Medvedev called the United States an empire that has shed blood around the world, citing the slaughter of Native Americans, US nuclear attacks on Japan and a series of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan.Russian armed forces have destroyed two Harpoon anti-ship missile systems in the Black Sea"High-precision weapons launched from the sea over the area of ​​the Lyman town in the Odessa region destroyed two installations of the Harpoon coastal missile system delivered by the United Kingdom," the Russian Defense Ministry reported.Ukraine announces attack on Russian ammunition depot with multiple casualtiesThe Ukrainian armed forces attacked a Russian ammunition depot in the occupied province of Kherson, in the south of the country, on Friday, the spokesman for the Odessa military administration, Serhiy Bratchuk, announced on his Telegram account.Bratschuk said "several dozen" Russian soldiers were killed or wounded in the attack.According to local media, the explosion killed 44 of the approximately 70 soldiers who were in the ammunition depot, protected by anti-aircraft defense systems.The EU affirms that it is in Putin's hands to end the war and avoid a food and energy catastropheThe European Union on Friday blamed Russia for the consequences of the war in Ukraine on energy and food security, insisting that it is in the hands of President Vladimir Putin to end a "meaningless" war and avoid a "catastrophe". "Food and energy.In his speech at the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Indonesia, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, stated that the Russian war of aggression has "dramatically" aggravated the food crisis, doubling in two years the population suffering from food insecurity.Forensic work continues on the attacked shopping center in KremenchuckThe Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued a statement informing that forensic work continues in the shopping center attacked in Kremenchuk on June 27.Ihor Malysh, head of the forensic support department of the main investigative department of the National Police, said that "search and rescue operations are ongoing at the site" and added that one person is still missing.Pinjas Goldschmidt resigns after leaving the countryMoscow Chief Rabbi Pinjas Goldschmidt has stepped down after 30 years in office because his stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine endangered the Jewish community, The Times of Israel has reported.In submitting his resignation, Goldschmidt stressed that he had participated in the "historical renaissance of Russian Jewry" since the fall of the Soviet Union, but that he struggled under the increasingly authoritarian regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Six civilians killed and 21 injured in Donetsk region in Russian attacksThe Donetsk regional military administration has reported that in the last 24 hours "the Russians killed six civilians in the Donetsk region: in Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Avdiivka, Siversk, Pokrovske and Orlivka. Another 21 people were injured."This was reported by the head of the regional military administration, Pavlo Kirilenko, in a message on Telegram collected by the Ukrinform agency.Kirilenko has pointed out that "it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha."Meanwhile, Ukrainian police have reported in a Facebook post that Russian troops carried out 37 attacks on 23 towns in the Donetsk region in one day, killing and wounding civilians.Russia sentences deputy to 7 years in prison for denouncing the campaign in UkraineA Moscow court today sentenced municipal deputy Alexei Gorinov to 7 years in prison, accused of spreading false news about the actions of the Russian Army during the Russian military campaign in Ukraine."The Court rules: recognize Gorinov guilty of the crime" of publicly disseminating false information through abuse of power and for reasons of political hatred "and imposes a sentence of 7 years in prison," sentenced the judge of the Meschanski Court of Moscow, Olesia Mendeleeva, quoted by Interfax.In this way, the Court satisfied the demand of the Prosecutor's Office that requested 7 years of deprivation to Gorínov;while the deputy, who was arrested at the end of April, did not admit his guilt.The process also includes the deputy Yelena Kotiónochkina, arrested in her absence since she is outside the country.The EU assures that it is in Putin's hands to end the war and avoid a food and energy catastropheThe European Union on Friday blamed Russia for the consequences of the war in Ukraine on energy and food security, insisting that it is in the hands of President Vladimir Putin to end a "meaningless" war and avoid a "catastrophe". "Food and energy.In his speech at the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Indonesia, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, stated that the Russian war of aggression has "dramatically" aggravated the food crisis, doubling in two years the population suffering from food insecurity."A rapid response to many of these problems remains in the hands of one man: President Putin, who must stop this senseless war and prevent a global food and energy catastrophe," Borrell said at the international forum.The head of European diplomacy has insisted that the blockade of grain in Ukrainian ports is a "deliberate attempt to use food as a weapon of war" against the most vulnerable countries in the world.And he has stressed that Moscow is solely responsible for this situation and not the European sanctions.Ukraine raises to about 37,000 Russian soldiers killed in combat since the start of the warThe General Staff of the Army of Ukraine has indicated in a message on its account on the social network Facebook that to date "about 36,900" Russian soldiers have died and has added during the fighting 1,637 battle tanks, 828 artillery systems and 247 armored self-propelled multiple rocket launchers.Likewise, it has pointed out that 217 planes, 187 helicopters, 107 anti-aircraft defense systems, 2,685 vehicles and fuel tanks, 15 boats and 669 drones have also been destroyed, while 155 cruise missiles have been shot down."The Russian enemy suffered the greatest losses during the last day in the Kramatorsk direction," he said, adding that "the data is being updated.""Hit the occupier. Let's win together. Our strength is in the truth," he stressed.On the other hand, he acknowledged that Russian forces have achieved "partial success" in their offensive around Verjnokamianski, before adding that Ukrainian troops "inflicted losses on the enemy" in their operations near Bohorodichny.Russia claims to have destroyed two Harpoon anti-ship missile systems in OdessaRussia has assured today that its Armed Forces have destroyed in the southern region of Odessa, next to the Black Sea, two installations of the Harpoon anti-ship missile system allegedly delivered to Ukraine by the United Kingdom."High-precision weapons launched from the sea over the area of ​​the Lyman town in the Odessa region destroyed two installations of the Harpoon coastal missile system delivered by the United Kingdom," Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. .According to the daily war report of the lieutenant general, in addition to Odessa, the Mykolaiv region, also in southern Ukraine, was again targeted by Russian forces.According to the spokesman, the troops allegedly destroyed positions of the 188th battalion of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade in the Ochakiv area, and as a result, up to 290 Ukrainian soldiers died and 29 armored vehicles were disabled.Poland admits it lacks the means to transport all Ukrainian grainImporting Ukrainian grain to Poland by rail presents logistical difficulties such as an insufficient number of wagons adapted for this transport, the Polish railways admitted on Friday.The president of Cargo PKP (Polish National Railways), Dariusz Seliga, affirms that Poland "lacks wagons adapted for the transport of grain and, in addition, train traffic (in the border area with Ukraine) is limited" by the war and refugee trafficking.Seliga indicated in an interview with a Polish newspaper that, although trucks could be used to alleviate the situation, "there are legal restrictions on both sides of the border" and, on the other hand, "the blockade of ports and transshipment stations" , necessary because Poland and Ukraine use different gauges, "are severely limited."The Russian bank Gazprombank is considering selling its subsidiary in SwitzerlandThe Russian bank Gazprombank studies different strategic options for the future activities of its subsidiary in Switzerland, which includes disposing of certain assets or the complete sale of the business, it has announced this Friday."Gazprombank, the bank's sole shareholder, has decided to explore possible strategic options for the entity's future activities," the subsidiary said in a statement.These options include, the Swiss subsidiary has added, among other possibilities, the "divestment of selected assets or the sale of the business in its entirety."The bank expects to complete the strategic review process, including finding an investor if a sale is chosen, by the end of the third quarter.Zelenski affirms that the Ukrainian flag will fly again in CrimeaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured in a video message on social networks that the Ukrainian flag will fly again in Crimea, in the same way that he already does on the island of Zmiinyi (Island of Serpents)."Those doomed to crawl will not take Serpent Island from those who are destined to fly. That is why the blue and yellow (flag) is back on the island, and one day it will certainly be on the peninsula, so as in all our occupied cities and towns, while our national anthem will sound in each of them," he said, quoted by the Ukrinform agency.Lavrov denounces the warmongering of the Western community in the face of his efforts to negotiate peace with UkraineThe Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, denounced this Friday that the Western community is trying to end the war in Ukraine "on the battlefield" instead of feeding the option of a negotiated solution, as the Kremlin both in its attempts at political dialogue on the conflict and in other areas dependent on it, especially the unblocking of Ukrainian grain exports."The West wants to win Ukraine on the battlefield. It has nothing to talk about. With this approach, it does not allow Ukraine to go ahead with the peace process and is forcing its authorities to use the weapons it sends to destroy the civilian population, as we are seeing every day," Lavrov said during his appearance at the G20 summit.The minister took the opportunity to criticize the language used against Russia by his counterparts during his turns of appearances during the summit."They have called us aggressors, invaders, occupants. We have heard everything," Lavrov lamented in statements collected by Interfax.Ribera does not rule out that Russia could definitively cut off gas next weekThe third vice president and minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, does not rule out that Russia could take advantage of the technical shutdown of the Nord Stream gas pipeline scheduled for next week to proceed with a definitive cut of the gas it sends to Germany.This is how Ribera expressed himself in an interview on Antena 3 collected by Servimedia, where he stated that "it is a possibility that must be considered" in reference to Russia taking advantage of this technical stoppage that, in principle, will last 10 days to further prolong the supply cut to that country, something that would affect the whole of Europe."It is not something that we should rule out 100%," added the vice president, who recalled that the price of natural gas in Europe has multiplied by two in the last two weeks.In addition, he pointed out that, although Spain's dependence is very low, 7.5% of the gas supply in recent years, the total cut would have an impact both due to the rise in prices and the need to help other European countries that would be more affected.More than 500 soldiers of the Azov battalion are suspected of war crimesMore than 500 soldiers from the Azov battalion and other armed groups face criminal proceedings in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic for alleged war crimes, the official Russian agency TASS reported today."Law enforcement agencies of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have launched cases against more than 500 members of Azov and other armed groups," said a source from the security forces of this pro-Russian breakaway region.She has indicated that all the cases will be sent to justice once the prosecutors prepare the indictments.Pro-Russian separatist investigators accuse these soldiers of belonging to an illegal armed group, of being mercenaries and of attempts to overthrow the DPR "government".Borrell: "no one can be neutral" in the face of "terrifying" war in UkraineThe high representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, stated this Friday that "no one can be neutral" in the face of aggression such as Russia's "appalling" war against Ukraine."In the face of aggression, no one can be neutral. No one can live safely in a world in which the illegal use of force is normalized or tolerated," Borrell stressed on his official Twitter account after speaking at the meeting of security ministers. Foreign Affairs of the G20 countries held in Nusa Dua (Indonesia).Blinken calls on Russia to 'let out' grain from UkraineUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approached his Russian counterpart at closed-door G20 talks in Bali, asking Russia to allow grain out of Ukraine, a Western official has said."To our Russian colleagues: Ukraine is not your country. Your grain is not your grain. Why do you block the ports? You must let the grain out," Blinken told Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, with whom he did not want meet separately, according to a Western official present at the meeting.Maroto sees "robust growth" in Spain despite the war in UkraineThe Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, assured this Friday that, although the war in Ukraine is "reducing the growth of the Spanish economy", there are indicators that reflect robust growth, which in the case of Tourism is recovering pre-pandemic flows.During an interview on RTVE's "La hora de la 1", Maroto recalled that since January the tourist flows of 2019 have recovered, with improvements such as the increase in the average stay.At the moment, the sector has not been affected by inflation, both in terms of national and international tourists, and Spain continues to be "one of the most desired tourist destinations in the world" thanks in part to the investments and measures adopted by the Government.Russia confirms the boycott of the G7 countries to the G20 ministers' dinnerThe Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, today confirmed that his G7 counterparts boycotted the welcome dinner offered last night on the island of Bali by the Indonesian authorities, and has criticized the way in which they "understand courtesy and the rules of label"."Yesterday there was a reception offered by the Indonesians, a welcome reception with a concert. They (the G7 ministers) did not come. That is how they understand protocol, simple courtesy and the rules of etiquette," Lavrov said at a press conference. .The Japanese Foreign Minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, did not attend the dinner, since "the international community considers that the relationship with Russia can no longer return to the way it was before Russia's invasion of Ukraine", the deputy spokesman for the Japanese Government, Seiji Kihara.The Russian foreign minister's attendance at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali has become an uncomfortable presence, although certain countries such as Germany assured that he would not boycott the meeting.Lavrov says that Russia is ready to negotiate on the output of Ukrainian grainRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine and Turkey on ways to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea."We are ready to negotiate with our Ukrainian and Turkish colleagues. We have all the solutions when it comes to Ukrainian grain," said the head of Russian diplomacy.In addition, he explained that, for this, "Ukraine must unblock its ports, demine them or guarantee the safe passage (of ships) through the minefields."Then, Lavrov added, "already outside the territorial sea of ​​Ukraine, Russia and Turkey are ready to guarantee the safety of the ships, escort them to the straits, and later, in the Mediterranean Sea, they will continue to navigate on their own.""I cannot say when the talks will continue. I have not been in Moscow for days, but we are always ready. I can confirm this," he stressed.Ukraine denounces the death of six civilians in attacks by Russian forces during the last day in DonetskThe Ukrainian authorities have denounced this Friday the death of six civilians in attacks carried out by Russian forces during the last day against towns located in the Donetsk region (east)."Russia kills civilians. On July 7, the Russians killed six civilians in the Donetsk region," said the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Pavlo Kirilenko, in a message on his Telegram account.Thus, he has detailed that the victims were residents of Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Avdiivka, Siversk, Pokrovski and Orlivka.Kirilenko has stated that another 21 people have been injured during the last 24 hours due to Russian attacks and has published an infographic that shows that since the beginning of the war the Russians have killed 583 civilians and wounded 1,571 in Donetsk, if bien added that "it is impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volonovakha".Russia confirms attack on Snake IslandGood morning and welcome to the last hour of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.A war that has already been four months old and that has the international community on edge.Putin ordered a large-scale "military operation".Russian troops attack several major cities.Russia is preparing new attacks in Donbas and focusing its advances on the east and south of Ukraine.To be able to comment you must be registered and logged in.Forgot password?