Italy and Turkey "united" in the condemnation of the Russian invasion and in "support for Kiev ". Mario Draghi said this in Ankara while meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
A meeting with which the two strengthened the partnership between the two "friendly and allied" countries and signed nine to "strengthen cooperation".
The most important point touched, however, concerns the wheat crisis triggered by the Russian invasion. Erdogan said that "within a week - ten days" the first results will be seen, Turkey is a fundamental intermediary for the success of the United Nations plan, for which an agreement between Russia and Ukraine is essential.
“At the G7 in Elamu I reported the words of the secretary of the united nations. This is an encouraging plan, there is no need to clear the ports, safe corridors have been identified. The working group in which Turkey has a central role must ensure that there are no Russian attacks and that the ships do not carry weapons. The three UN parties, the United nation and Ukraine are there, they are waiting for the accession of the Kremlin , ”said Draghi.
Another important news comes from Brussels, where NATO has officially launched the procedure for the accession of Sweden and Finland : Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke of a "historic day". The process will take months, Stoltenberg said, not giving exact times, but the different countries of the Alliance, he added, have prepared their own parliaments and declared that they are ready for a quick ratification.
On the fighting front, after having taken Lugansk, Russia does not stop and goes on, as Putin ordered his followers. The target is now Donetsk, an oblast that together with Lugansk forms the Donbass, and in particular one of its main inhabited centers, Sloviansk , still under Ukrainian control. Intense shelling caused deaths and injuries, so much so that the mayor asked the remaining residents to leave the city: "It is important to evacuate as many people as possible ," said Vadim Lyakh, adding that "144 people fled today, including 20 children" .
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Kiev: "Men of military age cannot leave the region of residence"
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has banned all men of military age from leaving their region of residence. On any permits "I'll decide," said Zelensky, who asked the General Staff to be consulted.
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Kiev: "200 Russian invaders killed in Melitopol"
"Two days ago about 200 Russian invaders" were "eliminated and another 300 wounded" following "the attack by the Ukrainian armed forces on the military base of Melitopol", a city in south-eastern Ukraine occupied by the Russian army where the troops of the Federation are based. Mayor Ivan Fedorov announced this today, according to Ukrinform.
"The Ukrainian armed forces attacked one of the Russian military bases in Melitopol: barracks and ammunition and fuel depots. More than 200 were killed and over 300 wounded", said the mayor of Melitopol.
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Draghi and Erdogan "united" in the condemnation of the Russian invasion
"We and Turkey united in the condemnation of the Russian invasion," Mario Draghi said in Ankara, where he went to meet Erdogan. The two also talked about how to unblock the wheat crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Sloviansk, the mayor to the residents: "Leave the city"
The mayor of Sloviansk asked the remaining residents to leave the city after the Russians stepped up shelling on the city in southeastern Ukraine. "It is important to evacuate as many people as possible," Vadim Lyakh said in an interview with Reuters, according to the Guardian. Adding that "144 people fled today, including 20 children". Sloviansk is one of the main population centers of Donetsk oblast still under Ukrainian control. Today's bombing left at least 2 dead and 7 injured.
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Moscow: "Western weapons in Kiev end up on the black market"
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are ending up on the black market. The Guardian reports it. Shoigu said Ukraine has received more than 28,000 tons of military cargo so far, and some of these Western weapons have appeared in the Middle East. The Guardian states that the minister has not provided any details to support his statements.
"According to the information available to us, some of the foreign weapons supplied by the West to Ukraine are spreading in the Middle East region and are also ending up on the black market," stressed the Russian defense minister.
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Mariupol, only 3% of residents have access to drinking water
Only 3% of Mariupol's residents have access to safe drinking water. This was announced by Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the mayor of the city of southern Ukraine occupied by the Russians. Residents are forced to withdraw water everywhere "even from the sewers", added the same source, who yesterday complained about the lack of doctors in the city. The Guardian reports it.
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Zelensky: "We are not in NATO, but we must protect ourselves"
"Ukraine is not in NATO. And when we tried to start the membership campaign, we also received a negative response to the request for an Action Plan for membership. But this is not a reason to stop. We need of a system of security guarantees, of a space so safe that it can be effective even in conditions in which we are not in the Alliance ".
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Mattarella in Maputo: "EU ready to help for the food crisis with the war in Ukraine"
"We talked about the Russian aggression that is causing the return in this millennium of the fact that a bigger country can attack a smaller one. The EU is ready to help countries in difficulty due to the food crisis". This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in the presidential palace in Maputo alongside the president of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.
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Moscow: "Two corridors for grain exports have been created in the Black Sea"
Russia has created two corridors in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea to facilitate the export of grain: the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced, according to RIA Novosti. "We are adopting a series of measures to ensure the safety of navigation in the waters of the Black Sea and the Azov Sea - said the minister -. The danger of mines in the waters of the port of Mariupol has been completely eliminated".
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Moscow: "Special operation will end with the achievement of the objectives"
"The special operation in Ukraine will end with the complete achievement of all tasks, the priority today is to preserve the life and health of the Russian military and civilian population". This was stated by the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a conference call in Moscow, as reported by Russian agencies.
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Moscow: "Kill 150 Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv"
The Russians took out up to 150 Ukrainian troops and 12 pieces of equipment in Kharkiv with precision weapons. This was reported by the daily bulletin of the Russian Defense Ministry, as reported by Tass.
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Kiev: "Reduce Russian access to maritime transport"
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba today urged the international community to reduce Russian access to shipping: "Russia's export-oriented economy is highly dependent on shipping provided by foreign fleets. I urge partners: limit Russia's access to their services and undermining Putin's war machine. After all, what Russia really exports to the world today is death, crisis and lies, "Kuleba wrote on his Twitter account.
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Bombs on Donetsk, two civilians killed in 24 hours
Two civilians were killed and four others were injured as a result of bombing by Russian forces in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk in the past 24 hours, the head of the regional and military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said on Facebook, according to what Ukrinform reports. "Russia is killing civilians! On July 4, the Russians killed two civilians in the Donetsk region of Bakhmut. Four more people were injured," Kyrylenko wrote.
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Kiev, missiles on the Sumy region, 6 injured
Six people were injured yesterday in the Sumy region, in eastern Ukraine, following two attacks by Russian forces: the head of the regional military administration, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, reported on Telegram, according to Ukrainska Pravda. . The Moscow army fired missiles at a school in the village of Esman, wounding four people. Two other people were injured in attacks on one of the villages in the neighboring community of Bilopillia. Furthermore, in the nearby village of Nova Sloboda, no injuries or victims were reported but a commercial structure and electricity grids were destroyed with mortar fire.
(Unioneonline)