The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the issue of Ukrainian prisoners of war , as well as the terrorist attack in Olenivka and the need to recognize Russia as a terrorist state .
Zelensky said this in his video speech, Ukrinform reports.
"In the talks with Stoltenberg and Rau I paid particular attention to the issue of our prisoners of war detained by Russia. And also to the Russian terrorist attack in Olenivka, which must become a fundamental topic for all civilized countries in the world to officially recognize Russia. as a terrorist state, "he said.
Yesterday, meanwhile , the ship loaded with grain that left Odessa - the first ship to export Ukrainian grain since the beginning of the conflict with Russia - arrived in Istanbul and is anchored at the entrance to the Bosphorus on the Black Sea. After a joint inspection by part of delegates from Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN, will continue its journey to Tripoli in Lebanon, its final destination, where it should arrive on 6 August. "It normally takes three to three and a half days to deliver goods from Istanbul to Tripoli, unless the weather conditions interfere," a source told Tass.
The port administration "has taken all necessary measures to receive ships with agricultural products sailing along the humanitarian corridor from the Black Sea ports", added the source. At the same time, a source from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Works and Transport did not rule out that the ship with nearly 27,000 tons of corn on board could dock in a port in northern Lebanon near Tripoli.
Razoni is the first ship to transport Ukrainian cereals left from the port of Odessa under the agreement of 22 July sponsored by Ankara and the UN.
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Aiea, situation at "volatile" Zaporizhzhia plant
"The situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant", in Ukraine, "is really very volatile", said the director general of the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, at a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York. Rafael Grossi explained that going there "is very complex because it requires the cooperation of different actors, from Kiev but also from Russia, which occupies the power plant. It is a war zone, there are military operations. "" If an accident occurs in Zaporizhzhia, it will not be the fault of a nuclear disaster, but we will only have to blame ourselves, "he stressed.
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Kiev: "Schroeder is just a herald of the Tsar"
Gerhard Schroeder is "a well-known herald of the Empire and a voice of the Russian Tsar's court". This is the response of Ukrainian presidential adviser and chief negotiator, Mikhailo Podolyak, to the words of the former German chancellor, according to whom "the Kremlin wants a negotiated solution" to the conflict in Ukraine. "If Moscow wants a dialogue - Podolyak says in a tweet - it is up to them. First of all, with a ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops".
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Moscow: "Ready for negotiations on the basis of the Istanbul agreement of 29/3"
"Russia was and still is ready to solve the Ukrainian problem through diplomacy", but on her terms. This was reiterated by the spokesman of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov. "It should be remembered once again that these terms were agreed in Istanbul by both sides, Russian and Ukrainian," added Peskov, quoted by the Tass agency. Subsequently, the spokesman insisted, Kiev abandoned that agreement, but Moscow "remains ready" for negotiations on that basis, which essentially envisaged a separation of the negotiations concerning Kiev's neutrality from those on the future of Crimea and the Donbass.
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Zelensky to China: "Condemn Russian tyranny in Ukraine"
"Today I would like China to join the united international position regarding Russia's tyranny against Ukraine. So far it hasn't happened. China has stepped aside." This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a meeting with some Australian students. "Today, China is in a state of equilibrium by maintaining neutrality - continued Zelensky -. This neutrality is much better than China's accession to Russia. I believe that Chinese society, the people of this country, will make a wise choice. However, it is important to us that China does not help Russia. "
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14.50 - The ship with cereals leaves Istanbul for Lebanon
The Razoni ship, which left Odessa on Monday with 27,000 tons of cereals, left Istanbul after being inspected in the morning by delegates from Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN. The boat left the Bosphorus, a canal that separates the Turkish city, and is headed for Tripoli in Lebanon. Following the agreement found in Turkey at the end of July between Ankara, Kiev, Moscow and the UN, which allowed the export of Ukrainian wheat, the Razoni is the first ship loaded with cereals to leave a port in Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia in late February.
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2.10 pm - The Guardia di Finanza seizes 141 million euros from Putin's architect
Maxi seizure of 141 million euros between movable and immovable property carried out by the Guardia di Finanza of Brescia against Lanfranco Cirillo, an entrepreneur, 63, known as "the architect of Vladimir Putin" and other 44 oligarchs. He is accused of tax and fiscal offenses. Among the seized assets are luxury homes, checking accounts, cash, jewelry, modern and contemporary art by famous authors and even a helicopter.
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12.50 pm - Kremlin: "Pelosi in Taiwan is pure provocation"
"The visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan is a pure provocation. It has nothing to do with the line of support for freedom and democracy. It is pure provocation. Such steps should be called with the their name ". This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported by TASS.
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Scholz: "It may make sense to keep nuclear power plants running"
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said today that it "might make sense" to extend the operational life of the last three nuclear power plants in operation in Germany, following the cut in Russian gas supply and in fear of an energy crisis. These plants "are relevant only for the production of electricity and only for a small part of it", but "they can still make sense", said the chancellor. Germany had decided to abandon nuclear power at the end of this year, a choice that has been under discussion due to the conflict in Ukraine and Russian retaliation for Western sanctions.
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UN: "Ten million Ukrainians have left the country since the beginning of the war"
Over ten million Ukrainians have crossed the border crossings since the beginning of the Russian invasion on 24 February: this is the estimate of the UN refugee agency. According to the UN, 10,290,039 people left Ukraine from 24 February to 1 August.
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Inspected ship loaded with grain in Istanbul
The “Razoni”, the first ship to export grain from Ukraine after the Russian invasion at the end of February, will be inspected near the entrance to the Bosphorus on the Black Sea in Istanbul from 9.00 am Italian time. This was announced by the Turkish Ministry of Defense. They will take part in the delegated controls of Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN, ie the parties that signed - on July 22 in Istanbul - an agreement to allow the export of wheat and similar food products from Ukrainian ports.
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Two explosions in Kharkiv
Two explosions shook the city of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine this morning, the mayor, Ihor Terekhov, reported the Kyiv Independent. Terekhov specified that one explosion hit the Kholodnohirskyi district and the other a location yet to be confirmed. For the moment there are no casualties or damages reported.
(Unioneonline)