Erdogan proposes himself as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine , when we have now reached the 95th day of the war. The Turkish president announced today that tomorrow, Monday 30 May, he intends to speak on the phone with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
The scheduled phone call with Putin was also confirmed with the Kremlin. "We dream that this war will end as soon as possible, but it seems that events are developing negatively with each passing day, I will ask the parties to use all channels of dialogue and diplomacy," said Erdogan.
The Turkish president has once again closed the doors of NATO to Sweden and Finland : "As long as Recep Tayyip Erdogan is head of state, Turkey will never say yes to the admission into NATO of countries that support terrorism. The meetings with the delegations of terrorism. Finland and Sweden have not met expectations. No steps have been taken towards Turkey's concerns. Helsinky and Stockholm continue to allow terrorists to walk their streets and protect them with their police ".
Meanwhile, the Russian offensive in the Donbass continues, where conditions, explains Zelensky, are " indescribably difficult ". Among the cities most affected today is that of Kharkiv, where there were several bombings after the visit of Zelensky, who met with the military. And the Ukrainian president has removed the head of security of the city, because in his opinion "he did not work for the defense of Kharkiv".
While in Mariupol the Russians - says the mayor's adviser - are accumulating the corpses of Ukrainians killed in a supermarket : "In the premises of the Schyryi Kum supermarket on Svobody avenue, the Russians have created a dump of the bodies of the Ukrainians who emerged from the graves when they tried to fix the water pipes and even exhumed corpses. They are piling them up as if they were garbage. "
On the sanctions front, the agreement between the EU countries for the embargo on Russian oil is missing for the umpteenth time . Another black smoke: the ambassadors of the member countries have not found an agreement on the proposal on the table, which provides for an exemption for the Friendship pipeline (Druzhba), which brings crude oil to Hungary and the EU countries Oriental.
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Zelensky removes security chief in Kharkiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed the head of security in Kharkiv, as in his opinion "he has not worked for the defense of the city since the early days, but has only thought of himself".
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Embargo on oil, new black smoke from the EU
New black smoke in Europe on the Russian oil embargo included in the sixth package of sanctions against Russia. According to EU sources, the ambassadors of the member countries have not found an agreement on the proposal on the table, which provides for an exemption for the Friendship pipeline (Druzhba), which brings crude oil to Hungary and the countries of Eastern EU. Tomorrow the EU leaders gathered in Brussels will be informed of the developments of the discussion and a new meeting at Sherpa level will be called next week.
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Kiev: "Stopping Russia is a mission of all civilized countries"
"The war in Ukraine is not a local conflict: it is the question of what the world will be like tomorrow. Allowing Russia to win would open Pandora's box and push humanity into the dark ages." According to reports from the BBC, the advisor to the Ukrainian President Mykhaylo Podolyak said, underlining that "stopping Russia is a mission of all civilized countries. There is time, but we must hurry", he added.
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Zelensky: "Very difficult conditions in Donbass"
"The conditions in the Donbass are indescribably difficult": Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky said on a visit to the troops at the front in the city of Kharkiv, as reported by some international media. Zelensky then underlined the ongoing effort by the Kiev forces to try to resist in the face of the Russian offensive.
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Papa appreciates Erdogan's mediation efforts
"Pope Francis appreciates the efforts of our President Erdogan to reconcile Ukraine and Russia. A solution can only be found through diplomacy and negotiations, not through war. The only possible way to establish a ceasefire and start negotiations is through diplomacy ". This was stated by Lutfullah Goktas, ambassador of Turkey to the Holy See, who yesterday was received in audience by Pope Francis at the Vatican Apostolic Palace.
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Erdogan: "Never in NATO who supports terrorism"
"As long as Recep Tayyip Erdogan is head of state, Turkey will never say yes to the admission into NATO of countries that support terrorism": the Turkish president said, referring to the request to join the Alliance of Sweden and Finland. "Unfortunately - said Erdogan - the meetings with the delegations of Finland and Sweden did not meet expectations. No step was taken towards the concerns of Turkey. Helsinky and Stockholm continue to allow terrorists to stroll through their streets and to protect them with the their police. They are not honest and sincere, "he added according to Tass reports.
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Zelensky: "Proud of those who are defending us"
“I have boundless pride in our defenders. Every day, risking their lives, they fight for freedom for Ukraine. Thanks to each of you for your service! "Ukrainian President Vlodymir Zelensky posted on Fb on a visit to Kharkiv, where he visited the defense forces of the country. It is the first time since the beginning of the Russian invasion that the Ukrainian president goes east.
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Zelensky visiting Kharkiv
Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky went to the Kharkiv region where he visited the troop posts and inspected the destroyed infrastructure in the area. Ukrainska Pravda reports this. According to local authorities, 2,229 homes were destroyed. 31 percent of the region is occupied, 5 percent was liberated by the Russian invaders. Zelensky handed out prizes and gifts to the military.
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Pessimistic Erdogan: "Moscow and Kiev must dialogue"
Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan has been cautious about the development of a dialogue between Moscow and Kiev. "We dream that this war will end as soon as possible, but it seems that events are developing negatively with each passing day," Erdogan said in an interview with the NTV channel, as reported by Tass. Announcing his willingness to telephone Vladimir Putin and Voldymyr Zelensky in the next few hours, Erdogan added that Turkey will continue to ask the warring parties to "use all channels of dialogue and diplomacy".
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Erdogan: "I'll talk to Putin and Zelensky"
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that tomorrow, Monday 30 May, he intends to call Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky. Tass reports it.
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Strong explosions in Kharkiv
Strong explosions were heard this afternoon in Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine: Canale 24 reports. The alarm in the city went off at 12:32 local time (13:32 in Italy) and immediately afterwards there were the explosions.
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Mariupol, "the Russians throw Ukrainian corpses in a supermarket"
In Mariupol, the Russians are piling up the corpses of Ukrainians killed in a supermarket: Petro Andriushenko, the mayor's adviser, said on Telegram, quoted by Ukrinform. "In the premises of the Schyryi Kum supermarket on Svobody Boulevard, the Russians have created a dump of the bodies of the Ukrainian fallen who emerged from the graves when they tried to fix the water pipes and also exhumed corpses. They are piling them up as if they were garbage," he writes. Andriushenko, also posting a photo released by the Telegram channel “Mariupol Now”, testifying to what he describes.
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30,150 Russian soldiers killed since the start of the war
About 30,150 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the invasion began, according to the Kiev army. In its update on the losses suffered by Moscow so far, the Ukrainian army indicates that after 95 days of conflict there are also 207 fighters, 174 helicopters and 504 drones shot down. In addition, Kiev forces claim to have destroyed 1,338 Russian tanks, 631 artillery pieces, 3,270 armored personnel carriers, 116 cruise missiles and 13 ships.
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"More than 30% of Russian tanks destroyed"
Ukrainian forces have destroyed more than 30% of modern Russian tanks since the invasion began on 24 February: the advisor to the Ukrainian interior minister, Viktor Andrusiv, said in an interview with Canale 24. "Before the war against Ukraine, Russia had about 3 thousand modern tanks and more than 30% of them were destroyed by our defenders in three months of war. In six months this figure will only increase," Andrusiv said. that Moscow was forced to put the old Soviet-designed T-62 tanks back into service, dating back to the 1970s.
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Kiev, Russian air battalion commander killed
The Ukrainian Armed Forces claim to have eliminated the commander of a Russian air assault battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Dosyagaev. The news agency Ukrinform reports.
(Unioneonline)