Month: July 2023

Latest in Ukraine: Russia-Africa Conference Opens in St. Petersburg

Latest developments: Ukrainian soldiers recaptured the southeastern village of Staromaiorske in Donetsk region. the recapture is part of Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive push through the Russian-occupied southeast. U.S. Abrams tanks are now likely to arrive in Ukraine in September. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a historic Odesa cathedral that was damaged by a recent Russian airstrike.   On Thursday, less than two weeks after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the Russia-Africa Conference opened in St. Petersburg. The British Defense Ministry reported Friday that only 17 African heads of state attended the gathering. Forty-three African leaders attended the last …

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USAID передасть Україні автономні безпілотники Skydio для документування воєнних злочинів

Агентство США з міжнародного розвитку (USAID) 27 липня оголосило про передачу Офісу генпрокуратура України дев’яти автономних безпілотників Skydio. Як повідомляє пресслужба агентства, безпілотники Skydio мають камери 4K, які використовуватимуться для фото- та відеозйомки для документування воєнних злочинів. У USAID очікують, що це допоможе Офісу генпрокуратура задокументувати понад 115 000 випадків знищення цивільної інфраструктури та доказів порушення прав людини в прифронтових громадах і на звільнених територіях. Минулого тижня адміністраторка USAID Саманта Пауер перебувала з візитом в Україні. За даними Офісу генпрокурора, наразі в Україні зареєстровано 98 100 злочинів агресії та воєнних злочинів, з них понад 95 тисяч – за статтею про …

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Кірбі: США та союзники не обговорюють супровід суден із українським зерном у Чорному морі, але шукають інші шляхи

Напередодні британське видання The Times повідомило, що Велика Британія веде переговори з членами НАТО та іншими країнами про відправку військових кораблів в Чорне море …

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Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine Recaptures Southeastern Village Staromaiorske

Latest developments: Ukrainian soldiers recaptured the southeastern village of Staromaiorske in Donetsk region. the recapture is part of Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive push through the Russian-occupied southeast. U.S. Abrams tanks are now likely to arrive in Ukraine in September. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a historic Odesa cathedral that was damaged by a recent Russian airstrike.   Ukrainian soldiers have recaptured the southeastern village of Staromaiorske from Russian forces, a video published Thursday by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed, as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive push through the Russian-occupied southeast. “The 35th brigade and the ‘Ariy’ territorial defense unit have fulfilled their …

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US, Italy Reaffirm Partnership as Rome Looks Away From Beijing  

President Joe Biden met with Italy’s new leader Thursday at the White House, where the two reaffirmed their support for Ukraine and talked of countering Beijing’s growing ambitions – a particularly salient point for Rome as it mulls quitting China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Biden suggested that the U.S. could fill the gap. “We’re going to talk about our deepening economic connection that has fueled more than $100 billion in trade last year,” Biden said. “In my mind, there’s no reason why that can’t increase.” “We know who our friends are in times that are tough,” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni …

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New Permit Applications to Burn Religious Books Worry Swedish PM

Sweden’s prime minister said Thursday that police have received several permit applications for the burning of religious texts in the country next week, and that he fears this may escalate tensions further with the Muslim world. In his first public comments since the start of the Quran burning crisis that has severely strained Stockholm’s ties with Muslim nations, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told Swedish news agency TT he was “extremely concerned” about a new wave of desecrations.  “It’s the police that make those decisions, not me. If they [permits] are granted, we face a number of days with the obvious …

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