“We condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms”. They say it the leaders of the G7, in a statement after today’s extraordinary meeting, referring to the latest Russian raids in Ukraine. The G7 states that “indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians constitute war crimes. We will ask President Putin and those responsible for this,” they add. “The announcement of a joint military group with Russia is the most recent example of the Belarus regime’s complicity with Russia,” G7 leaders said in a statement. “We reassure President Zelensky – write the leaders of the G7 in a note – that we will continue undeterred and solid in our commitment to support the needs of Ukraine to maintain its sovereignty and territorial integrity”. “We will continue to provide financial, humanitarian, military, diplomatic and legal support and will stand firmly on Ukraine’s side as long as necessary.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who spoke at the G7 summit asked that the seven countries help create an “air shield” over Ukraine. Vladimir Putin “still has room for further escalation” of the attacks on Ukraine. “We must recognize an obvious fact: there can be no dialogue with this leader of Russia, who has no future,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram. “The talks can take place either with another leader of Russia – who will respect the UN Charter, the fundamental principles of humanity and the territorial integrity of Ukraine – or in a different configuration, so that this terrorist does not have the opportunity to influence key decisions. Now one person is blocking the peace and this person is in Moscow, “he added.
Zelensky asked the G7 for an international observer mission on the border with Belarus, accusing Moscow of wanting to “drag Minsk into the war” against Ukraine.
Zelensky: ‘Ukraine is not intimidated, the battle will be’ tougher ‘
“G7 condemns Russia’s escalation of violence against civilians in Ukraine – writes the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in a tweet -. We will stand by Ukraine for as long as necessary and we have strengthened our sanctions against Russia. Belarus’s support for Russia’s aggression must have consequences. We also discussed actions to reduce energy prices. ”
Meanwhile the Turkey calls on Russia and Kiev for a ceasefire “as soon as possible”, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a televised interview. China also expresses “concern” about the latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which saw Moscow troops launch missiles at Ukrainian cities. “We are concerned about the evolution of the situation and call on the parties concerned to adequately resolve the differences through dialogue and consultations,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said in the daily briefing, without expressing specific condemnations. China, she added, “is willing to work with the international community to continue to play a constructive role in easing tensions”.
And the Russian Foreign Minister Serghiei Lavrov said Russia is ready to consider a possible meeting between Putin and Biden at the G20 November in Indonesia if this is forwarded, reports the Russian state news agency Tass.
Russia will give a “tough answer” to any new attack on its critical infrastructure after the one on the Crimean bridge, said Moscow Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, quoted by TASS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told IAEA head Rafael Grossi, in a meeting in Moscow, to be “open to dialogue” on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Dragons in Zelensky, attacks aggravate Moscow’s responsibility
In view of the G7 Summit, Prime Minister Mario Draghi had a new telephone conversation with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. “The meeting focused on the latest, serious developments in the situation on the ground with particular regard to the missile attacks conducted by the Russian forces against Kiev and other Ukrainian cities – reports Palazzo Chigi -. President Draghi condemned the unacceptability of these brutal attacks,” which further aggravate Russian responsibilities, and confirmed Italy’s closeness to the Ukrainian authorities and population “. “I had a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. I informed him about the consequences of the Russian missile terror – tweeted Zelensky, thanking him for his constant and strong support -. We coordinated positions on the eve of important international events, including the G7 summit “.
’78 bodies exhumed in Donetsk, including children’
Ukrainian authorities exhumed 78 bodies in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, including those of some minors, including a one-year-old girl buried with family members. This was announced by the Public Prosecutor of Kiev, quoted by Ukrinform, according to which some of the bodies showed signs of violent death. 34 bodies were exhumed in Sviatohirsk, while two others were found charred in a car, and another 44 in Lyman.
ALARM SIRENS AND NEW RAID
Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia again in the night, in southern Ukraine: this was announced by the governor of the region, Oleksandr Starukh. According to reports from the Kyiv Independent, Moscow has targeted an infrastructure site. At least the 15 explosions that shook the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzheppar said in a tweet, stressing that “a school, a medical institution and residential buildings” were targeted. And there is news of a victim.
The anti-aircraft sirens sounded again in the morning in Kiev and throughout Ukraine, report the BBC and the TASS, which cites the Ukrainian news portal Strana. According to the portal, the country’s Emergency Service issued messages that explosions are highly likely during the day, stressing that citizens are advised to stay in shelters and not ignore air warnings.
Citing the TSN agency, Tass reports that explosions were heard in the Kiev region and in the cities of Rivne (west) and Kryvyi Rih (south). According to preliminary information, air defenses have been activated in the Kiev region.
And they are again without electricity parts of Lviv, in western Ukraine, after what is described as an “attack on infrastructure”: the mayor of the city, Andriy Sadovyi, writes on Telegram. “Explosions were heard in Lviv. There are problems with electricity,” the mayor said, the Guardian said. Regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi also shared a similar message, speaking of “an attack on energy facilities in the Lviv region. Stay in shelters. Do not release unverified photos, videos and rumors.”
The Russian attacks created severe damage to infrastructure which supply energy in the Dnipro region, in central Ukraine, according to reports from the regional governor, Valentin Reznitchenko. “The Russians have launched missiles on the energy infrastructures of the Pavlograd and Kamian districts: there are serious destruction”, said the governor, specifying that “many villages are without electricity”. Energy infrastructures in western Ukraine have also been hit in the last days of the RSI raids.
Ukraine urges the population to “limit” their electricity consumptionafter the damage inflicted on its energy infrastructure by Russian bombing.
And in the meantime it rose to at least 19 dead and 105 wounded the toll from missile attacks launched yesterday by Russian forces, according to what was released by the state emergency service of the country, reports the Kyiv Independent.
Inspections on the Crimean bridge after the attack
USA, NEW WEAPON PACKAGES IN THE NEXT DAYS
The United States “will send new arms packages to Kiev in the next few days and will continue to help Ukraine defend itself for as long as necessary,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in an interview with CNN. .
Russia will have to take countermeasures due to the growing involvement of the United States and Europe in the conflict in Ukraine: he told the Russian news agency Ria Novosti Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. The deputy minister added that Moscow noted with regret that “the large-scale assistance underway in Kiev, the training of personnel of the armed formations of Ukraine on the territory of the alliance countries, the provision of intelligence, satellite images in real time, up to the determination of the objectives for the artillery attacks and the planning of the operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, is involving a growing number of Western countries in the conflict (lined up) on the side of the Kiev regime “.
Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, stated that the US delivery of advanced air defense systems to Ukraine “will make the conflict longer and more painful for the Ukrainian side” but “this will not change the Kremlin’s definition of objectives” and the outcome. the final”. This was reported by the Interfax agency. Yesterday, after the bombing by the Russian armed forces on Ukrainian cities that claimed numerous civilian casualties, US President Joe Biden pledged “to continue to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems” .
Source: Ansa
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