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The United Nations condemns the “brutal execution” of a Ukrainian prisoner and confirms another video clip with mutilated bodies
The United Nations Human Rights Office has condemned the “brutal execution” of an alleged Ukrainian prisoner of war that appeared in a video posted on the Internet and hinted at a second document showing “mutilated corpses”, as well as the people who were going to be captured by the Russian troops. For the UN Mission in Ukraine, these are “particularly terrifying” videos because of their content. “This is not an isolated incident,” the organization stressed, in line with letters of condemnation previously sent by Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Revella predicts that Russia “will not lose” the war and calls for “mediation” to end it
President of the Government of Cantabria, Miguel Angel RevillaThis Wednesday has predicted that Russia will not lose this war. He said it was about “Don’t lose Ukraine completely either”For this reason, he recommended that there be “serious mediation”, for example by China, to bring an end to the conflict that is affecting the whole of Europe. “Does anyone think the Russians will lose this war?” he asked.
Russia says it is “necessary to verify the authenticity” of the video of the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier
The Kremlin had described the video clip of the alleged execution of a Ukrainian soldier by Russian soldiers as “terrible”, although it stressed that “it is necessary to confirm its authenticity” before the verdict, after the President of Ukraine issued, Volodymyr Zelensky, will urge the international community to “respond”. “The first thing to do is verify the authenticity of these terrible images. Of course it is terrible,” said the Kremlin spokesman. Dimitri Peskov. “It is necessary to check whether or not this is true, where it happened, and if it happened, who was responsible,” he added.
Russia says it maintains “working” contacts with the United States over the detained American journalist
On Wednesday, the Russian authorities confirmed that they are maintaining “working” contacts with the United States regarding the situation of the American journalist Ivan Gershkovich, who is being held in Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage. “Yes, of course. On the work front, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said after being asked if these contacts existed, before adding that this fact does not change Moscow’s position on the issue, according to the Russian news agency TASS.
London says Russia is expanding its defensive lines in Zaporizhia in the face of a possible Ukrainian attack on Melitopol
Intelligence services United kingdom This Wednesday has indicated that Russia expanded its defense lines in the Ukrainian province of Zaporizhia Because of “convincing” Moscow that Kiev is preparing an attack on the city of Melitopol. “Over the past few weeks, Russia has continued to develop extensive defensive lines in the Zaporizhia region, southern Ukraine,” they said, before emphasizing that “the area most likely falls under the responsibility of the Russian Southern Group of Forces.”
South Korea claims ‘a lot of information’ leaked in Pentagon documents is ‘false’
South Korean Foreign Minister Park JinThis Wednesday confirmed that “A lot of information” Extracted from the leaked Pentagon documents “bloomer” It was “invented». Park stressed that, in this sense, the government is in talks on this issue with the United States and acknowledged the need to analyze the authenticity of the documents. According to information from the Yonhap news agency, Park said that “the US government is trying to find out the truth, and if it does, South Korea and the US will exchange this information.”
Zelensky urges the world to “respond” to a video showing the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier
The publication of a video supposedly showing the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier by Russian forces sparked a wave of condemnations from the Ukrainian authorities. Volodymyr Zelensky She urged the international community to “respond”, remembering that this was not an isolated case. The images, which were posted online on Tuesday, appear The so-called Russian army beheads a man with a knife. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) launched an investigation to try to find those responsible, details about which were not disclosed.
Serbia defends that it “did not sell and will not sell” weapons to Russia or Ukraine as part of the invasion
Serbian Minister of Defense Milos VucevicThis Wednesday, she defended the countryS “has not sold and will not sell” weapons to Russia or Ukraine In the framework of the invasion of the territory, which began in February 2022. Thus, he made sure that no weapons were sent to neighboring countries or “close to the conflict” after the Reuters news agency reported that the Serbian government had sold weapons to Ukraine or would be about to do so.
The United Nations is asking Ukraine and Russia to “fulfill their responsibilities” in the Black Sea grain agreement
The United Nations has invited Ukraine and Russia to “Fulfill your responsibility” to ensure ships pass through the Black Sea, after failing to carry out an inspection on Tuesday because “the parties need more time to agree on operational priorities”. Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephen Dujarric highlight it After some intense discussions With the Joint Coordination Center (JCC), backed by the United Nations and Turkey, routine outages are expected to resume on Wednesday.
Ukraine’s armed forces have raised to over 180,000 Russian military “liquidated” since the start of the invasion.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine encrypted on Wednesday at More than 180,000 the number of “liquidated” Russian military. Since the start of the invasion, more than 700 people have died during the last day of the fighting.
Robles receives the Ukrainian Minister of Defense in Madrid
defense minister, Daisy RoblesOn Wednesday, he will receive his Ukrainian counterpart in Madrid. Oleksey Reznikov, with whom he will hold several working meetings on the assistance that Spain provides to how to defend itself against Russian aggression. According to defense sources, Oleksiy Reznikov will be received at the headquarters of the administration led by Margarita Robles and both of them will hold a meeting to discuss the development of the war in Ukraine.
Trump asserted that an invasion of Ukraine would not have happened during his tenure and that he had spoken with Putin “a lot.”
In his first interview after being accused of fraud, the ex-president Donald Trump He reiterated his innocence in a conversation in which he also spoke about foreign policy and stated that the Russian president, Russian President Vladimir PutinI was talking to him about Ukraine “mostly”. He confirmed that after seeing how the United States Army left Afghanistan, Putin decided to start his offensive: “Before (exiting Afghanistan), Putin had never been to Ukraine. I talked a lot with him about it. But when he saw those idiots, these idiots…».
First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emin Dzhabarova in talks with India
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Emin DzabarovaHe held talks with Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi yesterday as part of a four-day visit to India, the first by a Ukrainian official since Russia’s all-out invasion in February last year.
The United States asserts that it has no indication that Egypt is providing weapons to Russia, despite the leaks
The US government has emphasized this He has no indication that Egypt is providing lethal weapons to Russia In the framework of the war in Ukraine, according to information published by the ‘Washington Post’, which would stem from alleged leaked documents from the Pentagon. A spokesperson for the US National Security Council explained, “I don’t want to dwell on the authenticity of these leaked documents, but what I will say is that we have seen no indication that Egypt is providing lethal weapons capabilities to Russia.” John Kirbyat a press conference.
Russia tests an “advanced” intercontinental missile
Russia announced that it had “successfully” test-fired a missile An “advanced” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), weeks after it suspended its participation in the Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty with the United States. The Ministry of Defense had indicated in a statement that “a combat team successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a mobile ground-based missile system” at Kapustin Yar spaceport. Missile warhead test Accurately hit the simulated target At the Sary Shagan training camp (in the Republic of Kazakhstan).
More than 11 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Poland since Russia began the invasion
Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, more than 11 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Poland, according to Poland’s representative to the European Union. He adds that about 87% of those crossing the border are women and children.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that more than 10.6 million people have crossed the border as of early April.
Russia’s Gazprom will study the possibility of granting additional gas and deferring payment to Hungary
The Russian company Gazprom stated today, Tuesday, that the Russian company Gazprom will study the possibility of supplying more gas to Hungary in addition to its contractual obligations in 2023 and postponing payments for these supplies.
Wagner Leder claims that they control more than 80% of Bakhmut
The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in a video released on Tuesday that his forces already control more than 80% of the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
Wagner fighters led Russia’s months-long effort to capture Bakhmut in one of the bloodiest battles of its 13-month invasion of Ukraine. The bloody trench warfare and constant artillery bombardment have drawn comparisons to World War I due to the massive casualties on both sides.
In a video posted by a Russian military blogger on the messaging app Telegram, Prigozhin is seen showing on a map of the area how his forces continue to approach the now destroyed city, which was home to about 70,000 people before the Russian invasion. ..
