Zelensky says he expects Russia to intensify attacks on Ukraine and possibly attack other European countries this week
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he expected Russia to intensify attacks on Ukraine and possibly attack other European countries After the European Commission proposed it as a candidate for EU membership. “Obviously, this week we should expect Russia to intensify its hostile activities,” he said in a nightly video Know, “And not only against Ukraine, but also against other European countries. We are preparing. We are ready. We warn the partners. ”
Ukraine’s forces are on the defensive in the eastern Donbass region, where fighting continues at Svyurodonestsky., Serhi Haidai, governor of the Luhansk region, said that Russia was mobilizing troops in an attempt to take full control of the city after several weeks of fighting, but added that “all Russian claims that they control the city are false.” “. “They control the main part of the city, but not the whole city,” he told Ukrainian television.
EU foreign ministers to discuss ways to free millions of tons of grain stuck in Ukraine At a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. It is hoped that a deal could be struck to restart Ukraine’s maritime exports in exchange for facilitating Russian food and fertilizer exports, but it is unclear whether the EU will be able to secure such a deal. will be included or not. “Whether these commercial vessels will need to be escorted in the future is a question mark and I don’t think we are there yet,” an EU official said.
war in ukraine can last for years And according to NATO, long-term military support will be needed and other Western leaders. “We must be prepared for the fact that this could take years,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement. Interview with the German newspaper Bild on Sunday. The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, said: “I fear we need to steel ourselves for a long war.”
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Sunday through two laws that Severe ban on Russian books and music, The proposed law prohibits the printing of books by Russian citizens, the commercial importation of printed books into Russia, and the playing of music by Russian citizens on media and public transport since 1991 in the latest attempt to sever cultural ties between the two. will do. Country.
new York Times Identified More than 2,000 war materials used by Russian military in Ukraine, “of which a vast majority was directed”. According to the newspaper, more than 210 weapons were identified, which are widely banned under a variety of international treaties.
The Austrian government announced that it would reopen the Mothbold coal power station due to a lack of electricity. Originated from short deliveries of gas from Russia. The chancellor said on Sunday that officials would work with the Verband Group, the country’s main electricity supplier, to get the station back in the southern city of Melach.
Morocco’s national human rights body has urged Russian authorities to guarantee a “fair trial” for a young citizen appealing for the death penalty imposed by a pro-Russian court in Ukraine. Amina Bouyach, chair of the National Council of Human Rights, has contacted the Russian Federation’s High Commissioner for Human Rights and urged the Russian body to “take necessary steps to ensure that Brahim Saadoun receives a fair trial during his appeal”. .